Planning is underway for #OpenFest26, themed People and Place.

We invite contributions exploring how openness is shaped by communities, cultures, and contexts.

Submit proposals via the online form by midnight, 30 May 2026: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch...

#openresearchconference

Critical Thinking for Equity on Both Ends of the AI Model A Research Support Librarian and Open Research Champion at Sheffield Hallam University examines what transparency, equity, and responsible practice really require when black-box AI systems become rout...

Equity lives in our choices. In my recent article "Critical thinking for equity on both ends of the AI model", I highlight not what’s built in, but what must be practiced.

You can now read my input for #OpenEducationWeek2026👇

societyandai.org/insights/cri...

Introducing COS’s 2026–2028 Strategic Plan
Advancing Lifecycle Open Science:

osf.io/preprints/os...

What does it mean to “put open research on the map”?

We’re joined by Dr. Matt Hobbs to explore how location shapes research, why geospatial data matters and the balance between openness and privacy.

Tune in for practical insights and follow us on Spotify👇

open.spotify.com/episode/5nsl...

Join us next week for this launch event and panel discussion on open research in the arts, humanities & qualitative social sciences.

We're looking forward to sharing recent outputs from MORPHSS & hearing from a range of experts including @openreflections.bsky.social and @henrygonnet.bsky.social

Inspired by KM Gregory at #OpenResearchWeek 2026: Sustainable open research: thinking about relationships as part of the business model (will give it a go!) + reusing data isn’t just efficiency — it’s a signal of ongoing, meaningful relationships.

#openscience #datasharing #researchculture

sounds amazing!

Really inspired by Eugen Stoica from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social advocating for TDM/AI rights with the upgraded RR process across academia

#OxFOS26

Delighted to be invited back to share my research support project and speak at this year’s Open Scholarship Forum at the @ox.ac.uk Excited to connect, share insights, and explore how open research can make a real impact.

Check out the full programme for next week:

Use AI critically to advance open research 

New Open Research podcast episode on Spotify:

I’m joined by Professor David Smith to unpack AI in research culture—moving beyond hype to talk integrity, trust, and... digital equity.

Tune in now 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/74Oe...

Practice #26 from the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS disciplines: Sharing Creative Practice Outputs

"Online 'portfolios' of practice research are created by combining brief statements or articulations of research alongside audio-visual documentation of the output..."

The medium is the model: AI as a new environment for research - Research Information Christopher Kenneally argues that AI is not just a tool, but a medium reshaping research culture, authority and communication

AI like water? Not in the sense Jessie Buckley used the analogy to thank her co-star for #Hamnet. Here, Ch. Kenneally explains how #AI is reshaping research communication.

www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...

International Love Data week starts today: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/icpsr/...

The latest State of Open Data report shows that open research practices are widely endorsed by researchers globally:

~88% support open access
~81% support open data
~76% support open peer review

Delighted to join inaugural Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre #SMIC conference 2026 at @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social -highlighting cutting-edge multimodal imaging, industry collaboration and SMIC’s commitment to open, transparent research driving innovation in science healthcare and business.

Another year round we MAKE OPEN RESEARCH REWARDING: celebrating researchers at Sheffield Hallam University who champion open research by recognising projects that advance transparency, accessibility, and collaboration💡

Submission open now!

#openresearchaward2026
#pyramidofculturechange
#bnosek

developing critical AI literacy to counterbalance the cognitive offloading effect

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I like the name! Thanks Pete I will look into it :)

Unwrap our festive podcast on visual data in research. We explore how to mobilise visual data in open research, and tackle reproducibility, documentation and sharing + tools and institutional perspectives with Dr Ester Ehiyazaryan-White, our #UKRN LNL at SHU👇

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Happy 55!🚀

HMR FAIR Friday today: where we learn more about guidelines for repositories and registries on exposing trustworthiness levels.
Proposing RDF/DCAT (+DOI + ORCID) + DQV (data quality vocabulary) + shifting focus on matter instead of the tooling

👉Semantic Web 101" with Robert Ulrich

Joining the conversation at OAI14 – The Geneva Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication today! Excited to hear Anna Vernon (Jisc) discuss the latest Publisher Equity Framework indicators and what they mean for a fairer, more open publishing landscape.

Tokyo panorama

“Science cannot be open for everyone unless it is made by everyone.”

Just reflecting on the summary message at the 4th United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference in Tokyo, a city I had the chance to visit with my family a week later.

Becoming an influential researcher through open practice.

Back from Japan and straight to Spotify with our latest podcast! We talk with Prof. Andrea Wigfield about research communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing to amplify real-world impact.

Discover how openness can make your research truly influential👇

open.spotify.com/episode/3Dkq...

Integrating AI into research: Practical insights with @AviStaiman YouTube video by Wiley

Who will take the intellectual lead in the upcoming post-paper era?

💡 AI in research short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=riZy...

Research data holds immense potential—but sharing it isn’t always straightforward. Inspired by Christine Borgman’s The Conundrum of Sharing Research Data, we’re exploring the benefits, challenges, and future of open data in research.

#ReproducibiliTeaSheffield #openresearch

Indigenous data sovereignty (on collective and personal level) followed by question around informed consents versus transfer of ownership #UNOSOSC25

✔️open licences to respect IP
✔️knowledge belongs to a Collective
✔️dual direction: gov of data + data of gov
✔️CARE

www.niaa.gov.au/resource-cen...

LIVE from Japan: The 4th UN Open Science Conference has begun! Opening talks dive straight into epistemic injustice — facing boundaries and tensions shaping open research today.

💡deficit indigene narrative
💡epistemicide
💡marginalisation of collective privacy

#UNOSC25
#opensciencejapan

While designing a new teaching session on research communication Ive found an interesting article on numeracy levels in UK which really reflects on the way we (should) communicate research beyond academia + adding emotional meaning + tackling number blindness!

portfolio.cpl.co.uk/impact/44/44/