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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 21/07/2026

The UK Metascience Unit has launched the ‘National AI in Research’ Survey. We're looking for researchers across all disciplines and career stages to share their views on the use of AI in research. The survey will be published and used to inform national policy on AI in research.

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National AI in Research Survey

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

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UCL South Asia @ucl-cssa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

How Data-Driven Science Transforms Lives: Spotlight on Water Security 13 May 6–8:30 pm, UCL Join @uclrdr.bsky.social for an inspiring talk on how Prof Shams’ research evolved, focusing on his data-driven research in groundwater science, particularly in Bangladesh. www.ucl.ac.uk/risk-disaste...

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Inaugural Lecture: Professor Mohammad Shamsudduha

RDR Monthly Event: Join us as Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha (Shams), Professor of Water Crisis and Risk Reduction, delivers his inaugural lecture at UCL.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

In the UK, many big datasets employ people to 'do research in their data'. And encourage people to 'think of ways to use our data'. I don't think this is how we should do science. I think we always start with formulating a research question, & then identify the best data to answer that question.

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

"Empirical studies on peer review bias are primarily conducted by people from privileged groups & with affiliations to journals studied. Data access is a major barrier to conducting peer review research. We propose pathways to broaden access to peer review data to people from diverse backgrounds"

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Journals must expand access to peer review data

Empirical studies on peer review bias are primarily conducted by people from privileged groups and with affiliations with the journals studied. Data a…

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Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Join our next webinar to learn how address the ethical & practical challenges related to open science & sharing of qualitative data. We'll discuss real-world dilemmas, new frameworks & methodological approaches to handling sensitive data. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 20/01/2025

‘There is a worldwide shortage of scientists and because it’s a worldwide shortage, there’s worldwide competition,' says our Foreign Secretary Professor Alison Noble, as she warns that the UK's visa process and costs could put off scientists from moving to the UK: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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High visa fees putting skilled scientists and entrepreneurs off the UK

Leading scientists have now called on ministers to review the upfront costs that must be paid by workers in science, technology, engineering and maths fields.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

And he's launching it on our turf too

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Call for Proposals: Metascience 2025 Be part of the biggest Metascience meeting yet! We're inviting proposals for: ✅ Virtual symposia ✅ In-person panels ✅ Talks & posters ⏰ Submit by 7 Feb 2025 🔗 Full details: metascience.info/call-for-pro...

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Call for Proposals - Metascience

The call for proposals for Metascience 2025 is open with a deadline of 7 February 2025.

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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

"When those who hold the most power over the AI ecosystem give up on the net-zero challenge, what can be done and by whom?" New blog from BRAID partner ALI is interesting read, and the authors include BRAID Fellow @fedelucivero.bsky.social Good show! #AIgovernance #Sustainability #ClimateChange

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

We work in socio-technical systems. Very often our improvement efforts over-focus on the technical (strategies, priorities, processes, methods, metrics) & under-focus on the socio (collaboration, agency, relationships, culture). See nateschloesser.medium.com/people-over-.... By Nate Schloesser.

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

"Open science advocates should broaden their recommendations to include qualitative researchers and accommodate the paradigmatic differences among post-positivist and interpretivist social science, for example, by incentivizing a broader range of open science practices." #MetaSci #Methodology

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Knowledge for Public Health @know-ph.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Coproduction is increasingly becoming part of the research process. As part of our @nihr.bsky.social Knowledge for Public Health work, Liz Such and @joelangley.bsky.social compiled 8 tips to speed up that process and I turned it into a infographic. Find out more at know-ph.ac.uk

Infographic showing 8 ways to speed up knowledge mobilisation

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

I've been working with Goran Henriks to identify enabling factors for systemic, profound change (at a deeper level than incremental improvement). One of our themes is "leading people through transitions in situations of uncertainty". Great to see this focus in a new article in HBR: lnkd.in/eX2piq3g.

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Lou Woodley (she/her) @louwoodley.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Measuring the soft underbelly of science - @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social ponders how we could use existing tech infrastructure such as ORCID to start to track the impact of the trainings individuals participate in lifescitrainers.org/2024/02/14/m...

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Important commentary on computational analysis in bioimaging Highlights how biology is now a data science (omics, imaging, structure, epidemiology, clinical...) This has major implications for education, training, research culture & infrastructure journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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The crucial role of bioimage analysts in scientific research and publication

Summary: We examine the importance of bioimage analysis, obstacles to wider adoption of these important methods and ways to ensure that bioimage analysts receive the career support they need.

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