The decision to block Sci-Hub in India brings inequalities in access to research based knowledge into sharp focus.

Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.

Added Value: Highlighting the importance of health impact assessments for housing developers, communities and key decision makers in England

YouTube video by KNOW-PH - Knowledge for Public Health

Despite the lack of clarity surrounding the next round of the REF, university research offices are already collecting evidence and preparing. Tamsin Varney outlines three ways in which the policy…

There is a call for presentations for LILAC 2026 (the UK's Information Literacy conference) which takes place in Sheffield, UK (at my university!), 30 March - 1 April 2026. The deadline is 13 November 16.00 GMT (UK time). "There are no set themes for LILAC 2026, the focus is simply information literacy. We welcome proposals from all sectors and contexts. We ask that your presentation makes explicit reference to your innovative practice or research in information literacy." Proposals can be for short or long presentations, workshops, panel discussions, open review, lightning talks, "wildcards" and posters. For more information go to: https://www.lilacconference.com/lilac-2026/call-for-presentations-1 There is a webinar for those who would like more advice abour submitting abstracts on 3 October 2025 at 12 noon - 13.00 BST (UK time) - register at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cilipinformationliteracygroup/1850273 

Society president criticises billionaire’s “language of violence” but says organisation should not “police political opinions”

In this webinar, we’ll share how the KNOW-PH team has tried to approach how we collaborate, communicate and share outputs differently.

UKeiG CPD: Words and sound - using blogs and podcasts to disseminate research to diverse audiences

This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …

We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.