Every now and again I am sharply reminded of all the pitfalls of applying for open access funding. Even mainstream read and publish deals are all “Beware your email address, my son! Hybrid-only deals, a clause with catch! Beware the affiliation- fail, and shun, the corresponding-author-gaffe”.

I've published a blog post covering the practitioner day at #LdnOpenFest26 this Spring blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/08/.... We covered a range of activities enabling openness from research data to rights retention to funder policy. Cheers to @drbeth.bsky.social for suggesting I present on #PlanS!

New blog post looking at copyright and colonialism and how it has affected Indigenous People: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/07/... #copyright #colonialism #culture #IndigenousPeople

Lovely to support our team stall at my first Summer Showcase with other members of @lboroor.bsky.social today. Enjoyed the posters, interactive exhibits and conversations about varied aspects of Open Research, Copyright and Archives www.lboro.ac.uk/services/doc...

Doctoral College's Summer Showcase

Doctoral Summer Showcase 2026 at Loughborough University: discover PhD research, presentations, competitions and networking opportunities.

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We are @cilip.bsky.social Green Libraries Manifesto signatories! We have created a stand to celebrate! We have a selection of books, films and free seeds! Why not have a look?! Level 3 Loughborough University Library! Any feedback would be most welcome: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/k74N6t7WEe

Off to this RLUK Repositories Symposium at @britishlibrary.bsky.social this morning and looking forward to a deep dive into one of my favourite topics www.rluk.ac.uk/event/repos-... #repositories #openresearch #openaccess #openscience

Last week we updated our rights retention policy @lborouniversity.bsky.social so researchers no longer have to opt-in. This will make more of our amazing institutional research openly available at point of publication! More details on our blog and webpages #openaccess #openresearch #rightsretention

Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌟 Loughborough University Researchers 🌟 🌟 Retaining rights in your research outputs🌟 🌟 Policy update from 1 April 2026🌟 blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/03/...

This project on alternative publishing practices was one of the highlights of my work with researchconsulting.bsky.social last year. Thanks to everyone I worked with on the project and to the participants for all their thoughtful contributions #openaccess #openresearch #openinfrastructure

Knowledge Exchange@knowledgeexchange.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How can alternative publishing practices become established as the new standard?@knowledgeexchange.bsky.social & @researchconsulting.bsky.social have explored this & similar questions in our new report Charting New Paths: The Promise of Alternative Publishing Practices.  doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Big news from #arXiv: jobs.chronicle.com/job/37961678... 1. It's becoming an independent #nonprofit organization. 2. It's leaving #CornellU and moving to NYC. 3. It's hiring a CEO, with a salary in the range of $300k. #OpenAccess #Preprints #ScholComm

Chief Executive Officer - New York City, New York (US) job with arXiv | 37961678

arXiv seeks its first CEO to champion open, free scientific discovery and guide the platform’s next chapter as an independent nonprofit.

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Randomly recommending this open science taxonomy (we tend to call it open research in the UK) a lot this week. Thanks due to Silveira et al. There's an underpinning report linked from the taxonomy which is also worth a look #openresearch #openscience zenodo.org/records/7940...

Spent the last couple of days at the #copimconference and reflecting on the range of personal and disciplinary perspectives represented. Leads to a mix of: “I can take this away and use it”, “I’m enjoying this discussion“ and “I don’t know what to do with this yet”. All are good in their own way.

For those interested in following #CopimConference we recommend following the wonderful @emmabooth.bsky.social for her excellent threads ⭐

It's the #CopimConference tomorrow alongside my first visit to Loughborough London Campus. Looking forward to both reconnecting and meeting new friends and colleagues. Should be a fun way to finish week 8 at Loughborough!

Copim@copim.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's the week of the #CopimConference! We look forward to welcoming the whopping 567 of you who registered to attend either in person or online! 🙌 And if you missed out on a ticket, we will share the recordings via our website afterwards 💻️ More information on our website 👉

📢 Open Research Week is coming... 16–20 March 📍Online Packed with keynotes, panels and case studies, this year’s event is bigger than ever, offering valuable sessions for the whole research community and those who support it. 👉 Programme & bookings: buff.ly/JCANngY

Evening was damp and traffic was terrible but still worth staying out for the lovely speeches and rainbow lighting for LGBT+ History Month Illumination event @lborouniversity.bsky.social #lgbthistorymonth

Closing date for the internal Chair of the Loughborough University Open Research Working Group post is coming up on Friday. There's still time to express your interest! #openresearch

Katie Fraser@katie-fraser.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Loughborough researchers! We're recruiting for a new Chair for the institutional Open Research Working Group. Please do take a look if supporting and growing the open research culture at Lboro sounds like your kind of thing #openresearch vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Met my first on-campus Pokémon Go player in the physical world today. Apparently there isn't a lively community of in-person meet-ups here, although there are definitely players around.

@ciliplgbtq.bsky.social & The Small #Trans #Library: Packed Lunch for #LBGTHM 🏳️‍⚧️📘 25 Feb 1-1:45 pm. Online. Free Attend to hear about The Small #Trans #Library background, approaches to collection building, resources & stories. There'll be time for questions. www.eventbrite.com/e/cilip-lgbt...

CILIP LGBTQ+ & The Small Trans Library: Packed Lunch

Join us online for a chat with The Small Trans Library about LGBTQ+ stories and experiences.

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Loughborough researchers! We're recruiting for a new Chair for the institutional Open Research Working Group. Please do take a look if supporting and growing the open research culture at Lboro sounds like your kind of thing #openresearch vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

💚📊 It’s #LoveYourData Week! Charlie the Cat and Copycat have teamed up to remind us that research data needs love and copyright considerations are essential! Put them together and you get… a library‑made love story. 💘📚 (a thread) #LoveYourData #ResearchData #Copyright #LibraryLove

We’ve launched a new Sensory Map of Pilkington Library 📍💜 It highlights noise levels, lighting, accessibility routes, and quiet zones to support inclusive, user‑friendly navigation. doi.org/10.17028/rd.... #Accessibility #SensoryMap #LboroLibrary @lboropr.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social

I guess I'm officially part of the Figshare community now...

Just signed up for the #CopimConference in person. Looking forward to a double win as it will be my first visit to the @lborouniversity.bsky.social London Campus, although I did once visit Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to do this arcelormittalorbit.com/whats-on/the...

Copim@copim.bsky.social · 7mo ago

[MILESTONE] Over 100 people have now registered to attend the #CopimConference in person Only 75 in person tickets left (with less than 50 online tickets left!) 🎫 Get yours today 👉 buff.ly/hpWCA6L 📆 26-27 February 2026 📍 Loughborough University | LONDON

Do you work in a UK HE library? Are you early-career? Would you like a sponsored place to attend the Copim Conference at the end of February? Find out how to apply for these sponsored places, which are offered in memory of our beloved friend and colleague, Elaine Sykes: buff.ly/sbU2eRP #OAbooks

Sponsored places for the Copim Conference 2026 - Copim

Copim is offering a minimum of three sponsored places to this year’s conference ‘Exploring the future of community-led open access books’. Find out more in th…

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Final part of my cross-platform trilogy, assuming I don't discover new options! I rarely use the lifts, unless I have heavy baggage. But for completeness (double lifts replacing the double stairs, both lifts starting at ground level, one needing to travel to meet me) it's a respectable 2:20.

My station route test part 2 has surprising results. Same start and end points but using the stairs (into car park, up main stairs, across bridge, down platform stairs) comes in at 1:57. I did not expect such a significant time saving over route test part 1.

Because I like to KNOW, I am testing the fastest route to the far platform at my local station. From the underpass entrance to the far platform (underpass, slope, another slope, down the stairs) is 2:36. At a reasonably brisk pace, considering it's not yet 07:30.

Starting to find my feet in my new role at @lboroor.bsky.social. It's been a good start: I've had a warm welcome, my staff card and IT account were ready and waiting, and all the trains have run on time (so far, touch wood). Pleased to be here!

It's my second-to-last day @researchconsulting.bsky.social. The week has been full of last meetings and milestones with both the RC team and our clients. Although the work has always been interesting, it's the people I'm going to miss most!

I'm pleased to share I'll be joining @lborouniversity.bsky.social Library as Open Research Lead in January. I've worked with lovely people on interesting projects @researchconsulting.bsky.social but it feels good to return to libraries & I'm excited to directly support research again! #openresearch