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Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What if creativity wasn't an add-on to health, but part of the solution? The new Creative Health MASc explores how arts, culture & community action can tackle health inequalities and improve wellbeing. Working across disciplines & with partners turning ideas into action. Learn more: bit.ly/4rzehFe
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🎉 We’re celebrating 10 years of White Rose University Press! And we’re marking the occasion by looking ahead: What should scholarly book publishing look like in the next 5–10 years? Our anniversary event is now OPEN FOR BOOKING! 🧵👇 Find out more 👇 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcement...
White Rose University Press event banner promoting a discussion on the future of scholarly book publishing, celebrating 10 years of WRUP.
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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The total amount of funds available is £350k, spread across at least two application rounds. In each round we expect to fund several projects (up to £40k). The maximum allowed duration of each project is 12 months, but most projects are expected to be shorter. Apply here: t.ly/MByU4
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎬It's a wrap for #OpenFest26 - with a perfect session to close on some histories of and futures for open research careers. Thanks to our colleagues Domi and Pete @hallamlibrary.bsky.social for running the show all week, and thanks again to our speakers and attendees - see you all next year!
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's the final day of OpenFest 😭 Join us for sessions on open research in the context of working on and with minoritised communities, open imaging and workflows in plant biology and agriculture, and open research careers. Thanks again to @domismithson.bsky.social for live tweeting Day 3 yesterday!
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Live from #OpenFest26: How do we measure progress in Open Research across diverse disciplines and institutions? Neil Jacobs discusses @ukrepro.bsky.social OR Programme to explore approaches to monitoring practices, supporting culture change and building a clearer picture of openness across UK.
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thanks to @domismithson.bsky.social and @qsaikia.bsky.social for live tweeting Day 2 of OpenFest! Coming up in Day 3 we have copyright games, open source software projects, FAIR Principles in practice, data availability statements, & @ukrepro.bsky.social on monitoring open research practices 🤓
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
✅ CRediT where credit is due... Beginning this September, Dryad adopted a subset of CRediT to better define author contributions to the datasets we publish. 🧪 blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/15/d... #openaccess #openscience #openresearch @nisoinfo.bsky.social
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thanks to @domismithson.bsky.social and @qsaikia.bsky.social for live tweeting Day 2 of OpenFest! Coming up in Day 3 we have copyright games, open source software projects, FAIR Principles in practice, data availability statements, & @ukrepro.bsky.social on monitoring open research practices 🤓
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Qwin Saikia @qsaikia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day 2 of #OpenFest ✨ We started off with an interesting workshop led by Amie Longthorne on using drawing to share findings from data! It’s truly a creative way to allow audience to observe and learn findings which otherwise get locked in complex figures and jargons @openresshef.bsky.social
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to @openresleeds.bsky.social for live tweeting Day 1 of OpenFest! We're starting Day 2 at 10am with a live, interactive life drawing workshop on humanising research data, storytelling, zines, open research planning resources, and policy in practice!
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Thoth Open Metadata @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
What should “open” archiving look like for open access publications? The @copim.bsky.social Open Archiving Criteria offer a framework for thinking about preservation not only as keeping publications safe, but as ensuring that their openness can be sustained over time. #OABooks #archiving 1/6
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Frank Norman @franknorman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ooh, #opendata and #storytelling. What’s not to like?
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Holly Ranger @themauvedesert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And: open borders! I really appreciated @riverdonproject.bsky.social problematizing the use of "citizen" (and "science"!) in "citizen science", and noting the particular importance of resisting the state's logics in a City of Sanctuary like Sheffield.
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to @openresleeds.bsky.social for live tweeting Day 1 of OpenFest! We're starting Day 2 at 10am with a live, interactive life drawing workshop on humanising research data, storytelling, zines, open research planning resources, and policy in practice!
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Holly Ranger @themauvedesert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A theme that emerged today at OpenFest was *being* open: open-minded, open to play, open to diverse outcomes and outputs. Nick's talk made me think about how this is something that research professionals have more freedom to do. Academics have to pin down research questions in advance for funders...
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Outputs from the “co-production experiment” available here knowledgeequitynetwork.org/casestudies/... #OpenFest26
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Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hearing now from @nickshepp.bsky.social and Thom Freeth repping @openresleeds.bsky.social who are talking about the Knowledge Equity Network and connecting “the opens” (Open Education, Open Science, Open Access and Open Infrastructure) #OpenFest2026
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Barriers to sharing qualitative interview data and suggestions to overcome them: a scoping review centaur.reading.ac.uk/131425/ #OpenFest26
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Barriers to sharing qualitative interview data and suggestions to overcome them: a scoping review - CentAUR
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Amie talked us through LJMU's data-as-a-story exhibition. Through a series of visual, interactive, and narrative‑driven pieces, the exhibition explored how open data can be transformed into meaningful stories through creative approaches that spark curiosity. Exhibition catalogue below 👇
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take-home number 3 *Openness” looks different in different disciplines *Open research does not mean open STEM *Learning from disciplines that are wedded to their principles and values #OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take-home number 2 *Critically consider what we mean by ‘kin’ *Whose knowledge? Who gets to decide? *Who owns, and is responsible for, data? #OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“That is, data are relational, culturally situated, and connected to people and communities” Te Mana Raraunga www.temanararaunga.maori.nz
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Our Data, Our Sovereignty, Our Future
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
2. Indigenous scholars Whose research is it? Who owns it? Whose interests does it serve? Who will benefit from it? Linda Tuhiwai Smith #OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Take home number 1: *Cite women *Undo injustice through citation *Consider historical and cultural dimensions of who we credit #OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
1. Feminist scholars “Feminist scholarship has been talking about bias, reflexivity, representation, and power long before contemporary Open Research discourse” #OpenFest26
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Citation Politics Toolkit @forrt.bsky.social forrt.org/citation-pol... #OpenFest26 #HotKnowledge
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<header class="header"> <h1 class="main-title">Citation Politics Toolkit</h1> <p class="subtitle">A toolkit to encourage thoughtful citation</p
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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#OpenFest26 keynote: Who Built Open Research? Reclaiming the Intellectual Lineage of Open @maddipow.bsky.social
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Brilliant morning at OpenFest 2026 with interesting, thoughtful and motivating insights from @dangoodley.bsky.social on the work of the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project and @mellacey.bsky.social and Alban Krashni from the @riverdonproject.bsky.social about working with communities.
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New in THE - our Open Research Manager @aliceemmalouise.bsky.social reflects on the role of open research in uncertain times, and urges us to think of open research as an overarching principle, not a checklist: a commitment to transparency, running through every stage of the research process 👇
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We loved contributing to this @fairsharing.bsky.social @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @ukrepro.bsky.social @ostrails.bsky.social project to develop a FAIR assistance tool for institutional repositories - we'll be building on the work to enhance our guidance for depositors. #RSECon26 presentation slides below 👇
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Last call for OpenFest 2026! Register to join us in person (at Hallam) or online next Tues 15, & online Weds 16 - Thurs 18. This year's theme is 'People & Place', and we'll be talking citizen science and co-production, critical approaches to open research and hidden feminist lineages, & much more! 👇
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Lucy Barnes @alittleroad.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Upcoming webinar on #OpenResearch, equity & how distributed knowledge cld affect the future of the university. Inspired by two recent #OpenAccess books by OBP: - Distributing Knowledge by Richard Heller - The Politics of Open Infrastructures ed. by Katja Mayer, Astrid Mager and Renée Ridgway
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today on the 2nd September we are celebrating the 6th Publishing Anniversary of 'Sheffield Castle - Archaeology, Archives, Regeneration, 1927–2018' by John Moreland and Dawn Hadley
Book cover for *Sheffield Castle*, showing historic workers excavating a site in black and white, with text on archaeology, archives and regeneration.
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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@uoylibrary.bsky.social is now an institutional supporter of OpenAlex.org, an open source catalogue of the world's scholarly research outputs and meaningful alternative to proprietary and commercial databases 🔎 📚 We look forward to joining the member community and helping guide their developments 👍
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Archaeology Data Service @ads-update.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In 1996 the ADS website looked quite different, and was most commonly viewed via Mosaic or Netscape Navigator. Access to the different sections was via buttons which resembled Rock Art decorated pebbles.
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Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
All my research technical specialist leaders, one for you! Writing a grant with technicians in? Essential for you. Writing a leadership course for technical staff. Do read! Culture fans, jump in! redsconference.co.uk/2026/08/21/p...
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Putting research technical professionals at the heart of research leadership
By Sally Shirran, Mass Spectrometry Facility, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, UK; Susie Cook, Department of Sustainability and Social Responsibility, University of Edinburgh, UK; Lee …
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Dryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Researchers Ted Habermann and Erin Robinson are taking a closer look at how public data measures up to #FAIRdata standards. Dryad had some of the most complete metadata of the 595 repositories sampled, and was the only major generalist repository in the top 25. 🧪 bit.ly/4xTWGKj #opendata
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A Decade of FAIR Metadata — Metadata Game Changers
It has been a decade since the creation of the FAIR Principles and DataCite Metadata Schema Version 4. Which repositories have improved their metadata to address the FAIR Principles during this decade...
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Holly Ranger @themauvedesert.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Pleased to share some preliminary findings from our work at Sheffield to understand current attribution practices and to improve recognition for all contributors to research 👇
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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A year after their launch, CaSDaR invites you to their hybrid conference at The Midland Hotel/Online on the 17th-18th November 2026 👉 t.ly/fyC7Y We are accepting applications to present your work: - Lightning Talk Form: t.ly/ltngT - Poster Presentation Form: t.ly/pstrP
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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🔔OpenFest is 4 weeks away! Register to join us in person (or online) at Hallam on Tuesday 15 September, and online Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 September. Full programme and registration below 👇
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We’ll be bringing together voices from across scholarly publishing to look ahead, debate what needs to change and explore what the future of academic book publishing could – and should – look like.
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📅 Save the date!!! We have something exciting to share – we’re officially 3 months out from our 10-year anniversary event: What should scholarly book publishing look like in 5–10 years? 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds 📅 Tuesday 17 November ⏰ 3–7pm
White Rose University Press 10th anniversary event graphic. Text asks, “What should scholarly book publishing look like in 5–10 years?” with the theme “Looking ahead to the future” and “Celebrating 10 years of WRUP”. The event will include a keynote address, panel discussion, drinks reception, discussions and networking. On the right is a photograph of a series of open doorways. The graphic features the blue and gold WRUP branding and logos of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
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White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
📚 Introducing #WhiteRoseReads! We're starting a new book club on Bluesky, exploring books published by White Rose University Press — and we're kicking off with two books by authors from the University of Sheffield. Two very different books, one shared connection: Sheffield scholarship. 🧵👇
A jar of roses, one white and one a pale yellow, next to a stack of books.
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As research librarians this is why our role matters. When infrastructure changes beneath researchers’ feet, we need to help them understand what they might lose, find alternatives, protect the work they’ve built and rethink workflows without losing openness at their heart www.cos.io/blog/osf-cha...
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OSF Changes: A Note to Users
The Center for Open Science announced a significant change to the Open Science Framework (OSF). This post shares what led to the change, implications, and what's next.
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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
For reassurance, the changes to OSF have no impact on PsyArXiv (and other preprint communities hosted by the Center for Open Science), which will continue to operate as normal blog.psyarxiv.com/2026/08/11/w...
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What Researchers Need to Know about PsyArXiv Given Upcoming Changes to OSF Projects – PsyArXiv Blog
In just a few short days (August 15th, 2026), PsyArXiv – the community preprint server for psychology – turns 10! 🥳 Over the past decade, our community has published over 58,000 preprints, allowing re...
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Steve Kambouris @steve-kambouris.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Further to this: the news about OSF is the perfect time to recommend @re3data.bsky.social, the Registry of Research Data Repositories - you can search for potential repositories for your data, and filter the results by a vast number of repo features (e.g., does the repo offer versioning or not)
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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Over the next several months, we will phase out some popular OSF features. These changes do not affect current public content, which remains safe and accessible. We have prepared support material to help users adapt. I am very sorry for the disruption to your work. Please read this post for details.
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OSF Changes | Center for Open Science
We are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif...
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Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Open Research in Sheffield: People and Place: Join us for #OpenFest26 and hear keynote speaker Dr Madeleine Pownall from @universityofleeds.bsky.social present "Who Built Open Research? Reclaiming the Intellectual Lineage of Openness." Explore our full programme: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...
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