Ben Rawlin's great work on gold OA publishing vs Research Integrity = implications for publishers reference-global.com/article/10.1... "an estimated US$41.9 million in article processing charges (APCs) collected by publishers for research that was later retracted" #OpenAccess #ResearchIntegrity

Research integrity and open access models: insights from...

This study examines the relationship between research integrity and open access (OA) publishing models using data from Retraction Watch and OpenAlex. Analysing 60,608 retracted publications from...

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I track my time, partly out of interest on where it goes, so I can see that 10% of my time a month - all in short bursts - goes on "Teams and Email" = quick replies and chatter / catching up. Good or bad? Not sure! It certainly fragments the day and distracts from focussed work.

A timely read: "Compensatory initiatives should be treated for what they are: safeguards, not solutions. Rather than whether it helps people survive the system, the true test of research culture work, then, becomes whether it reduces how much surviving that system asks of them." #ResearchCulture

Wonkhe@wonkhe.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW on Wonkhe: Hanna Groothuizen explains the paradox of compensatory culture work, arguing that efforts to improve research culture can make harmful systems easier to endure and harder to reform buff.ly/o69YbpH

Being back at work is pretty brutal... a sunset walk helped. Changing light on the water, some geese, good clouds.

This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone. Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?” Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1

Ash@queerash.bsky.social · 2w ago

Elaine in this article "can't remember the last time she used her oven" but also spends £200 a month on petrol (so driving probably ~50 miles a day?) (she's also a professional old person; she was on Good Morning Britain last year, and then also at the Nov budget, and the year before lmao)

"The Exhaustion Economy: Seven Illustrations of Life at UK Universities" = I'm not an academic but I recognise many of these from my own experience. Reasonable adjustments would benefit everyone not just ELC colleagues who need them the most... mailinglist.isrf.org/p/the-exhaus...

The Exhaustion Economy: Seven Illustrations of Life at UK Universities

Bethan Evans draws from the experiences of academics with energy limiting conditions to explore how the marketisation of UK universities impacts staff.

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Feel like I'm late coming across this but excited to see this work happening! #OpenResearch #SHAPE

Sandra Abegglen@sandra-abegglen.bsky.social · 4w ago

An interesting resource for anyone interested in open research: MORPHSS Catalogue of Open Research Practices in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS) - a living resource that documents a wide range of open research practices. catalogue.morphss.work #OpenResearch

Best World Cup story yet IMHO. Beautiful story, beautiful couple.

Emily✨@emilyoram.bsky.social · last mo.

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One week til we're heading back to Orkney and, as always, exciting archaeology news up there! It will be fab to see activity back at the Ness, it felt a little sad last year to see it all closed up 🙂

Ness of Brodgar@nessofbrodgar.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re back on site tomorrow to investigate an intriguing circular feature revealed by the Time Team ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey in July 2025.

💥New | Researchers need dedicated tools, not “off the shelf” AI ✍️ Akhilesh Ayer #AcademicPublishing #ScholComm

Researchers need dedicated tools, not “off the shelf” AI - LSE Impact

Author surveys show researchers regularly turn to generic “off the shelf” AI tools Akhilesh Ayer argues for a more careful research-centric approach.

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Our SFC-funded project on Export Controls / Trusted Research / Research Security is underway in Scotland! tresi.site.hw.ac.uk/strengthenin... Really excited to work with colleagues across Scotland on this 😀

This gets mentioned a lot in discussion with researchers so it's good to see it being reported and researched: impact of bad authorship practice on women's careers theconversation.com/who-gets-cre... #ResearchIntegrity

Who gets credit for research? How the hidden rules of academic authorship can leave women at a disadvantage

Unclear standards combined with power dynamics can create problems for women researchers.

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I’m late catching up with this but….oh god that’s a miserable tale of incompetency - and lack of accountability- with our heritage 😞

Kenny Brophy@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My new #UrbanPrehistory blog post reporting on the horrible fate of the Bogleys Stone of Fife - Barn Storm. This contains a trigger warning for anyone who thinks our heritage - and megaliths - matter. With thanks to Sam McKeand theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/b...

srheblog.com/2026/04/28/t... I struggle with reflections as I often end up wallowing in misery 😆 Liking the idea of something a little less literal and more creative!

Telling by hand: why academics need a different kind of reflection

by Elizabet Kaitell On slowing down, noticing, and visual reflective journaling in the accelerated university There are mornings when I arrive at my workstation, and my mind is foggy, my shoulders …

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A new Under Review podcast episode is out exploring academia's good, bad and ugly as we turn our attention to the REF. In this episode I am joined by @lizziegadd.bsky.social Listen and watch: Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseO... 1/3

Under Review with Dr Lizzie Gadd - Metrics, morals, and the next REF

Podcast Episode · Under Review · May 18 · 1h 4m

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I bloody love #Birmingham! Great to see all the Ozzy tributes and just how vibrant the whole city feels. And still so very friendly 🥰

Tiens un papier intéressant sur les diètes végétales (végétarien et végétalien): Vegetarian and vegan diets and cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Vegetarian and vegan diets and cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies - European Journal of Epidemiology

Several studies have suggested that vegetarian and vegan vs. non-vegetarian diets are associated with lower cancer risk overall, however, results for specific cancer sites have been less consistent. W...

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Enjoying my daughter studying 'The Great Gatsby' for Higher English as I can astound her by still remembering which quotes I used for A level nearly 40 years ago 😆 I still love that book...

A 3,500 year-old Egyptian glass cosmetic jar with two little duck heads! 🦆❤️ It belonged to a lady called Merit. Glass was a relatively new material at that time, so it would have been a precious possession. From Merit’s beauty case, Theban tomb TT8. 📷 Museo Egizio, Turin. #Archaeology

I'm still trying to get on with - and not annoyed by - AI so this was a good read www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... I use it and very quickly get turned off by the tone and the volume of what comes back!

We asked experts about the most responsible ways to use AI tools – here’s what they said

Use AI as a brainstorming partner and organizer, but don’t outsource your judgment

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All the measures proposed are fixing multiple other issues too! #ResearchIntegrity "We encourage all researchers to leave a paper trail that demonstrates their hard work, including publishing protocols and releasing any analytical code."

LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💥New | Research integrity is locked into an arms race with agentic AI slop ✍️ @aidybarnett.bsky.social & Matt Spick #ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSlop #AcademicPublishing

Enjoyed reading the NERQ paper on RI training with strong ethical focus - it's very different to what we do in the UK (to my knowledge)...micro-learning on 'Philosophical Ethics 101' for trainers would be useful for me to appreciate it better I think doi.org/10.1007/s409... #ResearchIntegrity

Why women have to queue for the toilet – and what it says about how cities are designed share.google/xP52EAmTXJFZ...

Why women have to queue for the toilet – and what it says about how cities are designed

Even when both sides occupy the same area, men’s facilities can serve more users.

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Last week on Wonkhe: Andrew Routledge explores why universities still let students opt out of speaking, and what a better model looks like

Stop letting students avoid the microphone

Andrew Routledge explores why universities still let students opt out of speaking, and what a better model looks like Andrew Routledge explores why universities still let students opt out of speaking,...

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Last week on Wonkhe: Madeleine Pownall and Sebastian Cordoba make the case for reflexivity and positionality statements as important in all kinds of research

Positionality statements are relevant for all research

Madeleine Pownall and Sebastian Cordoba make the case for reflexivity and positionality statements as important in all kinds of research Madeleine Pownall and Sebastian Cordoba make the case for reflexivity...

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There's all the arguing about the feasibility of open access monographs (REF!) and it's easy to forget the joy for the interested lay reader (in this case, me) in finding the book you'd LOVE to read is not £££ but just...free to download pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Art and Architecture in Neolithic Orkney: Process, Temporality and Context

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There is a lot of scarlet elf cup about at the moment. I love it, but its colour feels not very springlike 😅

Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community go.nature.com/3OzPt0h

Lab morale got you down? Try a handbook

Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community.

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Thinking about this in the context of Research Culture and research misconduct cases too... www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/why-ar...

Why are grievances on the rise in UK universities?

Formal complaints have shot up in recent years, albeit from a low base. But where some see the inevitable effects of redundancies, hybrid working and an overdue crackdown on poor conduct, others perce...

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