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Godwyns Onwuchekwa

@godwyns.bsky.social
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I'm a community engagement specialist and consultant supporting organisations across industries to build trusting and free relationships with their target audience and stakeholders.

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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Measures that inflict collective economic hardship on ordinary citizens run counter to our shared commitment to human dignity and international law." - John Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana at #UNGA
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Reform is not only about who sits at the table, it's about how power is exercised." - Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados addressing #UNGA26
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“They have the largest economies, greatest technology, armies, navies, air forces, amount of atomic bombs…” I’d add: and the least wisdom in leadership. Brazilian President @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social's concern about the UN Security Council’s five permanent members.👌🏾 www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/w...
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‘Trump doesn’t have the right to govern other countries,’ says Brazil’s president | CNN
Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, Christiane Amanpour speaks with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a wide-ranging and exclusive interview.
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ALPSP @alpsp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Joining us for #ALPSP2026 next week? Keep an eye out for the lovely Emma Watkins, our official roving reporter! Emma will be asking questions, and keeping up with how the Conference is going. If you have a moment during one of our coffee breaks, make sure to say hello 👋
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Rehearsing Andrea #Bocelli’s part in his duet with Celine Dion, ‘The Prayer’, for a wedding, and it feels like rediscovering the joy of #Singing. 🎶 Always good to deploy the full range of my voice, which rarely happens when singing just in a church choir. youtu.be/qt_OkgSOrkU?...
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Andrea Bocelli, Céline Dion - The Prayer (Live at Central Park / 2011)
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Unsure why the UK government fire alert has been sent to us 4 times in 4 hours. One could be forgiven for thinking there’s a raging fire on our doorstep. Luckily, so far, there isn’t. Our children keep asking if we should start packing… Wish us luck!
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you follow Prof Arday’s case, blamed on EDI, spare a thought for the MANY other cases of academic misconduct worldwide. Why wasn’t #EDI blamed for them? Was it because the culprits weren’t Black or people of colour? @ahiakpa.bsky.social analyses: www.linkedin.com/pulse/crisis...
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The Crisis in Academic Ivory Towers
When Professor Jason Arday resigned from the University of Cambridge in August 2026, the story dominated headlines on both sides of the Atlantic. Arday, who had been celebrated as the youngest Black p...
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Gay Mens Chorus of Los Angeles has stolen my heart here at Het #Concertgebouw, Amsterdam performing at the #Queer Voices Unite concert for World Pride. What an inspirational singing style! #WorldPride #AmsterdamPride #QueerVoicesUnite #LGBTQ
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sadly, poorer countries in the Global South might be signing up to this at the mention of millions of dollars, then realise down the line that they are just cash cows with no real stake. #UEFA #FIFA #Privatisation #Football www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino's investment plans go through
Uefa's 55 member associations vote to boycott the World Cup if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions.
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Bristol24/7 @bristol247.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A cyclist has ridden more than 160 miles to honour the pioneering life of Alfred Fagon and support today's Black British storytellers
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Retracing the path of Alfred Fagon
From Nottingham to St Paul’s
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What a crazy weekend. But I did it! How I survived the heatwave without giving up is anyone's guess. Thanks, @bristol247.bsky.social, for the coverage. That forced smile? Pure camouflage for the aches from 160 miles of #cycling. 🤣 www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea... Donation page still open ⤵️
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Retracing the path of Alfred Fagon
From Nottingham to St Paul’s
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Over next weekend, I will do a solo 160 miles #cycling from Nottingham to Bristol in support of the Alfred Fagon Award, which champions Black #British playwrights and storytellers. Please support me here with your donation. Thank you: www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"... I think this shows that Keir doesn't even understand the problem, never mind the solution." - unnamed Labour MP 🤷🏽‍♀️ BBC News - Sir Keir Starmer makes Gordon Brown an envoy as he seeks reset after Labour election losses - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sir Keir Starmer makes Gordon Brown an envoy as he seeks reset after Labour election losses
Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to shore up his position after his party suffered heavy election losses.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
This #USA war in #Iran illustrates an Igbo (Nigeria) adage: "He who pins another to the ground stays down with them, and can only get up when they release their victim." It's a typical 'failing to plan as a clear plan to fail.' Daft! www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/p...
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Analysis: Trump is trapped by his own strategy as he grapples for an exit in Iran | CNN Politics
If words won wars, Donald Trump’s Iran conflict would have ended long ago.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In 2024, Kier Stammer was handed electoral victory on a platter of gold, making him believe he could treat Labour voters as his wishes by blindly courting Reform voters. But now it has backfired in the local elections. Will he learn? 🤷🏽‍♀️ #LocalElections #UK #KierStammer www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
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Election results 2026 live: Follow the vote counts and reaction
Labour suffers a historic loss in Wales as Reform wins more than 1,400 English council seats and Greens make gains.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
What a functioning democracy ultimately depends on is not just the holding of elections, but a set of rules and institutions that no single person can simply override. #Democracy #USA #Governance #Leadership globaltapestry.substack.com/p/what-makes...
Image of the Statue of Liberty overlaid with the text What Makes The United States So... Democratic?
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Finally the devil met his match in Satan after underestimating him - I'm sure both are men/masculine so 'him' fits naturally - and now nothing is Strait again.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
“Donald Trump is a wounded political animal. There’s no fading away for this guy. The more damaged he gets, the more reckless he gets and he is...” - Larry Jacobs, Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?
The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to lose
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
As the saying goes, "Nothing is new under the sun" ish. 🎉 Nigeria late 90s, that'd be me with a child tied on my back with wrapper to go to the market, fetch water, cook etc. That child is now a brilliant 29y.o. woman with a successful career. #MenMother www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
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Photographer hopes to track down man and baby captured in candid black and white photo in Derbyshire cafe during the 1980s
A photographer who captured award-winning images of a young man and a baby in a Buxton cafe is hoping to track down the people he photographed almost 40 years ago.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The Pope says, 'BRING IT ON!' 💪🏾💪🏾 “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth... ” 💯 share.google/WC5kMixk3IPj...
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Pope says world ‘is being ravaged by tyrants’ as row with Trump continues
The pontiff has been a vocal opponent of the U.S. and Israel’s military operations against Iran, and Washington’s attempts to portray it as a religious crusade.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The Prime Minister of the UK is always quick to condemn individuals demeanours such as the case of #Kneecap, #KanyeWest, #Antisemistism. Yet his pal Trump is threatening genocide - comparatively deadlier offence on humanity - and Kier Stammer stays schtum. Such a weasel! #Iran #Trump #USA #Israel
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The irony of imposing 'justice' through wholesale destruction of a society's infrastructure and the deliberate infliction of suffering and death on civilian populations leaves one wondering what justice these self-declared righteous Christians are talking about. #Iran #USA #Trump #Israel
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Oh my! I love this. Thank you, Waitrose. "As a responsible employer, we never want to be in a position where we are notifying families of a tragedy because someone tried to stop a theft. Nothing we sell is worth risking lives for." #Equity #LivesOverWealth www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tories urge Waitrose to reinstate worker sacked 'after tackling shoplifter'
The Waitrose employee says he was dismissed from his job after 17 years for trying to stop a theft of Easter eggs.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This verdict by #CAF is sloppy and smells of corruption. How did a decision based on clear rules in the quoted Articles 82 and 84 end up taking two months to reach? 🤯 #Africa #Football #Morocco #Senegal #AfricaCupOfNations www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Afcon 2025: Morocco declared the winners after Caf overturns final defeat by Senegal
Morocco declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football overturns the result of their final defeat by Senegal.
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eLife @elife.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
1/ Three years ago, we completely changed the way we review and publish research articles. Today, we’re taking a look at how it’s going and what’s next. buff.ly/aHwYNIE
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Here; 2026 dates of most LGBTQ+ Pride events in the UK - and some in Ireland. Find your local, join and stand up for #Equality. Alert:⚠️ @weareukblackpride.bsky.social UK Black Pride is missing #PrideIsAProtest www.caffersart.co.uk/pages/pride-...
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Pride Events UK 2026 | UK LGBTQ+ Festivals Calendar
Discover the ultimate UK LGBTQ+ festivals calendar with 2026 pride events across the UK including Brighton, Blackpool, Brighton & more. Searchable database and UK Pride map so you can easily find the ...
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Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · 16/03/2026
Congratulations @elife.bsky.social! PKP is thrilled to be among your partners 🤝 PKP's Juan Pablo Alperin (@juancommander.scholcommlab.ca) shared a bit about our partnership: forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/elife-and-... @wellcometrust.bsky.social does this --> #SustainOpen #FOSS #OpenAccess #AcademicSky
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eLife and PKP partner to develop free open source tool for journals to produce high quality JATS XML
Thanks to a generous grant from Wellcome, eLife will continue to invest in open infrastructure to facilitate communities around the world in adopting sustainable open publishing, including partnering ...
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"What does Trump expect from a handful of European frigates that the powerful US navy cannot do?" - Boris Pistorius, Germany's Defence Minister🤣 Sometimes, your own self-sufficiency can bits you in the butt. 🤞🏾 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"The “win” in war is not as it is in sports: a score does not declare the victor after a previously agreed duration." - @cnn.com #Iraq #USA #Israel #ImposedDemocracy #Misunderstood #SelfInterests www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/m...
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Trump may be unable to end the war he started with Iran, even if he wanted to | CNN
A war that is “won” but also “not finished yet.” An “excursion” that requires Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” President Donald Trump’s rhetorical knots fit well with his style of dictating America’s...
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Reading my first Danielle Steel in over a decade: 'A Mother's Love'. She's gently but intricately woven domestic abuse in, as a real - and not fictional - issue. This line got me: "The goal at the shelter was to break the cycle that kept the women trapped in abusive relationships forever."
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Wow! Just learned something new while attending a friend's British citizenship ceremony in Manchester. That Emmeline Pankhurst was also a Registrar of Births and Deaths [in Manchester]. L #Women #PublicService #CivicDuty #EmmelinePankhurst
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"... for many women, it is the homes they go back to that are just as dangerous." #DomesticViolence #Women #Safety www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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An 'epidemic' of violence: The women and girls killed by men last year
We tracked reports and contacted police and prosecutors for a deeper look at the situation across UK.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
They don't call them war these days. Between two friends, one says his is, 'Special Military Operation'; but the other went with 'Operation Epic Fury'! Wildly enough neither friend's camps agree with the other's fancy Operations based on justice. Justice, you ask? #Putin #Trump #TheirWars
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
" #Communities stand at the intersection of forces reshaping our world through artificial intelligence. AI systems can influence opportunities, amplify inequities, & redefine agency; sometimes empowering, other times constraining" Join me Wed 4th in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's to hear my full idea. #OxFOS
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Listening to @heidialexander.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 earlier this morning, it's clear that Keir Starmer and his cabinet are complacent, tone-deaf, convinced they know best and take the electorate for fools. Same arrogance displayed by the Tories just two years ago.
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Simon Bains @simonjbains.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
As a panellist, with a different (literal) perspective, I can now say with confidence that this is the segment of the scholarly research communications community that collects laptop stickers #CopimConference
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Beyond Accessibility session need to happen more at other industry conferences. Though I missed Tobe Amadi's presentation, the focus on usabililty aspect by @anicazeyen.bsky.social's presentation is on point. Open Access tends to miss these issues. #CopimConference #Accessibility
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Bias declared: 😉 Pleased to hear the activities going on in my native #Nigeria to advance Open Access within, and using local contexts. Well done, Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan frm Nigerian Maritime Uni. With @wacren.bsky.social involved, sure its replicating across West Africa. #CopimConference
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This. Here. Is the crux of the matter! Scholars while being the main recipient - or victims - of most decisions in the scholarly communication space, are at the same time, the least involved in co-creating these frameworks that impact them. Credit: @openreflections.bsky.social #CopimConference
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"Scaling small allows for the collective coordination of resources across a diverse ecology of orgs that creates a meta 'community of communities'..." - Dr Janneke Adema, Cultural and Media Theorist; keynote: #CopimConference It's that "community of communities"!
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The panel on Infrastructure including a Global South representation is promising. So is the wide range of sector inclusion: funder, libraries, indexer, and grassroots players, chaired by Emma Green of @investinopen.bsky.social. #R2RConf #R2R2026
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thanks, @rouhiroo.bsky.social. It was a combined effort with a participant group that were open to sharing ideas and concerns alike.
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Scholarly Social @scholarlysocial.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Join us following the Researcher to Reader Conference on Wed Feb 25 in London! Tickets still available for the conference r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen... You are welcome at Scholarly Social whether or not attending the conference. Grab a space now: www.tickettailor.com/events/schol... All welcome!
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
"S2O is not a chemical symbol", confirms the Chief Science Officer at the American Physiological Society, Dr Dennis Brown. #AcademicPublishing But he had to hear the explanation 20x before realising the above. #R2RConf #R2R2026
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Second day of #R2RConf opens with a focus on #Preprints, and its various handling forms, including aggregators of evaluations of preprints like @scietyhq.bsky.social. Kudos to @katherine-brown.bsky.social mentioning @prereview.bsky.social whose capacity building model is outstanding.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Mark Carden announces a transition process for #R2RConf in preparation for retirement. SKS Knowledge Services, run by Tiberius Ignat will carry it forward. This is what great and sustainable leadership is: recognising when to step off with a clear succession plan. Congrats, Mark!
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"We're at risk of trading slow longterm intentional work with quick time convenience." - Amanda Licastro, Head of Digital Scholarship, Swarthmore College #R2RConf #R2R2026
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Siân Harris @sianharris.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Thank you for asking your question. I was getting up the confidence to ask a very similar question. Really important to avoid excluding public contributors and other voices from authorship.
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Godwyns Onwuchekwa @godwyns.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Keynote speaker, Dr Leslie McIntosh raises a critical issue about authorship: "who qualifies to be an author?" This irks me because a definition based on formal scholarship will result in discrimination against communities for their labour and contributions. #R2RConf2026
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