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🌍💚 Earth Day reminder: this is the only home we’ve got. Small actions, shared care, real change.

www.earthday.org/earth-day-20...

#EarthDay #ProtectOurPlanet

Reflections on @midlandsinnovation.bsky.social #OpenResearchWeek2026 from Avsar Gurpinar blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/04/...

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@lborouniversity.bsky.social #universityarchives #coatofarms

Capturing Creativity Community Friday Fika 15 May, 11:30 – 12:30 BST blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/04/...

#CapturingCreativity2026 #CapturingCreativityFridayFika

AI Toolkit for Archives - TrustArchives.org Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how audiovisual materials are created, reused, and interpreted. For archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations, these changes rais...

Trust in Archives Initiative has just released the initial version of its much-anticipated Toolkit. It helps archives navigate the evolving landscape of #GenAI and the urgent questions it raises for the heritage sector. #GLAMS

Is Drawing Good for You? (Becoming Artsy 504) YouTube video by Getty Museum

Can anyone learn to draw?

Join Getty producer Jessie as she explores techniques for learning how to draw, and learns *why* drawing is good for you.

Watch the full video: youtu.be/aG48Zxh_J80

🚨 Publication alert 🚨

A diary study of UK workers self-managing long-term health conditions reveals the hidden, everyday work of staying in employment while dealing with long-term health conditions.

Read all about it.

hdl.handle.net/2134/32024682

#WorkAndHealth #LongTermConditions

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🌱📚 April Copyright Reads 2026 is here!

Fresh reads for springtime, covering copyright, AI, open research, and the latest in sustainability.

Perfect for a sunny break ☀️(at least hopefully it is sunny were you are)

👉 blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/04/...

#Copyright #OpenResearch

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📆 One week to go until the free webinar 'OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors' w. @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social incl. Dr Imre Keserü (@vubrussel.bsky.social) Dr Jochen Hung (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) & @cern.bsky.social's Zenodo team.

Full agenda & register 👉 tinyurl.com/yapwnd5s

Several years ago I co-started a collection of LGBTQ+ resources for library, knowledge & information workers, which I now maintain ie I add useful links when I come across them. Follow this new Bluesky account which updates when new items are added. Feel free to suggest resources!

Ep 18. What the REF is happening with books?! This week on What the Ref, the team heads to Plymouth for a lively workshop on non-traditional outputs before diving into a fascinating interview with Gareth Cole on the future of open access books.…

What the REF is happening with books?!

We join the @hiddenref.bsky.social team to unpack the challenges of

🔓️ defining openness
💰️ funding models beyond BPCs
🪢 the tension between flexibility and REF policy!

Listen to Ep 18. now! 🎧️

Hand-coloured engraving of a cricket match, in which all the players are women. The text below the image reads: 'On Wenesday [sic] October 3rd 1811 a singular Cricket Match took place at Balls Pond Newington. The players were 22 women, 11 Hampshire against 11 Surrey. The Match was made between two Amateur Noblemen of the respective Counties for 500 Guineas a side. The Performers in the Contest were of all Ages and Sizes.'

The first recorded women’s county cricket match was played on the 3rd of October 1811 between Hampshire and Surrey at Balls Pond on Newington Green, as drawn here by caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson. Hampshire won.

#SportArchives #Archive30 #cricket #art #caricature

Open infrastructures like DOAB are seeing heavy bot traffic. To protect reliable access, we’ve introduced targeted safeguards that may cause brief restrictions. Our latest blog post explains what’s happening and what to do if affected: oapen.hypotheses.org/2217

Protecting the Season: An Overview of Easter-Related Intellectual Property – Open Research Open Research Blog

Easter meets IP! 🐣💡

From Lindt’s protected gold bunny foil to Cadbury’s trademark battle over the colour purple, Easter designs and traditions come with surprising legal twists. Even Hot Cross Buns and regional lamb dishes have their own protections.

Artemis II launch live updates: Fueling begins as NASA aims to send 1st crew to the moon in 53 years Launch preparations have begun for Artemis II, NASA’s planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts. It would be the first moon trip in 53 years.

BREAKING: NASA launches Artemis II astronauts to the moon on humanity's first lunar voyage in 53 years.

LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime,

If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here:
plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi...
or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

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In the dark, we remember what really matters.

Joining #EarthHour tonight to stand with the planet we all call home.

🌎💙 Switch off, look up, breathe.

www.wwf.org.uk/earth-hour

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✨ New on the blog!

March Copyright Reads (2026) is live and packed with fresh insights, updates, and thought‑provoking stories from the world of copyright and research.

📚 Dive in here: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/03/...

#Copyright #OpenResearch

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Today Facet Publishing announces the publication of Feminist Librarianship by Kirsten MacQuarrie! This book illuminates the feminism-infused principles and practices that shape the profession.

Order your copy: https://ow.ly/sHvM50Yz4Hk 35% discount for CILIP members

Ancient DNA reveals earliest known dogs lived alongside Ice Age humans The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock.

A team including researchers @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social has found that domesticated dogs were already living alongside us more than 14,000 years ago - redefining our understanding of how this ancient relationship first took root 🐕

Open access paper in @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓📄

Why every scientist needs a librarian Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.

Librarians are becoming vital research partners: boosting literature searches, improving review quality, and helping scientists use AI wisely.

Find your helpful librarian today!

🔗 nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00568-y

#LibrariansRuleTheWorld #LoughboroughLibrary #Research

Just showing this to our cats and saying this is the kind of boost you get from going to Oxford University

📻 🔈 I was just live on BBC Radio 5 Live talking to Naga Munchetty about prediction markets and Iran (from 11:19 timestamp) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @britishacademy.bsky.social @lborogeog.bsky.social @lboropr.bsky.social

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✨ Celebrating Women Inventors ✨

Creativity, courage, and the power of ideas deserve the spotlight every day.

Have a look at our new blog post:

blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/03/...

#WomenInSTEM #Innovation #InspiringWomen #Lboro

Letter: Prediction markets — now the pushback From Sarah Mills, Professor in Human Geography, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

Sarah Mills, Professor in Human Geography @lborogeog.bsky.social, writes for @financialtimes.com.

She explains how the rise of prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are leading to the gamblification of everything.

Read more 👇

www.ft.com/content/9181...

Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference - Copim On 26–28 February 2026, the Copim community gathered for a conference to discuss the future of community-led open access books. This post reflects on that eve…

'Exploring the Future of Community-led Open Access Books: A Copim Conference'

In this post, @alittleroad.bsky.social summarises the recent #CopimConference and shares recordings and slides from all panels. Catch up here!

👉 copim.pub/exploring-th...

#OAbooks #OpenAccess

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🌿📚 Proud moment!

We’ve officially signed the @cilip.bsky.social #GreenLibraries Manifesto, strengthening our commitment to sustainability, climate action, and greener library services. 💚

www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrari...

#GreenLibraries #Sustainability #LibrariesTransform #EnvironmentalAction

🌟 Loughborough University Researchers 🌟
🌟 Retaining rights in your research outputs🌟
🌟 Policy update from 1 April 2026🌟
blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/03/...

Next week's line-up - and still time to sign-up! www.midlandsinnovation.org.uk/orw
@midlandsinnovation.bsky.social #OpenResearchWeek #OpenResearch #ORW2026 #ReseachCulture

Next week's line-up - and still time to sign-up! www.midlandsinnovation.org.uk/orw
@midlandsinnovation.bsky.social #OpenResearchWeek #OpenResearch #ORW2026 #ReseachCulture