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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 3h

Looking forward to watching @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social which was on BBC's Storyville last night: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... For our UK followers (most of you!) Plenty of time to watch via BBC iplayer or via our Box of Broadcasts subscription. Free people read freely. 📚 💪

Storyville - The Librarians

A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.

www.bbc.co.uk

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 2d

@cathdishman.bsky.social from our team is there! Enjoy!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 2d

That is SO COOL!!!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 6d

We already got a submission! Someone was so inspired, they made a pumpkin purchase and already carved it!! WE LOVE YOUR COMPETITION.

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, it's ON @openresearchuoa.bsky.social Inspired by your contest, we're now taking your advice/guidance/contest and created a competition at LJMU. It's now live for all of our @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social PGRs. Check your inboxes and let's GET CARVIN'. With thanks to our open research friends!

Open Research, University of Aberdeen @openresearchuoa.bsky.social · 8d

It's the first day of October and therefore the start of the Halloween Season 🎃👻🍬

We're thrilled to announce another year of our Carve your PhD contest, where we challenge our wonderful PGRs to represent their dissertation topic as a Jack O' Lantern. Have Fun! Get Spooky!
abdn.site/phD

a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery

Alt: a person with a pumpkin on their head dancing in a cemetery

media.tenor.com

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 9d

Oh, these look cool! Free online webinars about publishing your first book.

Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 9d

This is what we call an ~ensemble cast~

Some truly great speakers here! Be sure to check this talk out! Except if you are working on a #composition / #writing studies / #teamrhetoric book because then look no further and just come to me (jk...kind of)

Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 9d

October 8: Hear from these 3 acquisition editors at Finding the Right Publisher for Your First Book:
- Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social, @uncpress.bsky.social
- Dominique Moore, @illinoispress.bsky.social
- Mike Baccam @mikebaccam.bsky.social, @uwapress.bsky.social

ideasonfire.net/first-book-p...

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 10d

If you fancy something a bit different, we loved visiting Noord with our Dutch friends (who had never been there.) Fun to take free ferries to some spaces/places we hadn't seen: www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Laid-back Noord: a scenic antidote to the crowds of central Amsterdam

A four-minute train ride from Amsterdam Centraal is an easygoing world of floating homes, art galleries and inexpensive waterside bars

www.theguardian.com

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 15d

We were lucky to have Amanda Bennett speak at one of our research cafes that we run with @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social Absolutely fascinating work, from a fantastic researcher!

Liverpool John Moores University @ljmuofficial.bsky.social · 15d

Good luck to PhD Psychology student Amanda Bennett who has been nominated for a national BAME Health and Care award. 🎉

We caught up with Amanda to talk about her journey into PhD study and how she is breaking down race barriers.

Read more: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

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Dr Emma Ashworth @emmaashworth.bsky.social · 15d

New paper out today, exploring the experiences of parents supporting their autistic children with mental health difficulties: journals.plos.org/mentalhealth....

Thank you to the parents who trusted us with their stories and took the time to share them with us.

“Constantly overwhelmed and desperate for help”: Parents’ experiences of supporting their autistic child with mental health difficulties in the United Kingdom

Autistic children and young people are at increased risk of experiencing mental health difficulties, but often face delays or barriers to accessing support. While evidence exists regarding parents’ ex...

journals.plos.org

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Davide Bruno @davidebrunophd.bsky.social · 15d

Happy to share this new paper in Journal of Neuropsychology (@bpsofficial.bsky.social) on memory and plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease @ljmuofficial.bsky.social @ljmuresearch.bsky.social 🧠🧪 @alzassociation.bsky.social

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/2UYCT9...

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 20d

Contrary to what this article says, I would argue that 'the public' take naming ceremonies very seriously. CTRL ALT DELEAF is name perfection! Some Friday fun for your morning.

Train named Ctrl Alt Deleaf to help blast billions of leaves from Great Britain’s tracks

Network Rail says train named after public vote will join fleet of ‘unsung hero’ leaf-busters this autumn

www.theguardian.com

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 20d

Including one from our open journals service, PRISM: openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/prism Hooray for DOAJ!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 23d

It might be that I've lived here too long to remember if I never used those words but I feel like I used the word punnet prior to my relocation to the UK from the USA 23 years ago!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 27d

You share a birthday with my son. Happy birthday to you, too!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · 29d

That's fantastic! Glad it went well and sorry that we missed it!

LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · Sep 4

Absolutely fantastic start! What a first talk!

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · Sep 3

Had to compile some 'end of academic year' stats and our LJMU repository had 620,609 downloads, an increase of nearly 22% from last year! And, 4 of our top 10 most downloaded are PhD theses. Hooray for openly available research! Go on, have a look yourself! researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk

LJMU Research Online

researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk

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Lukas Röseler @aufdroeseler.bsky.social · Sep 3

At the FORRT Replication Hub, our mission is to support researchers who want to replicate previous findings. We have now published a big new component with which we want to fulfill this mission: An open access handbook for reproduction and replication studies: forrt.org/replication_...

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2

WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO LIVERPOOL????

LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · Sep 1

Really looking forward to reading (and learning!) from this book.

Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Sep 1

You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)

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James Crossland @jamescrossland.bsky.social · Sep 1

@eandtbooks.bsky.social

James Crossland @jamescrossland.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔊Summer's over. Back to work.

Upcoming "Rogue Agent" events in Cheshire, London and the Isle of Wight
#history #historybookchat
🗃️📝💙📚✏️

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Open Research, University of Sheffield @openresshef.bsky.social · Sep 1

OpenFest 2025 begins tomorrow! To whet your appetites, here's a new podcast from our colleagues (and chief organisers!) at Hallam on this year's theme: Open Research and Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (OR+EEDI)

Domi Smithson @domismithson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Spotify podcast alert: #OpenFest25 Open Research + EEDI

Together with @openresshef.bsky.social, joined by
@jenniad.bsky.social@reddite.bsky.social, Dr Keith Fildes and Dr Jim Uttley we discuss EDI research design (and support) with more robust + reliable data.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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Dr Beth @drbeth.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in open access, social class & librarian demographics or supporting international students? We've got something for everyone in the LIS Research Seminar Series.

Do take a look and sign up!
cassyni.com/series/KVXBf...

#Librarians #Library #LIS #ResearchMethods #Academicsky

Cassyni | Science starts with a seminar

Seamlessly organise, run and publish academic research seminars. Get started in minutes.

cassyni.com

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LJMU Open Research Team @ljmuresearch.bsky.social · Aug 21

Fancy being number 10,000,001 and want to know how to link with the LJMU repository? We got you: www.ljmu.ac.uk/~/media/libr... We ❤️ORCID

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Aug 20

We've published a new blog post outlining the free training sessions we have on our website.

If you're a researcher in the #humanities interested in #publishing and #OpenAccess, there may be something useful for you in there!

👇
uolpress.co.uk/2025/08/navi...

Navigating publishing and open access: Resources for researchers - University of London Press

Whether you’re preparing your first book proposal or exploring the world of open access, the University of London Press Training Hub can support you. Designed for humanities researchers at all career ...

uolpress.co.uk

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