Yvonne Nobis
@yvonnenobis.bsky.social
Librarian, swimmer, sailor, trade unionist.
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Good luck to Paul Nurse as he starts his 2nd term as President of the @royalsociety.org. I hope that, under his leadership, the Society can rediscover the core scientific values it lost sight of in failing to deal effectively with Elon Musk’s breaches of its code of conduct.
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Good luck to Paul Nurse as he starts his 2nd term as President of the @royalsociety.org. I hope that, under his leadership, the Society can rediscover the core scientific values it lost sight of in failing to deal effectively with Elon Musk’s breaches of its code of conduct.
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Currently at an absolute loss as to how Research England can demand equality impact assessments from the HEIs they fund through REF and then recruit an all-male team (3 senior and white) to investigate the use of AI in REF. chet.bristol.ac.uk/research/ref...
Research: REF-AI project | Centre for Higher Education Transformations
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December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Currently at an absolute loss as to how Research England can demand equality impact assessments from the HEIs they fund through REF and then recruit an all-male team (3 senior and white) to investigate the use of AI in REF. chet.bristol.ac.uk/research/ref...
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Now that the dust is settling, read this excellent thread - the opposite of a hot take - by Watson’s biographer (out in a year or so!) You’ll see how complicated a 97 year life can be.
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Now that the dust is settling, read this excellent thread - the opposite of a hot take - by Watson’s biographer (out in a year or so!) You’ll see how complicated a 97 year life can be.
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Oxford University Press announces Karger acquisition: corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...
Oxford University Press announces agreement to acquire Karger - Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Karger Publishers. The transaction is expected to complete in December.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Oxford University Press announces Karger acquisition: corp.oup.com/news/oxford-...
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It was never really just about immigration. It was always about racism.
November 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It was never really just about immigration. It was always about racism.
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This simply throws the problem back on peer reviewers for journals & conferences and in my field that system is already fundamentally broken. Many times you need a paper out there before the system slowly grinds. This is understandable but feels so regressive.
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
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November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This simply throws the problem back on peer reviewers for journals & conferences and in my field that system is already fundamentally broken. Many times you need a paper out there before the system slowly grinds. This is understandable but feels so regressive.
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This is a growing problem for cultural archives, heritage databases, social statistics and scientific databases. A number of charities have (wonderfully) been stepping in, but the scale is such that governments and NGOs will surely need to collaboratively work to preserve essential data.
Genetics database hit by Trump cuts bailed out by Wellcome.
Stopgap funds support UK-based researchers, but future of FlyBase in jeopardy after terminated NIH grant.
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Stopgap funds support UK-based researchers, but future of FlyBase in jeopardy after terminated NIH grant.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
Genetics database hit by Trump cuts bailed out by Wellcome - Research Professional News
Stopgap funds support UK-based researchers, but future of FlyBase in jeopardy after terminated NIH grant
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is a growing problem for cultural archives, heritage databases, social statistics and scientific databases. A number of charities have (wonderfully) been stepping in, but the scale is such that governments and NGOs will surely need to collaboratively work to preserve essential data.
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Uk library peoples! Concerned about inter library loans and copyright in the light of potential journal cancellations? Well m’colleague and all round delightful chap, Andrew Johnson, has written all about it here so hopefully you can stop your panics doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector | Insights
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October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Uk library peoples! Concerned about inter library loans and copyright in the light of potential journal cancellations? Well m’colleague and all round delightful chap, Andrew Johnson, has written all about it here so hopefully you can stop your panics doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
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A £1.5M gift from @ogdentrust.bsky.social will help secure the future of @isaacphysics.org — a pioneering programme that aims to boost students’ confidence and attainment in STEM subjects, while equipping teachers with the time and tools they need.🙌
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October 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A £1.5M gift from @ogdentrust.bsky.social will help secure the future of @isaacphysics.org — a pioneering programme that aims to boost students’ confidence and attainment in STEM subjects, while equipping teachers with the time and tools they need.🙌
🔗 www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/impact-of-gi...
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Fabulous to see ‘The Camera Helps’ our new show @bodleian.ox.ac.uk that marks the arrival of the archive of the late great photographer Paddy Summerfield into the collection. Superbly curated by Alex Schneideman and Patricia Baker-Cassidy. Presented as part of PhotoOxford 2025!
October 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fabulous to see ‘The Camera Helps’ our new show @bodleian.ox.ac.uk that marks the arrival of the archive of the late great photographer Paddy Summerfield into the collection. Superbly curated by Alex Schneideman and Patricia Baker-Cassidy. Presented as part of PhotoOxford 2025!
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Dear old Toby wasn’t sacked for the tweets, but because the tweets revealed him to be a vile misogynist…
Toby Young calls for ban on people being sacked over historic offensive tweets - like those that cost him uni watchdog job - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
October 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Dear old Toby wasn’t sacked for the tweets, but because the tweets revealed him to be a vile misogynist…
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What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
October 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.
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The thing is, until someone says ‘no’, they’ll keep pushing the limits.
This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).
October 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The thing is, until someone says ‘no’, they’ll keep pushing the limits.
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In the last 3 years, I have become disabled. But one of the things I feel ashamed of is that until it happened to me, I was not as aware of disability issues as I could have been. I hope that this month offers the opportunity for us all to reflect further on how we build inclusive structures.
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In the last 3 years, I have become disabled. But one of the things I feel ashamed of is that until it happened to me, I was not as aware of disability issues as I could have been. I hope that this month offers the opportunity for us all to reflect further on how we build inclusive structures.
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The Trump administration has stopped funding of PubMed, not considering a vital service.
Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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I am so dismayed a the statement today from the President of the @royalsociety.org that I want to publish here the letter I wrote to him yesterday urging him to address the clear concerns of the UK scientific community.
![Screenshot of first part of letter (continues in next image). Text reads:
Dear Sir Adrian
I write to request that in its deliberations tomorrow the Council resolves to take a principled stand to defend the scientific values written into its code of conduct.
In its attempts to deal with the actions of Elon Musk FRS, the Royal Society has repeatedly failed to explain how his repudiation of those values is consistent with the code of conduct that all Fellows must adhere to as a condition of their fellowship. As is now well established, these actions include attacking Antony Fauci FRS without good cause; spreading scientific misinformation on X [through his own utterances and by relaxing controls on the platform]; recklessly and unlawfully degrading the research ecosystem of the US as part of DOGE; and bragging publicly about "feeding USAID into the wood chipper", which the Lancet estimates will cause the deaths of 14 million people, many of them children under the age of five, by 2030.
The Society’s inaction extends to the recent brief exchange of correspondence between Prof Sir Paul Nurse and Mr Musk. Although there was some initial contact, when Sir Paul laid out the Society’s specific concerns there was no reply or explanation from Musk. For reasons that I’m afraid I cannot fathom, you chose once again not to enforce your code of conduct.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jviud2kbpxo3lwd3do4mqepg/bafkreiev6nrcxar4eabbnj3t2p5tfi4icoeagakrqrtc5jhcq6op3424me@jpeg)
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am so dismayed a the statement today from the President of the @royalsociety.org that I want to publish here the letter I wrote to him yesterday urging him to address the clear concerns of the UK scientific community.
Utterly shameful.
Deeply disappointing. Once again the @royalsociety.org has avoided explaining how *actions* by Elon Musk that clearly repudiate the Society's values are consistent with the code of conduct that Fellows must adhere to. royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...
A statement from the President of the Royal Society | Royal Society
A statement from Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society, regarding threats to the values that allow science to flourish.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Utterly shameful.
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How will technology continue to shape how we talk to each other? We’re seeking a researcher to help tackle big questions like this.
Working with Co-Director @eli.bsky.social, this is a chance to engage with experts, dive into the research, and contribute directly to the field and our strategy.
Working with Co-Director @eli.bsky.social, this is a chance to engage with experts, dive into the research, and contribute directly to the field and our strategy.
October 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How will technology continue to shape how we talk to each other? We’re seeking a researcher to help tackle big questions like this.
Working with Co-Director @eli.bsky.social, this is a chance to engage with experts, dive into the research, and contribute directly to the field and our strategy.
Working with Co-Director @eli.bsky.social, this is a chance to engage with experts, dive into the research, and contribute directly to the field and our strategy.
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Today…
As the @royalsociety.org council meets on 01 Oct to discuss the repudiation of its core values by one of its fellows, Elon Musk, I respectfully remind them of my proposals for actions that should help the RS recover its standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
Conduct Unbecoming – how can the Royal Society escape its Musk box? | Reciprocal Space
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October 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Today…
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
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Are you interested in digital collections, policy management,, outreach & training? Then you could be our next Digital Preservation Officer!
Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00.
Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.
Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00.
Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Are you interested in digital collections, policy management,, outreach & training? Then you could be our next Digital Preservation Officer!
Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00.
Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.
Digital Preservation Officer (Maternity Cover). Closes 26 Sept 12:00.
Apply: bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A welcome, if belated, awakening to the disconnect between Musk's actions and the stated values of the Royal Society?
Mini-scoop: After resisting pressure to strip Elon Musk of his fellowship for months, the Royal Society is meeting on 1 October to discuss his removal – following his decision to address Tommy Robinson's far-right rally on Saturday.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
Royal Society to debate throwing out Elon Musk
One of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world is considering expelling Musk after his appearance at Tommy Robinson’s extremist London rally
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September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A welcome, if belated, awakening to the disconnect between Musk's actions and the stated values of the Royal Society?
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Royal Society's governing council will meet on 1 October to consider expelling Elon Musk.
Adrian Smith, its president, taking a new stance in light of Musk address to far-right rally in London last week.
@francesjones.bsky.social with the latest.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Adrian Smith, its president, taking a new stance in light of Musk address to far-right rally in London last week.
@francesjones.bsky.social with the latest.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Royal Society to reconsider expelling Elon Musk - Research Professional News
Violent rhetoric in address to anti-immigration rally pushes science academy to reassess billionaire’s fellowship
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September 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Royal Society's governing council will meet on 1 October to consider expelling Elon Musk.
Adrian Smith, its president, taking a new stance in light of Musk address to far-right rally in London last week.
@francesjones.bsky.social with the latest.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Adrian Smith, its president, taking a new stance in light of Musk address to far-right rally in London last week.
@francesjones.bsky.social with the latest.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Wild carrot, Lucerne, Autumn hawkbit and Hogweed. #Seedheads #WildflowerHour
September 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Wild carrot, Lucerne, Autumn hawkbit and Hogweed. #Seedheads #WildflowerHour