Is that your yacht on the right?

Oops sorry. Didn’t realise it was a tour!

Dorka back in Leeds, for one night only!

Mostly online and open to all…so HS2 not required for Leeds colleagues to attend👇

Still time to book for this lunchtime 12pm GMT👇

Bridging knowledge gaps through collaboration: Wikimedia in South Africa and the UK Tuesday 24 March, 12:00 - 13:00 GMT / 14:00 - 15:00 SAST This webinar focuses on advancing knowledge equity through Wikimedia initiatives and open education, with a particular...

🌍 Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Wikimedia in South Africa & the UK

📅 Tue 24 Mar
⏰ 12h GMT | 14h SAST

🎤 With Herschal Jackson (@wikimediaza.bsky.social), Lucy Crompton-Reid (@wikimediauk.bsky.social) & Chaired by @yclepit.bsky.social (@openresleeds.bsky.social)

Register: leeds.libcal.com/event/4499551

Nick - empowerment - wikimedia can be a bridge between academic and global communities and between open research and open education. Can be powerful in terms of human curated knowledge and hopefully inform ethical AI, information and digital literacy. #ORW2026

Thanks...need to verify age to DM I think!

Any chance of a cheeky link to join? Registration closed

We at White Rose University Press are equally delighted to congratulate the winners and look forward to guiding them through the publication process.

Their achievement marks an exciting milestone in their academic careers, and we are thrilled to support them as their work reaches a wider audience.

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"UKRN Publishes Findings from Pilot Projects on Automating Open Research Indicators".

This was a fantastic collaboration, working w excellent colleagues at University of Leeds (@nickshepp.bsky.social, @sallydalton.bsky.social) and partner universities. Read more below:
www.ukrn.org/2026/02/12/u...

In 2026, the city of Leeds celebrates 400 years since it received the first royal charter, giving the city the right to self-governance.

To celebrate this occasion, the Libraries are taking to Wikipedia. And we need your help.

Transatlantic Anti-Slavery Wiki Edit-a-thon (Workshop) Leeds has a rich but often overlooked tradition of anti-slavery activism that it shares with Rochester, New York. These cities were linked by correspondence and shared activism,...

Transatlantic Anti-Slavery Wiki Edit-a-thon (Workshop)
leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...

THIS Friday. Everybody welcome 😀

In partnership with @urochester.bsky.social and @wikimediauk.bsky.social

Facilitated by @yclepit.bsky.social, with an intro from @jsendall.bsky.social

Have you noticed @maddipow.bsky.social @kellylloyd.bsky.social ?

OSF seems very fragile @cos.io ? Often get a 502 Error

Bridging knowledge gaps through collaboration: Wikimedia in South Africa and the UK Wednesday 11 February, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT / 15:00 - 16:00 SAST This webinar focuses on advancing knowledge equity through Wikimedia initiatives and open education, with a...

Looking forward to hosting Herschal Jackson (@wikimediaza.bsky.social ) & Lucy Crompton-Reid (@wikimediauk.bsky.social) for this webinar on Wed 11 Feb, 1-2pm GMT, chaired by @yclepit.bsky.social

leeds.libcal.com/event/4499551

In collaboration with @knowledgeen.bsky.social

Everyone welcome 😀

Was bought a book subscription thing for Christmas . First surprise delivery just arrived @adamroberts.bsky.social

Always a great event 👇

This year I'm looking forward to being a bit more involved, speaking about "Why ‘open’ matters – the importance of global knowledge" (Thursday 5th March, 1-2pm GMT)

@knowledgeen.bsky.social @r4lpartnership.bsky.social

Not a flake in Leeds ☹️

(Episode 142) Navigating careers in academic libraries: a conversation with Josh Sendall Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!

🆕The #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast's back in 2026! @nickshepp.bsky.social talks to @jsendall.bsky.social about his career in academic libraries culminating in his recent appointment as Acting Librarian & Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social.

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 | Library | Library Find out how to submit a contribution for for the 2026 Open Research Conference. This year our conference centers on UNESCO's "Recommendations for Open Science", reflecting our new institutional…

Happy New Year! Here's a resolution... "I will get more involved in opening up research". Yeah? Great! Oh, wait - hey - I think we can help with that! Why not submit a talk or poster to EORC2026? library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup... That way we can meet, chat, and perhaps support one another!

My first listen of 2026 was a fascinating podcast about transdisciplinary research (and how it differs from interdisciplinary research) open.spotify.com/episode/2p8X...

Time tracking with age…

Sunniest Chevin Chase I’ve ever seen

“Do not despair. It’s a privilege to despair. Don’t lose sight of the fact that resistance takes a lot of different shapes and you know whatever you are able to do, even if it feels small, is something.” @rouhiroo.bsky.social

Thanks. Was literally just looking at it 😀

Have listened to a couple I think but loads there I haven’t

@uoyopenres.bsky.social uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/...

Any recommendations of #OpenResearch related podcasts/events I may have missed this year?

Here are a few that I have heard:

@openresshef.bsky.social Open Research Conversations doi.org/10.15131/she...

@hiddenref.bsky.social What the REF hidden-ref.org/what-the-ref/

#OAI14 oai.events/oai14/