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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 10h

Exciting trans-Atlantic collaboration between the libraries at Universities of Rochester and Leeds:

🌎 Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester ( 🗓️ Thursday 23 October at 🕓 4pm BST / 🕚 11am EDT)

leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...

Archives across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black History. A conversation with the University of Rochester.

Leeds has a rich, though still under-discussed, history of anti-slavery activism. For instance, the Leeds Anti-Slavery Association was established in 1853 at The Leeds Library on...

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

(Intended as a reply to @michelleab.bsky.social )

Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

Good idea in principle…but what if Reform, using Russian money, somehow pull off a supernatural hack and Nigel appears in your bedroom at midnight 👻🇬🇧

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) is the funded project behind the Hidden REF Competition and Hidden REF Festival. It is funded by Research England from 2025 to 2030 hidden-ref.org/e-tie/

Embedding Trust in Evaluation - The Hidden REF

Embedding trust in evaluation Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) is the funded project behind the Hidden REF Competition and Hidden REF Festival. It is funded by […]

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this conversation with Octopus founder Alex Freeman on the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast:

research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/s3-e...

Octopus: a new way to open and transparent research with Dr Alexandra Freeman - Research Culture Uncovered

Octopus is an innovative new open science platform that disaggregates the journal article into its component parts

research-culture.captivate.fm

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

Tim Fellows talking now about @octopus-ac.bsky.social at the Festival of the @hiddenref.bsky.social REF. Planning to do more promotion of this innovative platform @universityofleeds.bsky.social

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 1d

rse-asia.github.io/RSE_Asia/blo...

RSE Asia Association: Blog

Blogs by or about RSE Asia Association

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 3d

I’m actually 7 foot 6

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 3d

Me too…as discussed with “one of you” on the #ResearchCultureUncovered podcast

research-culture.captivate.fm/episode/ukrn...

Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute @lahri.bsky.social · 3d

One of us is off to Birmingham to attend the Festival of the Hidden REF - exploring diverse research outputs and celebrating the hidden roles that make research happen! Looking forward to making some cross-institutional connections hidden-ref.org/the-festival...

The Festival of Hidden Ref - The Hidden REF

A festival for everyone involved in research The Festival of Hidden REF The Festival of Hidden REF takes place on 7 and 8 October 2025 at […]

hidden-ref.org

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 3d

IRL! I’ve only ever seen you on the telly 😀

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 3d

En route to the Festival of Hidden REF in Birmingham. Anyone else? Think you’re speaking @themauvedesert.bsky.social ?

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 9d

*sobs epistemological tears*

Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t worry everyone, Elon and grok gonna fix info bias

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t worry everyone, Elon and grok gonna fix info bias

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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · 15d

🔊 Vacancy: Open Research Manager, University of Sheffield Library (full-time, open-ended). The role will involve supporting projects across Sheffield and nationally with the @ukrepro.bsky.social to accelerate open research practices. Closing date 22 October: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Open-Res...

Open Research Manager

jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 17d

This event is a bit different from usual and instead of just one or two speakers, we've got...loads!

Through a series of lightning talks we hope to give you a sense of the teams and services available across the University of Leeds to support your open practice👇

Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · 21d

📢Open Lunch is back🍕🌮🍰

Open to collaboration: supporting #OpenResearch at the University of Leeds

leeds.libcal.com/calendar/ope...

All welcome, though this event will mostly be relevant to staff and students at the University of Leeds.

Open to collaboration: supporting open research at the University of Leeds

Join us for this first open lunch seminar of the year as we welcome you back after the Summer. This event is a bit different from usual and instead of just one or two speakers,...

leeds.libcal.com

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 20d

Presume inside a decoy dust jacket?

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · 24d

Just having exactly that conversation earlier 😨

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Researcher Development @ Leeds @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social · 29d

🆕#ResearchCultureUncovered episode with @nickshepp.bsky.social explores open research across disciplines at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. The @ukrepro.bsky.social Train the Trainer programme's open for applications: FREE training for researchers, PIs & professional services staff.

(Episode 129) UKRN Train the Trainer: accelerating the uptake of open research practices across academic disciplines

Quickly and easily listen to Research Culture Uncovered for free!

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · Sep 8

That's one word for it I suppose! 😀

Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · Sep 7

Tattersalls fault @andytattersall.bsky.social

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · Sep 7

Just frightened myself with Facebook memory from 2023 @katefoneill.bsky.social

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Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · Sep 3

Though I did (and do) like Skid Row to be fair 🤷‍♂️

Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social · Sep 3

As an 80’s era metal head it’s a bit ridiculous I’ve only just discovered Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime. What an album! (In my defence probably not heavy enough for my self-conscious adolescence) 🤘🎸

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · Sep 3

Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons by @samuelmoore.org

www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

Available #OpenAccess, obviously 😀

#OpenFest25

Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons

<I>Publishing Beyond the Market</I> argues that the move to open access should focus less on the free accessibility of research outputs and more on who controls the publications and infrastructures fo...

www.fulcrum.org

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Open Research Leeds @openresleeds.bsky.social · Sep 2

Truly inspiring project in the face of the current United States administration's attacks on science and data #OpenFest25

Jenni Adams @jenniad.bsky.social · Sep 2

Importance of keeping track of rescued data, e.g via the @datarescueproject.org Portal - and of communicating why these efforts matter - @lyndamk.bsky.social at #OpenFest25

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