Interested in learning more about the @rluk.ac.uk / The National Archives Professional Fellowship Scheme's application process or want to discuss a project idea? You can join one of the drop-in sessions we run in July & August. More information on how to register at: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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Really pleased to see the launch of the 26/27 round of our long-standing Professional Fellowship Scheme, in collaboration with our friends at The National Archives. Previous Fellow have done some outstanding work. Please do consider applying - especially as we have widened eligibility

Christina Kamposiori@ckamposiori.bsky.social · 2w ago

@rluk.ac.uk & The National Archives are delighted to launch the 2026-27 round of their Professional Fellowship Scheme, which is open to staff from RLUK members, TNA &, for the first time, eligible archive sector partners. Find more about how to apply at: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

@rluk.ac.uk & The National Archives are delighted to launch the 2026-27 round of their Professional Fellowship Scheme, which is open to staff from RLUK members, TNA &, for the first time, eligible archive sector partners. Find more about how to apply at: www.rluk.ac.uk/professional...

TNA/RLUK Professional Fellowships - Research Libraries UK

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

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A very nice piece from @jessicagardner.bsky.social on the Libraries Alliance (of which @rluk.ac.uk is a member) and our shared values across all types of libraries: librariesalliance.org.uk/the-librarie...

The Libraries Alliance: our values and voice - Libraries Alliance

A blog post by Dr Jessica Gardner (University Librarian, Cambridge), based on her keynote for the Libraries Connected Annual Seminar, June 2026. The Libraries Alliance began with a simple but powerful...

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BLOG POST | RLUK and the #TechnicianCommitment @williamjnixon.bsky.social on a recent @tech-commit.bsky.social @uk-itss.bsky.social event. RLUK was delighted to receive an Impact Award for our support of specialist technical expertise of librarians & #librariesXresearch work www.rluk.ac.uk/Blog-TC

RLUK and the Technician Commitment: An update

On 2 June 2026, I attended the 16th Signatory and Supporter event of the Technician Commitment, organised by the UK Institute of Technical Skills and Strategy (ITSS) in London, followed by a reception...

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As part of our Advancing Long-form Open Access Practice Project​ we are running a short(ish!) survey. If you are a UK academic librarian or research manager please do consider responding

Alicia Wise@wisealic.bsky.social · last mo.

Calling all UK academic librarians & research support folks! Please complete this survey to inform strategic priorities for long-form #OA and areas where support could have the greatest impact - thank you! www.surveymonkey.com/r/Long-formOA @rluk.ac.uk @jisc.bsky.social @ukri.org @uksg.bsky.social

📣 #RLUK27 CALL FOR PAPERS | The Living Library, Shaped by People | 10-12 Mar | Belfast Research libraries are living infrastructures of knowledge & progress. A library’s life is expressed via evolution - #RLUK27 will explore how this ‘life’ is shaped. Read the full #CFP at rlukconference.com

New LIBER Digital Scholarship & Data Science Topic Guide focused on Digital Sustainability! Explore digital sustainability and learn how GLAMs can measure and reduce their digital footprint libereurope.github.io/ds-topic-gui...

Thanks to Geraldine Hunwick, Rosaleen Williams, Holly Smith, Sarah Aitchison & Erika Delbecque @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social for speaking to #RLUKICIL on how collections can help libraries meet #EDI goals 📺 Watch a recording at bit.ly/ICILOND

We’re delighted to announce the third #RLUK #AHRC @armauk.bsky.social Research Catalyst Cohort #REPRCC for academic libraries. Over the next year they will develop their research confidence, skills & capabilities bit.ly/47JXXty 🎉 Congratulations #librariesXresearch cohort! 👇

Research Catalyst Cohort 2025-26 announced

This programme consists of a tailored cohort training programme, open events, case studies, and resources to support colleagues working across the academic library community to develop their research ...

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As part of our work to revise the @rluk.ac.uk strategy we have been looking at possible futures over the next five years and classified some of the many uncertainties that we will have to work with. We have provided a (non-exhaustive!) list in this blog

RLUK Research Libraries UK@rluk.ac.uk · 12mo ago

In a new #RLUK blog post, @davidprosser.bsky.social looks at how we can anticipate future challenges for research libraries & how this may shape the development of RLUK’s next strategy.

We're very excited to open the Call for Papers for the next RLUK Conference. We welcome papers from all over the world, and not just from RLUK Members. So please do consider submitting a paper

RLUK Research Libraries UK@rluk.ac.uk · 12mo ago

🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society 📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all. 🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf

🟢 #RLUKDSF | Thinking Fast & Slow about #AI | 🗓 8 Oct Join us in Oct to hear Paul Gooding (Glasgow) discuss principles for determining ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ approaches to #AI implementation to help libraries better respond to the challenges of implementing new technologies 🎟️ Sign up bit.ly/RLUKDSF

In a new #RLUK blog post, @davidprosser.bsky.social looks at how we can anticipate future challenges for research libraries & how this may shape the development of RLUK’s next strategy.

Blog Post | Looking to the Future - Mapping the Environment for Research Libraries - Research Libraries UK

The current RLUK strategy, Transforming the Library, runs until the end of 2025. This year, we have been looking to draft a new strategy that will take us to 2030. Predicting the environment in which...

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🟠 #RLUKICIL | Re-entangling the visual archive | 23 Sep Join us to hear reflections on @theul.bsky.social project with Zambian visual artists exploring new ways to engage with archival material inc. problematic colonial-era & collaborating outside library’s ‘traditional’ user base bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Towards equity & inclusion through special collections & archives | 20 Oct This seminar will hear case studies from @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social @leedsunilibraries.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social on how collections & archives help research libraries meet EDI goals 🎟 bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🔵 #RLUK26 #CFP | Stewardship in challenging times: the role of libraries in supporting civic society 📣The Call for papers is now open for the #RLUK26 virtual conference being held on 25-27 March 2026. The conference is open to all. 🔗 Find out more at bit.ly/RLUKconf

Recently our Special Collections and Heritage Network hosted a fascinating discussion on the challenges and opportunities offered by the public art held by our members. My colleague @ckamposiori.bsky.social has written a short summary of the discussions: www.rluk.ac.uk/managing-pub...

Managing public art in research libraries: insights from the RLUK Special and Heritage Collections Network - Research Libraries UK

In July, members of the RLUK Special and Heritage Collections Network met to explore the underdiscussed topic of managing public art within the context of research libraries. Public art holdings that ...

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We are all thinking about how we can use AI tool in our work. My colleague @williamjnixon.bsky.social has written about his experience of using ChatGPT in revisiting the RLUK Digital Shift Maturity Survey www.rluk.ac.uk/revisiting-t...

Revisiting the RLUK Digital Shift Maturity Survey: Reflections on the Use of ChatGPT 4o - Research Libraries UK

A day doesn’t go by now when we don’t hear about about new AI platforms, models or crazes. In January it was all about Deep Seek, by February ChatGPT’s had released ‘Deep Research” (now also available...

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We're looking forward to an excellent day at this year's #GreenLibraries Conference - do join us

CILIP@cilip.bsky.social · last yr.

🌱Tickets are already being snapped up for this year’s #GreenLibraries Conference. Don't forget -early-bird is available until Mon 1 Sept. From climate fiction to writing a sustainability action plan, it’s a brilliant programme. Take a look: www.cilip.org.uk/greenlibrariesconference

🎉 Congratulations to the #RLUK #TheNationalArchives Professional Fellows 2025-26: Robert Chipperfield (TNA) & Manuela Pallotto Strickland (KCL) Their projects will explore long-term accessibility & preservation of library+archival content and development of inclusive collections ℹ️ bit.ly/4ktq9mW

We are looking for three new members of our governing collective to help shape the development of the Association. If you think this could be you, please submit a brief expression of interest by Friday 11 July. forms.office.com/e/4Zfmu6eG4L Find out more: digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2025/05/30/o...

Here's a great story alongside #LKFS2025 about one of the AHRC @rluk.ac.uk fellows Jonathan Bush "The Fellowship not only shaped the trajectory of my professional life but also opened up new possibilities for collaboration, advocacy, and long-term impact." www.rluk.ac.uk/blog-post-a-...

Blog post | A Fellowship with Impact: Building a Legacy for Religious Archives - Research Libraries UK

We are pleased to publish this guest blog post by Jonathan Bush, Research Engagement and Collections Development Archivist at Durham University, and a Fellow (2021-22) from the AHRC-RLUK Professional ...

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This looks like it will be a fascinating presentation from an angle that we don't always see in research libraries

RLUK Research Libraries UK@rluk.ac.uk · last yr.

🟢 #RLUKDSF | Sustainability in the NHS | 🗓 2 July Dr Steve Baguley, NHS Grampian, will discuss what sustainability means as we continue the long process of digitalising healthcare pathways across the UK. 🎟️ Sign up for this free virtual event @ bit.ly/RLUKDSF

Thanks to Dora Petherbridge & Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social for speaking at #RLUKICIL today about the Fitba Research Club project & the challenges & opportunities of ‘community’ for libraries & #GLAM orgs. Chaired by @ckamposiori.bsky.social 📺 You can watch the full talk @ bit.ly/ICILOND

There's still time to sign up for this #RLUKICIL event taking place this Thursday, 5 June at 14:00 (BST). The #RLUKICIL series aims to foster conversation around decolonisation and inclusive practice for collections. These events are free to attend and open to all.

RLUK Research Libraries UK@rluk.ac.uk · last yr.

🟠 #RLUKICIL virtual event | 🗓️ 5 June Join us on 5 June to hear about the Fitba Research Club community research project & the role of libraries in facilitating and actively constructing new research communities with Dora Petherbridge and Patrick Hart @natlibscot.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/RLUKICIL

🔵 #RLUKSPACE EVENT | 🗓️ 23 Jun Libraries are often at the forefront of innovative sustainability initiatives This free, virtual event will explore how libraries can help shape a more sustainable campus via greener spaces, sustainable practices & environmental awareness & action 🎫👇 bit.ly/RLUKSPACE

RLUK Space Programme

RLUK’s Space Programme is a series of events and resources for RLUK members to explore issues around spatial redesign and capital-build projects. The programme provides a forum through which colleague...

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#DigitalHumanities folk in Ireland and the UK, please consider completing this UK-Ireland DH Association survey on advocacy within and for DH. Your responses will help to shape Association policy and practice in the future. Thank you!

UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association Advocacy Survey

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Don't forget! Proposals for AI4LAM's Fantastic Futures 2025 conference must be in by Sunday night! https://sites.google.com/view/ai4lam/fantastic-futures-2025 https://www.conftool.org/fantastic-futures-2025/ Questions? Please ask today! #AI4LAM #FF2025

ai4lam - Fantastic Futures 2025

Call for Proposals AI Everywhere, All at Once AI4LAM’s annual conference, December 3 – 5, 2025, British Library, London The British Library and the Programme Committee for the Fantastic Futures 2025 conference are delighted to invite proposals for presentations and workshops. Submissions are

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The wait is over - you can submit your #FF2025 proposals! Please see https://sites.google.com/view/ai4lam/fantastic-futures-2025 for details, FAQs (including review criteria) and links. The deadline is midnight anywhere, Sunday 1st June 2025.

ai4lam - Fantastic Futures 2025

Call for Proposals AI Everywhere, All at Once AI4LAM’s annual conference, December 3 – 5, 2025, British Library, London The British Library and the Programme Committee for the Fantastic Futures 2025 conference are delighted to invite proposals for presentations and workshops. Submissions are

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