'Dating the Death of Jesus': Memory and the Religious Imagination

The most downloaded publication for March 2026 is “'Dating the Death of Jesus': Memory and the Religious Imagination’' by Helen Bond.

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MORPHSS have also published a Catalogue of Open Research Practices in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. To view the catalogue, visit catalogue.morphss.work.

Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report) Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...

The Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences (MORPHSS) project has published a new report identifying 30 open research practices across the arts, humanities and social sciences disciplines. works.hcommons.org/records/h10r....

Politics and football fandom in post- ‘indyref’ Scotland: Nationalism, unionism and stereotypes of the ‘Old Firm’

New in the top 3 most downloaded publications for February 2026 – “Politics and football fandom in post- ‘indyref’ Scotland: Nationalism, unionism and stereotypes of the ‘Old Firm’” by John Kelly.

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Find the gap: AI, responsible agency and vulnerability

The most downloaded publication for January 2026 is “Find the gap: AI, responsible agency and vulnerability’' by Shannon Vallor and Tillmann Vierkant.

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Enclaves of inequality: Brasiguaios and the transformation of the Brazil-Paraguay borderlands

The most downloaded publication for December 2025 is ''Enclaves of inequality: Brasiguaios and the transformation of the Brazil-Paraguay borderlands’' by Jacob Blanc.

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Open and Engaged Conference 2025 - Who owns our knowledge? // British Library This year’s Open and Engaged Conference aligns with the Open Access Week 2025 theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, by exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved.

Open and Engaged 2025 Conference has now released their slides:

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"AI, Openness & Future Publishing – Event summary" Guest blog post written by Veronica Cano (Open Data and REF Manager)

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cOAlition S reinforces Open Access commitment while advancing next strategic phase <p>cOAlition S today reaffirmed its commitment to the foundational mission of accelerating full and immediate Open Access while expanding its vision to encompass the broader goal of rapid, open, trans...

cOAlition S has now released their new strategy for 2026-2030:

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Turkey and the Gulf States in the Horn of Africa: Fluctuating dynamics of engagement, investment and influence

The most downloaded publication for November 2025 is ‘Turkey and the Gulf States in the Horn of Africa: Fluctuating dynamics of engagement, investment and influence’ by Jason Mosley, Nada Wanni, Yinebeb Nigatu, Mahad Wasuge, Adel Hamaizia, Georgia Cole and Federico Donelli.

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'Give birth to nightmares': The Marshallese nuclear legacy and women’s health in Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner’s ‘Monster’

The most downloaded publication for October 2025 is ''Give birth to nightmares': The Marshallese nuclear legacy and women’s health in Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner’s ‘Monster’' by Michelle Keown.

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Not just BANAL: How branding shapes cybercrime ecosystems

New in the top 3 most downloaded publications for September 2025 – “Not just BANAL: How branding shapes cybercrime ecosystems” by Ben Collier and Richard Clayton.

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Online Film in China

The most downloaded publication for August 2025 is 'Online Film in China' by Xiaobai Shen.

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Research updates | Research and Engagement | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Updates from around the CAHSS research community.

Join us at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh on 13th November at 1pm for a half-day event on AI, Openness and Publishing Futures. For further information, please visit cahss.ed.ac.uk/research-and...

The call for abstracts is now open for the 2026 Digital Research Conference taking place on 26th February 2026 at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh. For further information, visit digitalresearchservices.ed.ac.uk/digital-rese....

Join the Bodleian Open Scholarship online event on 25th September at 4pm to hear more about the loss of open datasets and efforts to capture them before they are lost. To book your place visit go.glam.ox.ac.uk/data25

Sectarian tensions, Islamophobia, and decolonization: Comparing Jasser Auda's and Jonathan Brown's analysis of the Hadiths concerning Aisha's marital age

"Sectarian tensions, Islamophobia, and decolonization: Comparing Jasser Auda's and Jonathan Brown's analysis of the Hadiths concerning Aisha's marital age" by Muhamad Rofiq Muzakkir et al. is the most downloaded publication for July 2025.

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"A Spanish genocide? Reflections on the post-war Francoist repression" by Julius Ruiz is the most downloaded publication for June 2025.

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Open research - Scottish Funding Council Open Access to research makes it easier for business and the voluntary and public sectors to access research findings.

The Scottish Funding Council has updated their page on Open Research:
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Are you a researcher in the humanities looking to publish Open Access, but don't know where to begin? This free, online course from the School of Advanced Study, University of London is for you! reshaped.sas.ac.uk/course/view....

Edinburgh Open Research

The Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 that took place yesterday was extremely interesting. All talks have been recorded and will be uploaded soon in the EOR website.

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A study of diabetes mellitus within a large sample of Australian twins.

New in the top 3 most downloaded publications from May 2025 – “A study of diabetes mellitus within a large sample of Australian twins” by Julianne Condon, Joanne E. Shaw, Michelle Luciano, Kirsten O. Kyvik, Nicholas G. Martin and David L. Duffy.

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Our Open Research and Pure SharePoint is now open to all University staff:

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The CAHSS Open Research newsletter for June 2025 has now been published and is available to read here - uoe.sharepoint.com/sites/hss/co.... [University login required]

The Research Data Service has also created a short survey to understand how University of Edinburgh researchers are being impacted by the decommissioning and blocking of public access to databases in the US. You can contribute with your experience at edin.ac/43k0KXT

Robin Rice's blog post on the Edinburgh Research Data Blog details efforts by the Data Rescue Project to try to save important US research data that could otherwise be lost.

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Researchers can contact data-support@ed.ac.uk to discuss potential actions to take and raise any concerns.

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REF2029 have published some changes and clarifications to their forthcoming Open Access Policy and accompanying FAQ, including changes to licensing requirements. Their change log now allows you to view the current version of the policy alongside earlier versions of the text. Links in the comments.