Submissions for this year's #UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards are open until 21 August ⌛ There are five categories, and you can apply for yourself or your team, or nominate another individual or team. Find out more: buff.ly/YIweNx5 #OpenScience #RewardAndRecognition #ResearchCulture

EThOS platform restored! 'Following restoration work, all metadata records previously available on EThOS have now been restored, along with an additional 14,000 records added since the service was taken offline' - more to come https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/ethos-records-restored

EThOS records restored

We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.

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We're excited to launch a new blog series on the Open@UCL blog, highlighting various citizen science case studies 📝 The first instalment is about the long-running Transcribe Bentham Project, have a read now: buff.ly/hzRD1qP #CitizenScience #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #JeremyBentham

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One of the world's most famous Librarians has checked out Feels like we need the Library version of a 21 gun salute

IGN@ign.com · 2mo ago

British actor Anthony Head, best known for portraying Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso, has died aged 72.

#LDNOpenFest26 begins today!💡 Share insights and follow along using the hashtag above. Registrations for today's sessions have closed, but you can still register for the brilliant array planned for the rest of the week lnkd.in/eeXSqw6d

I'll be speaking at a seminar on AI and expertise next Wednesday, following on from my work on AI, publishing, and disinformation risks - pages.thebulletin.org/2026-0422-ex...

Expertise on Demand

On April 22, join the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists as a panel of experts will look at how AI is changing academia, journalism, and expertise.

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And on Thursday, I'll be chairing this panel on some of the ways that AI tools are disrupting publishing bsky.app/profile/uclo... - both free to attend, do come along!

UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship@uclopenscience.bsky.social · 4mo ago

London Open Science & Scholarship Festival💡 'AI and Publishing: Unintended Consequences, Unexpected Disruptions' Hear from experts about the ways in which AI tools are making an impact on every part of scholarly publishing. 🗓️ 23.04, 2-3:30pm 📍 Online Register: buff.ly/mduhy4X #LDNOpenFest26

When the Dead Perform: Simulacra, Spectacle, and the Ethics of Faking the Live Performance A critical reflection on Soda Stereo’s “Ecos” tour and holographic performance, exploring simulacra, ethics, and the future of live music.

London Open Science & Scholarship Festival💡 'Open Research, Trust in Science and the ‘Transparency Paradox'' 👩‍💻 A thought-provoking session exploring openness, credibility, and the expectations placed on science and researchers. 🗓️24.04, 10-11am 📍Online Register: buff.ly/V1ICeKH #LDNOpenFest26

After taking the rest of last week off to recover from UKSG, study week began in earnest today with a lot of dithering and stressing… Eventually managed to make a list and did a bunch of planning and note taking, ready for more of the analysis I talked about at the conference to begin tomorrow.

a penguin sitting on top of a pile of books

Alt: a penguin sitting on top of a pile of books

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📗🧠'Neurodiversity in Libraries: Creating a supportive space for all' by our committee member @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social ⬇️ nlisn.org/wp-content/u... #LIS #Neurodivergence #Neuridiversity #Neurodiverse #LibraryWorker #Library

London Open Science & Scholarship Festival💡 'Open Access Publishing in Practice' 📚 This session will bring authors together to share insights into how publishing their work openly has shaped its reach, visibility and impact. 🗓️ 23.04, 10-11:15am 📍 Online Register: buff.ly/PZFqgFB #LDNOpenFest26

Thank you to everyone that came to my #uksg26 breakout. I was blown away by how many people came to my talk and showed their interest in my project, and it’s not even done yet!

I've got a lightning talk today - I'm talking about the various projects I'm involved with to help folks in libraries & scholarly comms to get more involved in research. #UKSG2026 We've got a discord and you can join too! discord.gg/uEmKnjYjQ

Great slide from @kirstywallis.com at #uksg2026 showing a surprising finding that library management/support for REF activities gave libraries a higher profile within their institution

This 👇👇 just this. Actually the whole thread is great 😊

Kirsten the (ex) Librarian@librarykirsten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Conference kindness reminder: presenting can be super stressful and scary, especially if it’s the first time you’ve done it, or public speaking isn’t part of your day job. If you’re the first person to ask a question, thank the speaker and say something nice.

About half the people employed by a university in the UK are not academics, and *everybody* is busy all year round: there are no long dreamy summer vacations with nothing to do

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?

'In our Trained to Stop Learning data, students eligible for means-tested funding are nine percentage points less likely to use AI on their assessed work than those who aren’t eligible.' 1/2

Disadvantage is a predictor of AI use. But not in the way you might think

Jim Dickinson finds that disadvantaged students use AI as a production shortcut while their better-off peers treat it as a learning tool – and that the hidden curriculum explains why

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NEW on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson finds that disadvantaged students use AI as a production shortcut while their better-off peers treat it as a learning tool – and that the hidden curriculum explains why buff.ly/HfTTInN

Pre-UKSG hide in the hotel and chill… bracing myself for all the chaos tomorrow. I managed to get a table with a view for dinner though!

UKSG is coming up next week and I’m looking forward to it! It’s always such a great opportunity to catch up with friends and make new ones! I’m also going to be talking about some of my initial results from my PhD research… no pressure 😱

London Open Science & Scholarship Festival spotlight💡 'Practitioner day: Perspectives from funders & institutional policies'📝 This one-day workshop will explore the intersection of policy, practice, and research culture. 🗓️ 21.04, 10am-4pm 📍 Francis Crick Institute buff.ly/eQ9DiWY #LDNOpenFest26

We are HIRING! The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties. The position is fully funded and open to funded PhD students at CHASE institutions. Deadline 📅 31/03: www.openlibhums.org/news/883/

CHASE placement opportunity at the Open Library of Humanities

The Open Library of Humanities is seeking a PhD student to assist with editorial, marketing and technical duties as part of our small, hardworking team. The placement is only available …

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An interesting post from colleagues @imperiallibrary.bsky.social. We looked at matching York outputs in the @plos.org dataset and found we were performing comparatively well in most indicators, but arrived at similar conclusions and caveats!

Yusuf Ozkan@yozkan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New blog post 📊 I analysed the 2025 PLOS Open Science Indicators to explore how Imperial research adopts #openresearch practices. blogs.imperial.ac.uk/openaccess/2...

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

We’re pleased to be part of this year's London Open Science & Scholarship Festival with lots of wonderful publishers & institutions! #LDNOpenFest26 #OpenAccess Thanks so much to those involved in our panel including @paulakennedy.bsky.social & @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social! View the full schedule:

UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship@uclopenscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are very excited to share the full programme for the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2026 and announce that bookings are officially open! ✨ Find all the details on the Open@UCL blog 👉 buff.ly/S7yECkO

I don't get out that much these days owing to terrible ill health/kidney failure, but I am still speaking on several occasions this year if you would like to hear my words. Co-conspirators include @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social, @aileenfyfe.bsky.social, @kfitz.info, @alittleroad.bsky.social

We are very excited to share the full programme for the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2026 and announce that bookings are officially open! ✨ Find all the details on the Open@UCL blog 👉 buff.ly/S7yECkO

Very pleased to be involved in the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival again this year. Look out for the panel on 'Open Access Publishing in Practice' ft @lsepress.bsky.social author Professor David Luke 👇👇👇

UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship@uclopenscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are very excited to share the full programme for the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2026 and announce that bookings are officially open! ✨ Find all the details on the Open@UCL blog 👉 buff.ly/S7yECkO

Gatti: “Collective grumbling is very powerful”. #CopimConference