MORPHSS
@morphss.bsky.social
Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences.
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
Research project funded by AHRC, Wellcome Trust & Research England.
Co-delivered by Cambridge, Sheffield, Coventry & Southampton universities.
https://morphss.hcommons.org/
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NEW resource for open research in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences:
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
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“Without coordinated action, [open research] frameworks shaped largely around STEM research could further marginalise AHSS disciplines and leave researchers without the support needed to put openness into practice.”
New report urges broader definition of “open research" to include arts, humanities and social science practices
As Open Research gains traction across the research landscape, a new report challenges funders and institutions to expand their understanding of openness to better reflect arts, humanities and social ...
www.lib.cam.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“Without coordinated action, [open research] frameworks shaped largely around STEM research could further marginalise AHSS disciplines and leave researchers without the support needed to put openness into practice.”
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New Report Urges Broader Definition of “Open Research" to Include #Arts, #Humanities and Social Science Practices (via @theul.bsky.social) www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/morp...
#openresearch #socialscience @morphss.bsky.social
#openresearch #socialscience @morphss.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 5:28 PM
New Report Urges Broader Definition of “Open Research" to Include #Arts, #Humanities and Social Science Practices (via @theul.bsky.social) www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/morp...
#openresearch #socialscience @morphss.bsky.social
#openresearch #socialscience @morphss.bsky.social
Practice #1 from the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS disciplines: academic podcasting.
Read more about podcasting's capacity to accessibly communicate AHSS research; access examples; and view details of further reading and listening on the topic.
#OpenResearch #AHSS
Read more about podcasting's capacity to accessibly communicate AHSS research; access examples; and view details of further reading and listening on the topic.
#OpenResearch #AHSS
Academic/Scholarly Podcasting | The MORPHSS Catalogue
catalogue.morphss.work
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Practice #1 from the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in AHSS disciplines: academic podcasting.
Read more about podcasting's capacity to accessibly communicate AHSS research; access examples; and view details of further reading and listening on the topic.
#OpenResearch #AHSS
Read more about podcasting's capacity to accessibly communicate AHSS research; access examples; and view details of further reading and listening on the topic.
#OpenResearch #AHSS
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Here are 8 successful *proposals* for academic books/monographs. I am hoping that these help someone who is starting out trying to write one and wants to see what worked for me. They are provided as examples, rather than exemplars. A lot of it was just finding my own way eve.gd/2026/01/16/s...
Some example academic book proposal forms in case they help
A pivotal moment in my academic career, or at least one I remember clearly, was when a very senior professor in the US sent me his book proposal for an acade...
eve.gd
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Here are 8 successful *proposals* for academic books/monographs. I am hoping that these help someone who is starting out trying to write one and wants to see what worked for me. They are provided as examples, rather than exemplars. A lot of it was just finding my own way eve.gd/2026/01/16/s...
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Congratulations to _Regeneration: Environment, Art, Culture_, published by @openlibhums.org, for winning the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ)
www.openlibhums.org/news/922/
www.openlibhums.org/news/922/
Regeneration Journal wins the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ)
We are pleased to announce that Regeneration; Environment, Art, Culture, published by the Open Library of Humanities, has won the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors …
www.openlibhums.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Congratulations to _Regeneration: Environment, Art, Culture_, published by @openlibhums.org, for winning the 2025 Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ)
www.openlibhums.org/news/922/
www.openlibhums.org/news/922/
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"Through this special issue, we invite broader discussion on Diamond OA and its future(s), from the highly conceptual to the deeply infrastructural. What is next for Diamond OA as it oscillates between the potential for either a technocratic or community-led and commons-based future?"
Call for Papers: Special Issue on The Future of Diamond Open Access: Possibilities, Perils, and Pathways
Abstract submission deadline: March 23rd 2026 In recent years, Diamond Open Access (OA) has risen to the fore in the ongoing exploration of which knowledge production models are both ideal …
journals.publishing.umich.edu
February 12, 2026 at 10:34 AM
"Through this special issue, we invite broader discussion on Diamond OA and its future(s), from the highly conceptual to the deeply infrastructural. What is next for Diamond OA as it oscillates between the potential for either a technocratic or community-led and commons-based future?"
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One for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (SHAPE) researchers interested in open science, and hot off the press (as well as, naturally, open access).
Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report)
Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...
works.hcommons.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
One for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (SHAPE) researchers interested in open science, and hot off the press (as well as, naturally, open access).
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Enjoying browsing the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in the humanities.
Looking at the entry on Open Longform Scholarship. Love this description of Opening the Future, the model I developed and implemented with @scholtom.bsky.social
catalogue.morphss.work/practices/op...
Looking at the entry on Open Longform Scholarship. Love this description of Opening the Future, the model I developed and implemented with @scholtom.bsky.social
catalogue.morphss.work/practices/op...
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Enjoying browsing the MORPHSS catalogue of open research practices in the humanities.
Looking at the entry on Open Longform Scholarship. Love this description of Opening the Future, the model I developed and implemented with @scholtom.bsky.social
catalogue.morphss.work/practices/op...
Looking at the entry on Open Longform Scholarship. Love this description of Opening the Future, the model I developed and implemented with @scholtom.bsky.social
catalogue.morphss.work/practices/op...
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The MORPHSS project has also created a typology of six forms of openness we identify among AHSS open research practices:
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The MORPHSS project has also created a typology of six forms of openness we identify among AHSS open research practices:
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
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In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report)
Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
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NEW resource for open research in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences:
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
NEW resource for open research in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences:
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report)
Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
As well as releasing our Catalogue of open research practices in AHSS (catalogue.morphss.work), the MORPHSS project has just published our first major report:
*Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM*
*Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM*
Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report)
Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
As well as releasing our Catalogue of open research practices in AHSS (catalogue.morphss.work), the MORPHSS project has just published our first major report:
*Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM*
*Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM*
The MORPHSS project has also created a typology of six forms of openness we identify among AHSS open research practices:
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The MORPHSS project has also created a typology of six forms of openness we identify among AHSS open research practices:
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
Participatory openness, epistemic openness, process openness, evidentiary openness, availability of outputs and the accessible communication of research. catalogue.morphss.work
NEW resource for open research in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences:
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
NEW resource for open research in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences:
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
The MORPHSS catalogue documents 30 open research practices in AHSS disciplines, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggested resources and further reading.
catalogue.morphss.work
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Irrespective of whether there is a crisis, it doesn't make sense that open research has been so oriented around the goal of reproducibility when this goal isn't relevant to all research.
@morphss.bsky.social will be releasing a report next week on how STEM cultures impact open research in AHSS.
@morphss.bsky.social will be releasing a report next week on how STEM cultures impact open research in AHSS.
Is science really suffering from a reproducibility crisis?
Experts divided over severity of replication problems, as AI “monster” creates different threat.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Experts divided over severity of replication problems, as AI “monster” creates different threat.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Is science really suffering from a reproducibility crisis? - Research Professional News
Experts divided over severity of replication problems, as AI “monster” creates different threat
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Irrespective of whether there is a crisis, it doesn't make sense that open research has been so oriented around the goal of reproducibility when this goal isn't relevant to all research.
@morphss.bsky.social will be releasing a report next week on how STEM cultures impact open research in AHSS.
@morphss.bsky.social will be releasing a report next week on how STEM cultures impact open research in AHSS.
👀In a few weeks' time we'll be launching our NEW catalogue of open research practices in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences - ~30 open research practices across AHSS disciplines that we've documented so far, with detailed descriptions, examples and resources.
January 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
👀In a few weeks' time we'll be launching our NEW catalogue of open research practices in the arts, humanities and qualitative social sciences - ~30 open research practices across AHSS disciplines that we've documented so far, with detailed descriptions, examples and resources.
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Together with @joedeville.bsky.social I will be giving the opening keynote at the @copim.bsky.social Conference 2026: What Next for Community-led Open Access Book Publishing?(26-27 February). Would be lovely to see you there, either in person or virtually: copim.pub/join-us-for-... #CopimConference
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Together with @joedeville.bsky.social I will be giving the opening keynote at the @copim.bsky.social Conference 2026: What Next for Community-led Open Access Book Publishing?(26-27 February). Would be lovely to see you there, either in person or virtually: copim.pub/join-us-for-... #CopimConference
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I'm so excited to see what this turns into. We put out a call for people interested in joining a community a few months ago, and we've now got 400+ researchers.
Qualitopia will be a space to build community, speak to policy, do metascience, and advocate for qualitative methods in their own right.
Qualitopia will be a space to build community, speak to policy, do metascience, and advocate for qualitative methods in their own right.
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I'm so excited to see what this turns into. We put out a call for people interested in joining a community a few months ago, and we've now got 400+ researchers.
Qualitopia will be a space to build community, speak to policy, do metascience, and advocate for qualitative methods in their own right.
Qualitopia will be a space to build community, speak to policy, do metascience, and advocate for qualitative methods in their own right.
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Open Research Week 2026 registrations are live and open! 🎉Once again we've teamed with our open research comrades at Edge Hill, Essex & Liverpool to curate a fantastic week: www.liverpool.ac.uk/open-researc... We're excited to get to learn from so many we respect and admire! Online+open+recorded
www.liverpool.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Open Research Week 2026 registrations are live and open! 🎉Once again we've teamed with our open research comrades at Edge Hill, Essex & Liverpool to curate a fantastic week: www.liverpool.ac.uk/open-researc... We're excited to get to learn from so many we respect and admire! Online+open+recorded
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On the 5th day before break the OA community gave to us: the launch of the @morphss.bsky.social project!
MORPHSS is working to push forward open research in the humanities and social sciences by understanding the unique needs of that community, and we can't wait to see what they accomplish!
MORPHSS is working to push forward open research in the humanities and social sciences by understanding the unique needs of that community, and we can't wait to see what they accomplish!
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 AM
On the 5th day before break the OA community gave to us: the launch of the @morphss.bsky.social project!
MORPHSS is working to push forward open research in the humanities and social sciences by understanding the unique needs of that community, and we can't wait to see what they accomplish!
MORPHSS is working to push forward open research in the humanities and social sciences by understanding the unique needs of that community, and we can't wait to see what they accomplish!
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Happy Friday! Recordings and slides are now available from Open and Engaged Conference 2025: "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Here is the link to the collection of fantastic talks and presentations. #OpenEngaged doi.org/10.22020/dgz...
Open and Engaged Conference 2025 - Who owns our knowledge? // British Library
This year’s Open and Engaged Conference aligns with the Open Access Week 2025 theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, by exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is…
doi.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Happy Friday! Recordings and slides are now available from Open and Engaged Conference 2025: "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Here is the link to the collection of fantastic talks and presentations. #OpenEngaged doi.org/10.22020/dgz...
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"The essay argues that the study of scholarly communication would benefit from attending to a “modal” sensibility—that is, a self-conscious sensitivity to the differences that different mediums make in understanding published works of scholarship"
By @jpooley.bsky.social
By @jpooley.bsky.social
The Modal Mode of Thinking about Scholarly Publishing
The essay argues that the study of scholarly communication would benefit from attending to a “modal” sensibility—that is, a self-conscious sensitivity to the differences that different mediums make in...
journals.publishing.umich.edu
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"The essay argues that the study of scholarly communication would benefit from attending to a “modal” sensibility—that is, a self-conscious sensitivity to the differences that different mediums make in understanding published works of scholarship"
By @jpooley.bsky.social
By @jpooley.bsky.social
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Well worth checking these SAS Reshaped Humanities resources out. Courses and hubs available include Open Access in the Humanities, Public Engagement, Interviews as a Research Method, Digital Humanities, Going Freelance with a Humanities PhD and more. Free, but you'll need to register. 2/2
RESHAPED
RESHAPED is our new online training platform providing free and accessible training resources designed to support the learning and development needs of humanities researchers.
www.sas.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Well worth checking these SAS Reshaped Humanities resources out. Courses and hubs available include Open Access in the Humanities, Public Engagement, Interviews as a Research Method, Digital Humanities, Going Freelance with a Humanities PhD and more. Free, but you'll need to register. 2/2
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Join us TODAY 16:00-17:30 CET for a special hybrid ReproducibiliTea in the HumaniTeas session on research integrity and #reproducibility in the age of #genai with guest speaker @dingemansemark. The recommended (but optional!) preparatory reading is […]
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December 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Join us TODAY 16:00-17:30 CET for a special hybrid ReproducibiliTea in the HumaniTeas session on research integrity and #reproducibility in the age of #genai with guest speaker @dingemansemark. The recommended (but optional!) preparatory reading is […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
[Original post on fediscience.org]