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:

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (Online)

Good Research is Open Research - so what's stopping us from making research more open? Join the conversation at EORC26 online!

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🗓️ In just two weeks, Dr. Susan Coan will be joining us at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 to present: Connecting Local Communities Meaningfully to Research through a Community-Campus Partnership for Health Model. ✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch

👋 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June! Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning. ✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26

⭐️ The Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 is welcoming Dr. Emma Wilson from the University of Edinburgh to present: (Meta)Data, Distortion, and Dashboards ⭐️ ✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... #UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026

📢 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June! Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’. Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday (1st April) at 10am in Room 2.04 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our next Honest Research Conversation. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research. We hope to see you there!

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative for our next Honest Research Conversation on Wednesday 1st April at 10am in Edinburgh Futures Institute room 2.04. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research.

New blog post! Check the latest in the DataShare Spotlight series, which aim to showcase datasets of special interest. This post focuses on an archive of images from Berlin in the 1980's, deposited by Professor Miles Glendinning. edin.ac/4uHtchY

DataShare Spotlight: A photographic record of a divided Berlin in the 1980’s | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

Some of the most widely used datasets in DataShare are the collections of photographs of tower blocks and mass housing, both in the UK and internationally, created by Miles Glendinning, Professor of…

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Do you know who's watching? Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered. Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

Do you know who’s watching? Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered. Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

We’re hiring! The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP. Apply or share this post with your network. edin.ac/4ujsOpL #WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities

Interested in learning how research libraries can contribute to citizen science and participatory research? Join LIBER at their second masterclass! Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...

Developing Citizen Science Masterclass: Vienna - LIBER Europe

LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the voice of Europe’s research library community.

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Join EORI online on Wednesday 4th March at 10am for our next ReproducibiliTea event. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead who will talk about their experiences of working reproducibly. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the Microsoft Teams link.

Join EORI online for our next ReproducibiliTea event on Wednesday 4th March from 10am-11.30am. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead to talk Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the event link.

There's still time to submit your contribution for the Open Research Conference, 2026 where we will be exploring the new roadmap, and UNESCO's model for OR! The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

Second chances: sometimes they’re real. Don’t miss yours. Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw

Are you a Postgraduate Researcher needing help planning your Research Data Management? We're here to help point you in the right direction with an in-person training event at the Lister Building from 14:00-15:30 next Wednesday, February 11th. Book through the following link: edin.ac/46w5PhC

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative tomorrow in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Café at 10am for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. No sign up required. We hope to see you there!

New blog post! 🚨 The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026. Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v

Two upcoming Edinburgh data-related conferences | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

As we all settle into the new year, it is good to start filling the calendar with events that provide new insight, provide opportunities to interact with peers, offer the chance to share knowledge…

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Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative on Wednesday 4th February in the EFI Cafe ("Canopy"), at 10am for our next Honest Research Conversation. Expect an open, honest chat on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. We hope to see you there!

Would you like to read a great example of collaboration in RDM? Look no further than the guest blog post by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource, showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows. edin.ac/4qrD3pu

Data Management for Bioimaging – No-Cost, Easy-Access Tools for Edinburgh | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

This is a guest blog from Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer  Advanced Imaging Resource showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows When the…

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This is Hadrian’s Library in Athens. Hadrian didn’t look after his data. Don’t be like Hadrian. Come along to our Research Data Management Workshops: edin.ac/3CguBVH

Happy New Year! To get 2026 off to a good start, why not join the first ReproducibiliTea session of the year from 10-11:30AM (online) on Wednesday 7th? Our theme is "how to work openly?" and we'll be hearing from 3 wonderful speakers – Dr Mahesh Karnani, Dr Emma Ganley, and Dr Danny Schnitzler

Happy New Year! Here's a resolution... "I will get more involved in opening up research". Yeah? Great! Oh, wait - hey - I think we can help with that! Why not submit a talk or poster to EORC2026? library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... That way we can meet, chat, and perhaps support one another!

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library

Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…

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Would you look at that?! It's an early Christmas pressie! The Open Research Conference 2026 Call for Contributions is now live! library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... This year we're celebrating our adoption of the UNESCO recommendation for Open Science. Go on, treat yourself... throw in a submission.

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library

Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…

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The #ECSAcademy has scheduled two 30-minute onboarding sessions to guide participants through enrollment and navigation of the platform. Register below and explore the #trainings: lnkd.in/dGfTp5-7 -4th of December at 17:00: lnkd.in/deEYBPSu -8th of December at 12:00: lnkd.in/d9QfDhvq

Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday from 10am-11am in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Room 1.52 for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of how to work openly. Expect conversations about our experiences around learning or implementing open or reproducible practices.

Join EORI for an Honest Research Conversation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (Rm 1.52) on Wednesday 3rd December at 10am. Come along for a relaxed, friendly chat about how to work openly. Free University of Edinburgh café vouchers available on a first come, first served basis!

The wonderful Rhiannon Bull (who our Outwith team has had the pleasure of working with!) has just put out a call for participants! You can contribute online or, if you're lucky to be in Edinburgh, you can sign up to their workshop series. Learn more on their beautiful site: www.climatestories.co.uk

New guest Research Data Blog post alert! Our colleague, Dr Eleonora Mameli, from the Digital Research Services team has written about their events and training sessions for the current academic year, including some key areas of Research Data Management. Have a read and get involved!

Digital Research Services: What’s on This Semester | Edinburgh Research Data Blog

This a guest blog post written by Dr Eleonora Mameli, Research Facilitator in the Digital Research Services team. To help the research community get the best out of the University’s digital…

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