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🚀Introducing the official FORM BlueSky account!
We are the Forum for Open Research in #MENA (FORM)—a non-profit membership organization supporting the advancement of #OpenScience policies & practices in research institutions & communities across the Arab world
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#ScholComm #AcademicSky
We are the Forum for Open Research in #MENA (FORM)—a non-profit membership organization supporting the advancement of #OpenScience policies & practices in research institutions & communities across the Arab world
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#ScholComm #AcademicSky
Wishing everyone a blessed Ramadan🌙
May this month bring peace, clarity, and strength. Ramadan Kareem from the FORM team🤍🩵
May this month bring peace, clarity, and strength. Ramadan Kareem from the FORM team🤍🩵
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Wishing everyone a blessed Ramadan🌙
May this month bring peace, clarity, and strength. Ramadan Kareem from the FORM team🤍🩵
May this month bring peace, clarity, and strength. Ramadan Kareem from the FORM team🤍🩵
#OpenAccess is growing, but what about your #data? 🤔
Making your research data open, #FAIR, & reusable can increase impact, drive innovation, & strengthen collaboration🤝
🔗Explore our #OpenScience resource: shorturl.at/HqQPI
#OpenData #OpenRepositories
Making your research data open, #FAIR, & reusable can increase impact, drive innovation, & strengthen collaboration🤝
🔗Explore our #OpenScience resource: shorturl.at/HqQPI
#OpenData #OpenRepositories
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
#OpenAccess is growing, but what about your #data? 🤔
Making your research data open, #FAIR, & reusable can increase impact, drive innovation, & strengthen collaboration🤝
🔗Explore our #OpenScience resource: shorturl.at/HqQPI
#OpenData #OpenRepositories
Making your research data open, #FAIR, & reusable can increase impact, drive innovation, & strengthen collaboration🤝
🔗Explore our #OpenScience resource: shorturl.at/HqQPI
#OpenData #OpenRepositories
Reminder that we're on Slack!👀
Join our #Op#OpenSciencemmunity to connect, share resources, & keep the conversation going beyond events.
Join us today👉 shorturl.at/b1667htt
#Sc#ScholComm
Join our #Op#OpenSciencemmunity to connect, share resources, & keep the conversation going beyond events.
Join us today👉 shorturl.at/b1667htt
#Sc#ScholComm
February 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Reminder that we're on Slack!👀
Join our #Op#OpenSciencemmunity to connect, share resources, & keep the conversation going beyond events.
Join us today👉 shorturl.at/b1667htt
#Sc#ScholComm
Join our #Op#OpenSciencemmunity to connect, share resources, & keep the conversation going beyond events.
Join us today👉 shorturl.at/b1667htt
#Sc#ScholComm
A warm welcome to Ilays Library Initiative, FORM's newest member🎉
Across Somalia, libraries play an important role in education, research, & community development. ILAYS works within this landscape, supporting libraries as institutions & engines for knowledge equity.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/w5Xwc
Across Somalia, libraries play an important role in education, research, & community development. ILAYS works within this landscape, supporting libraries as institutions & engines for knowledge equity.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/w5Xwc
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
A warm welcome to Ilays Library Initiative, FORM's newest member🎉
Across Somalia, libraries play an important role in education, research, & community development. ILAYS works within this landscape, supporting libraries as institutions & engines for knowledge equity.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/w5Xwc
Across Somalia, libraries play an important role in education, research, & community development. ILAYS works within this landscape, supporting libraries as institutions & engines for knowledge equity.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/w5Xwc
Open #PeerReview isn't "less rigorous", it's just more transparent.
Accountability, visibility, & constructive dialogue can strengthen review quality, not weaken it.
Curious how it works in practice?
🔗Check out our resource: shorturl.at/Ftnvd
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Accountability, visibility, & constructive dialogue can strengthen review quality, not weaken it.
Curious how it works in practice?
🔗Check out our resource: shorturl.at/Ftnvd
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Open #PeerReview isn't "less rigorous", it's just more transparent.
Accountability, visibility, & constructive dialogue can strengthen review quality, not weaken it.
Curious how it works in practice?
🔗Check out our resource: shorturl.at/Ftnvd
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Accountability, visibility, & constructive dialogue can strengthen review quality, not weaken it.
Curious how it works in practice?
🔗Check out our resource: shorturl.at/Ftnvd
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
If you've missed our workshop on building #OpenScience communities in the Arabic-speaking world or you would like to revisit some of the points, the video is now up on our website📽️
🔗Watch it here: shorturl.at/JSQGA
#ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure #OSC
🔗Watch it here: shorturl.at/JSQGA
#ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure #OSC
Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-Speaking World - Forum for Open Research in MENA
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February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If you've missed our workshop on building #OpenScience communities in the Arabic-speaking world or you would like to revisit some of the points, the video is now up on our website📽️
🔗Watch it here: shorturl.at/JSQGA
#ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure #OSC
🔗Watch it here: shorturl.at/JSQGA
#ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure #OSC
Thanks to everyone who joined our workshop yesterday on building #OpenScience communities in the Arabic-speaking world!
We hope you found it insightful💡
Stay tuned: the recording will be up on our website soon!👀
#OSC #ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure
We hope you found it insightful💡
Stay tuned: the recording will be up on our website soon!👀
#OSC #ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined our workshop yesterday on building #OpenScience communities in the Arabic-speaking world!
We hope you found it insightful💡
Stay tuned: the recording will be up on our website soon!👀
#OSC #ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure
We hope you found it insightful💡
Stay tuned: the recording will be up on our website soon!👀
#OSC #ArabRegion #Arabic #OpenInfrastructure
‼️Reminder: Our CDA is happening tomorrow!
Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic)
4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online
🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf
See you tomorrow!
#OpenScience #ArabRegion
Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic)
4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online
🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf
See you tomorrow!
#OpenScience #ArabRegion
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
‼️Reminder: Our CDA is happening tomorrow!
Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic)
4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online
🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf
See you tomorrow!
#OpenScience #ArabRegion
Building Open Science Communities in the Arabic-speaking World (Arabic)
4 Feb 2026 | 13:00 GST | Online
🔗Register now and don't miss it: shorturl.at/rbuDf
See you tomorrow!
#OpenScience #ArabRegion
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🎓 Need training material? The Open Access Books Toolkit comes with ready-to-use resources to support workshops, onboarding, and team learning for open access books.
🔗 Explore here: oabooks-toolkit.org
#openscience #oabooks #openinfrastructure
🔗 Explore here: oabooks-toolkit.org
#openscience #oabooks #openinfrastructure
OA Books Toolkit
This Toolkit is aimed at promoting and supporting open access (OA) to academic books. It consists of short articles covering a wide range of topics relating to OA books, each including a list of…
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February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
🎓 Need training material? The Open Access Books Toolkit comes with ready-to-use resources to support workshops, onboarding, and team learning for open access books.
🔗 Explore here: oabooks-toolkit.org
#openscience #oabooks #openinfrastructure
🔗 Explore here: oabooks-toolkit.org
#openscience #oabooks #openinfrastructure
#OpenScience adoption across the Arabic-speaking world needs strong, local communities
This hands-on workshop equips participants with tools, frameworks, & mentorship to build & lead Open Science Communities, advocate effectively, & connect with peers across #MENA
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/s1DMo
This hands-on workshop equips participants with tools, frameworks, & mentorship to build & lead Open Science Communities, advocate effectively, & connect with peers across #MENA
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/s1DMo
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 AM
#OpenScience adoption across the Arabic-speaking world needs strong, local communities
This hands-on workshop equips participants with tools, frameworks, & mentorship to build & lead Open Science Communities, advocate effectively, & connect with peers across #MENA
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/s1DMo
This hands-on workshop equips participants with tools, frameworks, & mentorship to build & lead Open Science Communities, advocate effectively, & connect with peers across #MENA
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/s1DMo
We are pleased to welcome @clockssarchive.bsky.social as our newest Strategic Partner!
CLOCKSS brings to our community a longstanding commitment to digital preservation, #OpenInfrastructure, & the long-term safeguarding of scholarly knowledge.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/DseH0
#OpenScience
CLOCKSS brings to our community a longstanding commitment to digital preservation, #OpenInfrastructure, & the long-term safeguarding of scholarly knowledge.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/DseH0
#OpenScience
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 AM
We are pleased to welcome @clockssarchive.bsky.social as our newest Strategic Partner!
CLOCKSS brings to our community a longstanding commitment to digital preservation, #OpenInfrastructure, & the long-term safeguarding of scholarly knowledge.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/DseH0
#OpenScience
CLOCKSS brings to our community a longstanding commitment to digital preservation, #OpenInfrastructure, & the long-term safeguarding of scholarly knowledge.
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/DseH0
#OpenScience
Missed our symposium on #OpenInfrastructure? The recording is now live on our website!
Watch to explore why open infrastructure matters, how @scossfunding.bsky.social supports it, & what sustainable funding can look like👇
🔗: shorturl.at/pM9vT
#OpenScience
Watch to explore why open infrastructure matters, how @scossfunding.bsky.social supports it, & what sustainable funding can look like👇
🔗: shorturl.at/pM9vT
#OpenScience
Understanding Open Infrastructure: Why It Matters and Why It Needs Funding - Forum for Open Research in MENA
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January 28, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Missed our symposium on #OpenInfrastructure? The recording is now live on our website!
Watch to explore why open infrastructure matters, how @scossfunding.bsky.social supports it, & what sustainable funding can look like👇
🔗: shorturl.at/pM9vT
#OpenScience
Watch to explore why open infrastructure matters, how @scossfunding.bsky.social supports it, & what sustainable funding can look like👇
🔗: shorturl.at/pM9vT
#OpenScience
Want to help grow #OpenScience in the Arabic-speaking world?
This Arabic-language workshop focuses on how to build and lead local Open Science Communities, covering advocacy, events, institutional engagement, & regional collaboration.🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/LON1r
#FORM4Open
This Arabic-language workshop focuses on how to build and lead local Open Science Communities, covering advocacy, events, institutional engagement, & regional collaboration.🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/LON1r
#FORM4Open
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Want to help grow #OpenScience in the Arabic-speaking world?
This Arabic-language workshop focuses on how to build and lead local Open Science Communities, covering advocacy, events, institutional engagement, & regional collaboration.🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/LON1r
#FORM4Open
This Arabic-language workshop focuses on how to build and lead local Open Science Communities, covering advocacy, events, institutional engagement, & regional collaboration.🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/LON1r
#FORM4Open
New #OpenScience resource!
#CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work?
Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇
🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw
#CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work?
Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇
🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
New #OpenScience resource!
#CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work?
Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇
🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw
#CreativeCommons licenses answer a simple but crucial question: what am I allowed to do with this work?
Learn how they support sharing, reuse, & collaboration in Open Science without losing control👇
🔗: shorturl.at/jKlZw
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[CATCH UP] @kirahopkins.bsky.social shares her experiences of presenting to @forumforopen.bsky.social last year during #OAWeek
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
FORM and Copim - Community building in MENA - Copim
During Open Access Week 2025, Opening the Future presented, along with Lucy Barnes, a project partner and editor at Open Book Publishers, at the Forum for Ope…
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January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
[CATCH UP] @kirahopkins.bsky.social shares her experiences of presenting to @forumforopen.bsky.social last year during #OAWeek
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
Just one thread in a growing relationship between ourselves and #OpenAccess #Publishing in the Middle East & North Africa 🌱
Find out more 👉
At FORM, we are working to strengthen #OpenScience across the Arab region by bringing together institutions, practitioners, and communities committed to openness, equity, & collaboration in research.🧵👇
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 AM
At FORM, we are working to strengthen #OpenScience across the Arab region by bringing together institutions, practitioners, and communities committed to openness, equity, & collaboration in research.🧵👇
Thanks to everyone who joined our symposium on understanding #OpenInfrastructure. Great discussions and thoughtful questions throughout🙌
Stay tuned👀 the video will be up on our website soon!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Stay tuned👀 the video will be up on our website soon!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Thanks to everyone who joined our symposium on understanding #OpenInfrastructure. Great discussions and thoughtful questions throughout🙌
Stay tuned👀 the video will be up on our website soon!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Stay tuned👀 the video will be up on our website soon!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Reminder to join us tomorrow for our online symposium on understanding Open Infrastructure
We’ll be unpacking what #OpenInfrastructure really is, why it underpins #OpenScience, & why sustainable funding is a shared responsibility🤝
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/cnvdZ
We’ll be unpacking what #OpenInfrastructure really is, why it underpins #OpenScience, & why sustainable funding is a shared responsibility🤝
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/cnvdZ
January 19, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Reminder to join us tomorrow for our online symposium on understanding Open Infrastructure
We’ll be unpacking what #OpenInfrastructure really is, why it underpins #OpenScience, & why sustainable funding is a shared responsibility🤝
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/cnvdZ
We’ll be unpacking what #OpenInfrastructure really is, why it underpins #OpenScience, & why sustainable funding is a shared responsibility🤝
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/cnvdZ
We are pleased to welcome Al Akhawayn University as a new member of FORM!🎉
This partnership brings together a shared interest in strengthening research cultures, encouraging openness, & supporting meaningful exchange across institutions in the region.
🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/jHsyh
#OpenScience
This partnership brings together a shared interest in strengthening research cultures, encouraging openness, & supporting meaningful exchange across institutions in the region.
🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/jHsyh
#OpenScience
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
We are pleased to welcome Al Akhawayn University as a new member of FORM!🎉
This partnership brings together a shared interest in strengthening research cultures, encouraging openness, & supporting meaningful exchange across institutions in the region.
🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/jHsyh
#OpenScience
This partnership brings together a shared interest in strengthening research cultures, encouraging openness, & supporting meaningful exchange across institutions in the region.
🔗Learn more: shorturl.at/jHsyh
#OpenScience
Open ≠ unprotected
#OpenScience removes paywalls, not your rights. Copyright stays with you, and #CreativeCommons licenses help you decide how your work is reused.
🔗Learn more in our resource: shorturl.at/eEySw
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess
#OpenScience removes paywalls, not your rights. Copyright stays with you, and #CreativeCommons licenses help you decide how your work is reused.
🔗Learn more in our resource: shorturl.at/eEySw
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Open ≠ unprotected
#OpenScience removes paywalls, not your rights. Copyright stays with you, and #CreativeCommons licenses help you decide how your work is reused.
🔗Learn more in our resource: shorturl.at/eEySw
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess
#OpenScience removes paywalls, not your rights. Copyright stays with you, and #CreativeCommons licenses help you decide how your work is reused.
🔗Learn more in our resource: shorturl.at/eEySw
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess
What is #OpenInfrastructure? And who pays for it?
Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
What is #OpenInfrastructure? And who pays for it?
Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
Why does #OpenScience matter for MENA?🤔
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Why does #OpenScience matter for MENA?🤔
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
New #OpenScience Resource on our website!
#TransformativeAgreements are often presented as a pathway to #OpenAccess, but do they really deliver on that promise?🤔
Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, & the questions institutions should be asking👇
🔗: shorturl.at/FnCCJ
#TransformativeAgreements are often presented as a pathway to #OpenAccess, but do they really deliver on that promise?🤔
Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, & the questions institutions should be asking👇
🔗: shorturl.at/FnCCJ
January 9, 2026 at 8:44 AM
New #OpenScience Resource on our website!
#TransformativeAgreements are often presented as a pathway to #OpenAccess, but do they really deliver on that promise?🤔
Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, & the questions institutions should be asking👇
🔗: shorturl.at/FnCCJ
#TransformativeAgreements are often presented as a pathway to #OpenAccess, but do they really deliver on that promise?🤔
Take a closer look at what these agreements are, how they work, & the questions institutions should be asking👇
🔗: shorturl.at/FnCCJ
📣Call for Proposals: Open Repositories 2026
The OR2026 conference returns online (8-11 June 2026)!
Theme: Open to All? Repositories at the Intersection of People, Practice, & Emerging Technologies
Share your work on #FAIR, preservation, & community
⏰Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
🔗: shorturl.at/7jV44
#CFP
The OR2026 conference returns online (8-11 June 2026)!
Theme: Open to All? Repositories at the Intersection of People, Practice, & Emerging Technologies
Share your work on #FAIR, preservation, & community
⏰Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
🔗: shorturl.at/7jV44
#CFP
Call for Proposals – Open Repositories 2026
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January 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM
📣Call for Proposals: Open Repositories 2026
The OR2026 conference returns online (8-11 June 2026)!
Theme: Open to All? Repositories at the Intersection of People, Practice, & Emerging Technologies
Share your work on #FAIR, preservation, & community
⏰Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
🔗: shorturl.at/7jV44
#CFP
The OR2026 conference returns online (8-11 June 2026)!
Theme: Open to All? Repositories at the Intersection of People, Practice, & Emerging Technologies
Share your work on #FAIR, preservation, & community
⏰Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
🔗: shorturl.at/7jV44
#CFP
Really fascinating & well-detailed study by @pathos-project.bsky.social
It raises some important questions: where are we still falling short in Open Science? What's holding progress back: infrastructure, funding, incentives, awareness? What practical steps can we take to move things forward?
It raises some important questions: where are we still falling short in Open Science? What's holding progress back: infrastructure, funding, incentives, awareness? What practical steps can we take to move things forward?
Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/open-science-delivering-benefits-major-study-finds-proof-sparse
January 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Really fascinating & well-detailed study by @pathos-project.bsky.social
It raises some important questions: where are we still falling short in Open Science? What's holding progress back: infrastructure, funding, incentives, awareness? What practical steps can we take to move things forward?
It raises some important questions: where are we still falling short in Open Science? What's holding progress back: infrastructure, funding, incentives, awareness? What practical steps can we take to move things forward?