UKRI has just published their new Data policy, which will effect grants issued from 1 April 2027. We will have more detailed guidance for you on this policy coming soon

UK Research and Innovation@ukri.org · 2d ago

We have published our new research data policy today. This UKRI-wide policy updates and harmonises our expectations for responsibly managing and sharing research data so it is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) and as open as possible, and as closed as necessary. Read more ⬇️

We're so excited to see what you make out of pumpkins for this year's Carve your PhD contest that we've made a pumpkin out of bread. You have 20 days left to design and create an amazing pumpkin (or neep) carving that represents your PhD topic. Full rules and guidance here abdn.site/phD 🎃👻🦇🍬🎃

Thinking about submitting your research to a journal? Before you do, take a moment to check it's a trusted publication venue. Try the new Think. Check. Submit. Interactive Tool: thinkchecksubmit.org/journals/#in... #ResearchIntegrity #OpenAccess #OpenResearch #AcademicPublishing #ThinkCheckSubmit

Journals • Think. Check. Submit.

The checklist is a tool that will help you discover what you need to know when assessing whether or not a publisher is suitable for your research.

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It's the official start of Spooky Season, so it is once again time for our annual 'Carve your PhD' pumpkin (or neep) carving contest for PGRs. Using the medium of the pumpkin, express the main idea of your thesis. Get creative! Have fun! Full details at abdn.site/phD

🎉 It's the first day of a new term! Are you excited? Are you ready? Perhaps we can help a little with our ExplORe session on how to use #OpenAccessBooks in teaching and research www.youtube.com/watch?v=GupW...

This is a great local example of something we see time and again in the research. When you publish Open Access, your work has a much wider reach, including in low and middle income countries. Find out more about how to publish Open Access through our web pages www.abdn.ac.uk/library/open...

Aberdeen University Press@abdnunipress.bsky.social · 4w ago

We are working with a new Data Wizard to help us see the impacts AUP books have made. We're very excited to see we have readers in 129 different countries and 6 out of 7 continents. Further research is needed in to the reading habits of penguins so we can conquer Antarctica 🐧🐧🐧

In honour of Welcome Week and all the new students starting soon we wanted to ask our #OpenResearch community: what's you're best advice to new researchers just starting out?

Are you Welcome Week ready? New students are arriving in a mere four days 🎉 If you're supervising students for the first time, don't forget to check out the amazing resources in Portal, abdn.site/KLQd2 and if you want advice on mentoring open research practices, contact us: openresearch@abdn.ac.uk

Today marks the 150th birthday or J. J. R. Macleod, the Aberdeen-educated professor who co-discovered insulin. His legacy was marred by accusations of claiming more credit than he was due, but recent research laid out in our forthcoming book restores his reputation. www.abdn.ac.uk/news/26067/

Incredible resource! We'll be making our way through the slide deck and thinking of how to re-mix sections to make new training sessions for AHSS! Remember if you'd like a training session on Open Research practices delivered to your school/department/team contact us @ openresearch@abdn.ac.uk

Jenni Adams@jenniad.bsky.social · last mo.

NEW training slides on open research in the arts, humanities & qualitative social sciences, codeveloped by staff from 15 UK universities at a hackathon event earlier this summer. Including colleagues from @uoyopenres.bsky.social, @edopenresearch.bsky.social, @openresleeds.bsky.social & more

Very interesting research from LSE on the impact of CRediT so far. If you'd like to learn more about using CRediT, check out our ExplORe session on the topic, available here abdn.site/cred

LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 2mo ago

👀ICYMI | "Above all, recognition is ultimately about people. The point was always to make sure that the many hands behind a piece of research can be seen and valued openly" @drachiarelli.bsky.social @mhmdhsini.bsky.social @themauvedesert.bsky.social #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing

Insightful article out from @timeshighered.bsky.social on how Early Career Researchers can use Open Research tools to build their careers. Check it out here: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/open-...

Open research won’t slow your career down – it’s the smartest way to build it

Is open research a virtue that early career researchers can’t afford? Here’s how to make open practices work for you from your very first project – without adding hours to your week

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Did you know today is #VesuviusDay? Searching Pure for Vesuvius we found the incredibly titled @theconversation.com article: 'The very useful art of assessing a supervolcano without making it erupt' abdn.site/MtV Writing for popular outlets is a great way to improve your #ScienceCommunication skills

The very useful art of assessing a supervolcano without making it erupt

Ever heard of Campi Flegrei? It is a supervolcano in southern Italy. Literally translating as “fields of fire,” only the Yellowstone caldera in the United States has more potential to devastate. The N...

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It's starting to feel like summer's winding down as our first term starts, with PGDE courses beginning today. We want to wish best of luck to all our new students! Did you know our education department publishes a #DiamondOpenAccess journal: Education in the North? www.abdn.ac.uk/education/re...

Adam Sandler's Billy Madison: Back to School

Alt: Adam Sandler's Billy Madison: Back to School, back to school

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You may have noticed the Sir Duncan Rice Library is closed this week, but do you know what never closes and can be accessed from anywhere? OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES!!!!!🎉 🥳 👯‍♀️ 🪩 Check out some of our favourite OA databases here abdn.site/OAreads

For #InternationalCatDay we would like to introduce you to CAATAAS, Cats as a Service, an API that retrieves a cat photo, whenever. Open web and software architectures are important drivers in knowledge and capability sharing, but they also enable us to just have fun sometimes cataas.com

Cat as a service (CATAAS)

Cat as a service (CATAAS) is a REST API to spread peace and love (or not) thanks to cats.

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It's the best week in Summer at Aberdeen: Graduation Week! Happily we seem to have a break in the heat in time to get on our hats and robes. Congratulations to all our graduates! We look forward to seeing many of you taking pictures with your families in front of Sir Duncan Rice

Next week! @jisc.bsky.social will be running a webinar demystifying ORCiDs for researchers. Learn all the benefits and best practices of this tool. The webinar is free and open to all, no prior knowledge of ORCiD required Tuesday 30 June 11:00-12:00 BST. Register at

ORCID for researchers - Jisc

Find out why getting a free ORCID iD and populating your ORCID record is key for researchers to get credit for their work.

jisc.ac.uk

I saw this article and was immediately charmed by the image of Dr. Tanashi holding the bat she's just discovered. I thought, I bet our researchers have some similar great photos. So, to break up a dreary Tuesday morning, share your favourite image of yourself with your research, just for fun 😀

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

The bat that weighs the same as a teaspoon of salt – and the biologist who rediscovered it

I saw this article and was immediately charmed by the image of Dr. Tanashi holding the bat she's just discovered. I thought, I bet our researchers have some similar great photos. So, to break up a dreary Tuesday morning, share your favourite image of yourself with your research, just for fun 😀

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

The bat that weighs the same as a teaspoon of salt – and the biologist who rediscovered it

We'll have a table set up showing some of our open access publications and answering any questions you may have about publishing with us! Come by, say hi, pick up some merch!

Edinburgh Open Research@edopenresearch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:

Today is #InternationalArchivesDay which celebrates the important contribution archives (especially make in safeguarding and providing access to our collective heritage and knowledge. As it's also Pride month, let's look at some fantastic #OpenArchive collections on LGBT+ life

Happy Pride month! We have a whole reading list of #OpenAccessBooks on LGBT+ issues, freshly updated for this year. Let us know if you have any great OA titles you think we should add abdn.leganto.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/publ... Image by Adam Cohn via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND

📢 @jisc.bsky.social will be running a seminar: ORCID for Researchers webinar – Tuesday 30 June 11:00-12:00 (BST/UTC+1) This webinar will explain what the benefits are to researchers to have an ORDiD and how to use them effectively. Register for the webinar at www.jisc.ac.uk/events/orcid...

ORCID for researchers - Jisc

Find out why getting a free ORCID iD and populating your ORCID record is key for researchers to get credit for their work.

jisc.ac.uk

It's the final day of term for undergraduates! We wish you all a restful break, and try not to miss Aberdeen too much when you're sunning by the beach

Bert and Ernie: Summer Life Summertime

Alt: Bert and Ernie are relaxing on a pool floaty together, Bert is playing the Ukulele and Ernie is sipping a cocktail. The caption says 'Summer Life'

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Wonderful 👏

@sal-lib.bsky.social · 5mo ago

😊 Great. This is fun. Hearfelt reply from someone without institutional access... A journal once had a paywall I was stuffed – could read nothing at all But papers are seen Open access via green Yay! For authors that were on the ball

Offered for #NationalLimerickDay Open Research for all is our task But what are the benefits? you ask FAIR access for all That's not bad at all Locking knowledge behind paywalls will be a thing of the past

It's election day for the Scottish Parliament, so if you're a resident here don't forget to vote today! And don't forget to tag any #DogsAtPollingStations because we're keeping an eye on them You can find your polling place here, if you've forgotten your card wheredoivote.co.uk

Can peer review make our writing more readable? Colleagues at the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social have a paper in Frontiers for Young Minds, where papers are reviewed for understanding by 8-15 year old students. Read about their experience (UoA only link) abdn.site/qDqoA Paper: doi.org/10.3389/frym...

Why is Eating Healthy More Difficult for Some People?

In 2025, around one in seven UK households struggled to afford nutritious foods like fruits, vegetables, and lean meat. This is called food insecurity. Families living on a low income are often forced...

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You know World Book Day, but have you heard about World Book Night? For WBN you don't have to get your kid into a literary costume by the first school bell, all you have to do is curl up with a nice cocoa (or beverage of choice) and enjoy a cracking good read. Find an #OAbook from www.doabooks.org