Some questions for our structural biology community: What protocols do you think would be useful to have? Do you prefer to watch step-by-step videos, or follow written instructions? Of course, not everything has to be a video, but certain workflows are simply best documented on video #protocols

Structural Biology Communications@actacrystf.iucr.org · 6d ago

A new type of article for Acta F: Protocols The purpose of this new category is to provide to the reader procedures that are sufficiently detailed so other researchers can reproduce the described workflow. Find out more in 'Show me how it's done: introducing Protocols': doi.org/10.1107/S205...

An international team of researchers has outlined a radical new approach aimed at strengthening the resilience, inclusivity, and sustainability of mountains and the societies that depend on them 🏔️ Open access paper in @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... 🔓📄

Rethinking how we protect the world’s mountain communities

As melting glaciers and shifting climates push mountain ecosystems to the brink, an international team of researchers has outlined a radical new approach aimed at strengthening the resilience, inclusi...

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🚀 CS Co-labs is launching! Using or considering #CitizenScience methods for research? Join us to discover CS Co-labs, offering 1:1 clinics, talks, discussions and resources. Launch: 📆 Wed 29 July 11.15am - 1pm 📍 University of York campus 🍴 lunch provided Read more and register: buff.ly/ojyuY69

CS Co-Labs launch (in-person)

Join us for the launch of CS Co-labs to hear what is on offer, meet the team and network with others using or interested in citizen science methods.

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Huge congratulations to @lucymoore.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social who recently won a @wikimediauk.bsky.social Silver Jubilee Award 🏆🎉 Read our case study on Lucy's work towards improving the representation of the lives and achievements of women on Wikipedia: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/jgAJCQ

Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK - Wikimedia UK

On Friday 3 July 2026, Wikimedia UK hosted its Big Birthday Party in London, bringing together an inspiring mix of … Continue reading "Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK"

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Many visitors to Canadian national parks worry about apex predators like grizzly bears. However, a new study from @biologyatyork.bsky.social shows that a much more common creature poses the highest risk: the elk 🫎 #OpenAccess paper in Frontiers in Conservation Science doi.org/10.3389/fcos... 🔓📄

New study pinpoints how to minimise chances of dangerous wildlife encounters in Canada’s national parks

Bears often get a bad reputation, but a new study shows that they might not be the species most often involved in human-wildlife interaction that can lead to conflicts in national parks.

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Join us 15 July, 2pm BST for our next webinar where we follow-on from Wayfinders#7 to unpack further library perspectives on supporting non-author-fee models for #openaccess. Full details & registration: bit.ly/4vbjqDJ With speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson & Jack Hyland. #OASPA #Wayfinders #OA

Citizen Science UK provides a gateway to the UK #CitizenScience scene, with clear signposting to other information, resources, researchers and training opportunities. Discover what it offers and why is has been created by the #InclusiveCitSci group at SEI York. 👉️ buff.ly/u0xKexN cc. @ecsa.ngo

A recording and slides are now available from our Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research discussion event 📺 👇

A study led by Dr Aurore Monnereau @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social analysed DNA from archaeological sites across Sicily and found that genetic diversity has persisted through conquests, challenging the idea of large-scale population change 🧬 Open access paper in @plosone.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓 📄

Ancient DNA reveals genetic history of medieval Sicily

A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic ‘melting pot’, where Christians and Muslims thrived together.

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OASPA is delighted to share the recording of our recent webinar: "Libraries supporting open access without author-facing charges" ▶️ bit.ly/4xLhHHN Huge thanks to guest speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson, Jack Hyland & chair Malavika Legge. Full details including Q&As and resources: bit.ly/4wgNlMu

An international team of researchers, including scientists from @neaarlab.bsky.social @chemistryatyork.bsky.social, has uncovered remarkable new insights into the extinct hominin Homo naledi using cutting-edge protein analysis 💀 Open access paper in @cellpress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 🔓📄

Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK@chemistryatyork.bsky.social · last mo.

PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF HOMO NALEDI FOSSILS FINDS ZERO MALE MARKERS Analysis of the South African's Rising Star Cave fossils reveals a genetic singularity: a sex-specific burial site from a non-human species or an isolated population over hundreds of thousands of years. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...

We've created a video - aimed at @york.ac.uk researchers, but broadly applicable more widely - to talk through the different routes to Open Access publication. Covering costs, funding, sharing, across Green, Gold, Diamond, and APC routes. #OA www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNXn...

Choosing a route to Open Access for your journal article

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Looking forward to meeting some of our Open Research Awards winners and community members at our celebratory event this afternoon 🏆 🎉 Full list of awardees on our wiki: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/HQAiVg

We've recently completed a UX project with our Postgraduate Researchers - there's an item on the website all about our findings and recommendations, here: www.york.ac.uk/library/abou...

Understanding the library experience of postgraduate researchers

We recently conducted a research project with postgraduate researchers to find out more about how you identify library resources and use our tools and services. Read on for a summary of what we found ...

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We would really appreciate a few more perspectives over the next week! 🙏 Please let us know what vocabulary support looks like in your classroom/school, and the kinds of challenges you encounter. #EduSky #edchat #secondaryschool tinyurl.com/UoYVocabular...

Emma James@emljames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are you a #secondaryschool teacher or school leader? We're looking to hear from educators across all areas of the curriculum about how #vocabulary is being supported in your school. Please share, thanks! ⏱ 15–20 minutes (can leave & return) 🎁 Chance to win a £20 voucher tinyurl.com/UoYVocabular...

Research led by @york-bioarch.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social has shown that vineyards were part of the Roman Empire’s sophisticated agricultural network that laid the foundation for modern winemaking 🍇 Open access paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... 🔓📄

Ancient DNA from Tuscan wells reveal origins of modern wine

Scientists analysing 2,000-year-old grape seeds from ancient wells in Tuscany have mapped the most extensive genetic history of ancient grapevines recovered from a single site.

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We're pleased to announce that @uoylibrary.bsky.social has joined the @ojcollective.bsky.social 🔓📚 OJC is a ground-breaking initiative - one we are proud to support as we look to drive change in the current publishing system and invest in alternative models which align with our mission and values 👍

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's a pleasure to share details of our next library member - University of York Library has joined @ojcollective.bsky.social! We are delighted that they have chosen to invest in OJC’s diamond open access journals as part of their future strategic approach.

DigAcc26 is on the horizon! It's a free conference about all things Digital Accessibility in HE, running on 24th June. We'll be acting as a regional hub, so if you are York based and would like to join us, (we will have snacks and freebies) please sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

DigAcc26 Conference, UoY local event, 24 June 2026

DigAcc26 is a national Digital Accessibility Conference hosted by Nottingham University and organised by a consortium of Universities and partner organisations. The conference will encourage Univers...

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Small differences in what a conservation programme aims to achieve can lead to dramatically different decisions about which protected areas receive funding 🐘 Open access paper from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social and @camzoology.bsky.social in @conservationsp.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... 🔓 📄

Why vague conservation targets are failing some vulnerable species

A shift toward more precise, measurable conservation goals could hold the key to protecting vulnerable species, according to the findings of a new study looking at African elephants.

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Our Graduate Engagement Leads, @katievernon.bsky.social, @luqmanmuraina.bsky.social and Yorgos Paschos, reflect on their work developing open research communities of practice at York 🔓 📄 doi.org/10.1629/uksg...

Interdisciplinary collaboration for open research: reflections by Graduate Engagement Leads | Insights

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UKSG@uksg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The latest from #UKSGInsights: Interdisciplinary collaboration for open research: reflections by Graduate Engagement Leads by Katie Vernon, Yorgos Paschos and Luqman Muraina from @uoylibrary.bsky.social dub.sh/UFKM2yf

Congratulations @richardacarter.bsky.social, great to see academic colleagues at York choosing to publish open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social 📖 🔓

Richard A Carter@richardacarter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Launching this busy week with a new book! Released with @punctumbooks.bsky.social, War Machine is a truly experimental effort at generative critique, staging a series of AI battles over ecologically vulnerable terrains, yielding multilayered visual-concrete poems punctumbooks.com/titles/war-m...

Launching this busy week with a new book! Released with @punctumbooks.bsky.social, War Machine is a truly experimental effort at generative critique, staging a series of AI battles over ecologically vulnerable terrains, yielding multilayered visual-concrete poems punctumbooks.com/titles/war-m...

A final plug for our online event next Friday: Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research 📊 ♻️ 🔓 Contributors will include @crahal.com, @grigolus.bsky.social, @joespearing.bsky.social and @cbolibaugh.bsky.social Full details and registration link here: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQBjRg

Free and online @orcid.org webinar from @jisc.bsky.social coming up on Tue 30 June, 11:00-12:00 Find out why getting a free ORCID iD and populating your ORCID record is key for researchers to get credit for their work 👍

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.

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Remember to join us next week for Wayfinders#7 - "Collective actors: libraries supporting open access without author charges". Read our latest post for full details: bit.ly/4wgNlMu #OpenAccess #O #scholarlypublishing #Wayfinders #OASPA

OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association@oaspa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Announcing the 7th webinar in our 'Wayfinders' series: "Collective actors: libraries supporting open access without author charges"- 10 June 2026, 2pm BST (UK). Chaired by OASPA's Malavika Legge, with speakers: Robin Sinn, Sarah Thompson & Jack Hyland. Full details: bit.ly/4wgNlMu #OASPA #OpenAccess

The Hidden REF Competition is now live! The competition is your opportunity to highlight your hidden contributions to research. All the information you need to put together your submission can be found at: hidden-ref.org/hidden-ref-c... 🗓️ The deadline for submissions is 13 September

Hidden REF Competition 2026 - The Hidden REF

Celebrating all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation The Hidden REF Competition The Hidden REF Competition celebrates all research outputs and everyone involved in […]

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BIG NEWS! We've flipped another journal to diamond OA. Today the entire editorial team of Springer Nature's flagship linguistics journal Natural Language Semantics resigned in protest at commercial pressure. They are launching Semantics of Natural Languages at the OLH. www.openlibhums.org/news/943/

New Open Access Journal to Launch Following Resignation of Editorial Team from <em>Natural Language Semantics</em>

The Open Library of Humanities is pleased to announce the launch of a new diamond open access journal in linguistics, following the resignation of the editorial team of Natural Language …

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Going big and bold for next week's exhibition as part of the @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social, exploring how technologies old and new can encourage us to rethink what it means to sense and make sense of the world from above. Free admission, no booking required! yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026/calenda...

Research from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social and the Swedish Agricultural University has shown that a coexistence scheme to protect wolverines and Indigenous Sámi reindeer herders is failing to sustain its previous successes 🐺 Open access paper in @consletters.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/conl... 🔓📄

One of the world’s most famous wildlife coexistence scheme falls short

A celebrated scheme for human-wildlife coexistence is now at risk of failing due to lack of long-term government investment, new research has found.

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New Open Research in Practice case study: Prof Kathryn Arnold @uoyenvironment.bsky.social describes how open practices and principles are embedded at the ECORISC Centre for Doctoral Training, with an example of how PGR Lowenna Jones developed a protocol for a systematic scoping review paper 👇