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Swansea University Library Research Support team with news and views on #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication #Copyright #OpenResearch #RightsRetention
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📚 The changing roles of scientific journals journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The changing roles of scientific journals | mBio
Older scientists can still recall that submitting a scientific paper to a journal
involved typing a cover letter, making three photocopies of the paper, and placing
it in a large envelope for expedite...
journals.asm.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📚 The changing roles of scientific journals journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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One week until OpenFest 2025! The festival is open to all, and the sessions this year are predominantly online - so we hope to see many of you there! This year's theme is Open Research and Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Register at the link below: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
OpenFest 2025
OpenFest 2025 will take place between 2nd-5th September 2025. View the programme and book your place:
sheffield.ac.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
One week until OpenFest 2025! The festival is open to all, and the sessions this year are predominantly online - so we hope to see many of you there! This year's theme is Open Research and Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Register at the link below: sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
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@theegyptcentre.bsky.social will be closing on Saturday 30th of August due to the exciting refurbishment of our galleries!
We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@theegyptcentre.bsky.social will be closing on Saturday 30th of August due to the exciting refurbishment of our galleries!
We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.
We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
From a local research group a new fully open access book called LGBTQ+ Proud Writing in Wales: A new collection inspired by The Beat of Our Hearts, edited by Charlotte Jones, Norena Shopland and Natalie McGrath. Free download from:
cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronf... #Wales
cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronf... #Wales
August 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From a local research group a new fully open access book called LGBTQ+ Proud Writing in Wales: A new collection inspired by The Beat of Our Hearts, edited by Charlotte Jones, Norena Shopland and Natalie McGrath. Free download from:
cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronf... #Wales
cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronf... #Wales
Chicken in the woods #SingletonPark Sulphur Polypore (Laetiporus sulphureus). One of those bracket fungi that are instantly recognisable and a joy to behold.
August 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Chicken in the woods #SingletonPark Sulphur Polypore (Laetiporus sulphureus). One of those bracket fungi that are instantly recognisable and a joy to behold.
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A-Z of @sutranscription.bsky.social! D is for diagrams. When transcribing diagrams in large print we enlarge and re-label them using individual text boxes and adapt them to the user’s preference. When transcribing for screen reader users, we ‘say what we see’ with no interpretation. #Accessibility
![Original of a diagram entitled 'Bones of Right Wrist and Hand - Anterior [Palmar] View'.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jyhdivsavgzchdqzspf6zpt4/bafkreieg4b5asl3jd6ndux3jbgdvn7lywrlqxmcf5mu75yghpxnxqzviam@jpeg)
![Transcribed version of the diagram 'Bones of Right Wrist and Hand - Anterior [Palmar] View'.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jyhdivsavgzchdqzspf6zpt4/bafkreidfjz3c46knj45vb56pbjzd2obwkpxfmdue2epix7kf5igfblctzq@jpeg)
August 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A-Z of @sutranscription.bsky.social! D is for diagrams. When transcribing diagrams in large print we enlarge and re-label them using individual text boxes and adapt them to the user’s preference. When transcribing for screen reader users, we ‘say what we see’ with no interpretation. #Accessibility
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Would you like to contribute to innovative research that makes a real-world impact on suicide and self-harm prevention?
We have an exciting #jobopportunity for you!🌟
👉Communications and Engagement Coordinator - National Centre SPSHR
🔎For more info, visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
We have an exciting #jobopportunity for you!🌟
👉Communications and Engagement Coordinator - National Centre SPSHR
🔎For more info, visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
August 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Would you like to contribute to innovative research that makes a real-world impact on suicide and self-harm prevention?
We have an exciting #jobopportunity for you!🌟
👉Communications and Engagement Coordinator - National Centre SPSHR
🔎For more info, visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
We have an exciting #jobopportunity for you!🌟
👉Communications and Engagement Coordinator - National Centre SPSHR
🔎For more info, visit: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
"... This involves addressing issues of equitable access, data sharing, and research collaboration." f1000research.com/articles/14-...
F1000Research Article: “It’s messy and it’s massive”: How has the open science debate developed in the post-COVID era?.
Read the latest article version by Melanie T Benson Marshall, Stephen Pinfield, Pamela Abbott, Andrew Cox, Juan Pablo Alperin, Natascha Chtena, Alice Fleerackers, at F1000Research.
f1000research.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"... This involves addressing issues of equitable access, data sharing, and research collaboration." f1000research.com/articles/14-...
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If government wants to hear about “efficiency”: as all of us have to buy out time to do any research, since unis overload other work & often don’t even notionally cover research, we’re ALL made to apply to those things. So we’re all spending weeks writing apps rather than doing actual research.
UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI award rate halves in seven years as grant applications double - Research Professional News
Trends across research councils prompt warning that system is “overstretched or broken”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If government wants to hear about “efficiency”: as all of us have to buy out time to do any research, since unis overload other work & often don’t even notionally cover research, we’re ALL made to apply to those things. So we’re all spending weeks writing apps rather than doing actual research.
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What's at the core of expanding access to scientific knowledge? How do we build a more equitable #OpenScience culture?
✅The answer is: Communities, which are essential for transforming the research landscape into one that is more inclusive, transparent, & collaborative
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/V4gcQ
✅The answer is: Communities, which are essential for transforming the research landscape into one that is more inclusive, transparent, & collaborative
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/V4gcQ
July 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What's at the core of expanding access to scientific knowledge? How do we build a more equitable #OpenScience culture?
✅The answer is: Communities, which are essential for transforming the research landscape into one that is more inclusive, transparent, & collaborative
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/V4gcQ
✅The answer is: Communities, which are essential for transforming the research landscape into one that is more inclusive, transparent, & collaborative
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/V4gcQ
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Calling collections with non-digitised #armenian manuscripts.....
#openresearch #academicsky #skybrarians #edusky #digitalhumanities
#openresearch #academicsky #skybrarians #edusky #digitalhumanities
Armenia Is About To Put Its Ancient Manuscripts Online For Free https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-manuscripts-online-database-matenadaran-project-scans/33482728.html
Armenia Is About To Put Its Ancient Manuscripts Online For Free
An online database that will make Armenia’s treasury of manuscripts searchable for the general public is set to go online by early 2026.
www.rferl.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Calling collections with non-digitised #armenian manuscripts.....
#openresearch #academicsky #skybrarians #edusky #digitalhumanities
#openresearch #academicsky #skybrarians #edusky #digitalhumanities
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Hey... our July titles in Modern History are all #OpenAccess on manchesterhive.com 🔓
Available from TODAY, these books are new in our @sshmedicine.bsky.social & Cultural History of Modern War series.
Feat. @sarahcrook.bsky.social, Joel Morley & more.
Ground-breaking research, completely free.
Available from TODAY, these books are new in our @sshmedicine.bsky.social & Cultural History of Modern War series.
Feat. @sarahcrook.bsky.social, Joel Morley & more.
Ground-breaking research, completely free.
July 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Hey... our July titles in Modern History are all #OpenAccess on manchesterhive.com 🔓
Available from TODAY, these books are new in our @sshmedicine.bsky.social & Cultural History of Modern War series.
Feat. @sarahcrook.bsky.social, Joel Morley & more.
Ground-breaking research, completely free.
Available from TODAY, these books are new in our @sshmedicine.bsky.social & Cultural History of Modern War series.
Feat. @sarahcrook.bsky.social, Joel Morley & more.
Ground-breaking research, completely free.
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'Rebecca Harrison, a former lecturer at The Open University, said that the extent of the deterioration of job security in universities was “alarming”, adding that institutions had not been transparent about the extent of the cuts occurring in the sector.' 1/3
UK university job cuts put at 20,000 after full impact ‘hidden’
Number of roles affected could be almost double previous estimates when voluntary schemes and hiring freezes factored in, say researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
'Rebecca Harrison, a former lecturer at The Open University, said that the extent of the deterioration of job security in universities was “alarming”, adding that institutions had not been transparent about the extent of the cuts occurring in the sector.' 1/3
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"Detecting fraud in research should be the responsibility of “professionals” working for publishers and journals, rather than of peer reviewers" says @elisabethbik.bsky.social
Completely agree, but I'm also worried that publishers are increasingly deploying AI rather than humans for this work.
Completely agree, but I'm also worried that publishers are increasingly deploying AI rather than humans for this work.
Detecting fraud ‘is a job for professionals, not peer reviewers’ - Research Professional News
Integrity investigator Elisabeth Bik urges publishers, journals and institutions to take responsibility
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"Detecting fraud in research should be the responsibility of “professionals” working for publishers and journals, rather than of peer reviewers" says @elisabethbik.bsky.social
Completely agree, but I'm also worried that publishers are increasingly deploying AI rather than humans for this work.
Completely agree, but I'm also worried that publishers are increasingly deploying AI rather than humans for this work.
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Introducing our 2025 Summer Interns🌟
Welcome to our 5-part blog series where we will be spotlighting our 2025 cohort of summer interns, sharing insights into their projects and goals for their internships👇
Part 1⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Welcome to our 5-part blog series where we will be spotlighting our 2025 cohort of summer interns, sharing insights into their projects and goals for their internships👇
Part 1⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025
@swanseauni.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Introducing our 2025 Summer Interns🌟
Welcome to our 5-part blog series where we will be spotlighting our 2025 cohort of summer interns, sharing insights into their projects and goals for their internships👇
Part 1⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Welcome to our 5-part blog series where we will be spotlighting our 2025 cohort of summer interns, sharing insights into their projects and goals for their internships👇
Part 1⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025
@swanseauni.bsky.social
Whatever happened to research ethics?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/scientists-reportedly-hiding-ai-text-prompts-in-academic-papers-to-receive-positive-peer-reviews
Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Whatever happened to research ethics?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/14/scientists-reportedly-hiding-ai-text-prompts-in-academic-papers-to-receive-positive-peer-reviews
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University cuts are threatening the ‘complete loss’ of some research fields.
The financial crisis afflicting UK universities could lead to “a complete loss of expertise or knowledge” in some research disciplines, Case says.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
The financial crisis afflicting UK universities could lead to “a complete loss of expertise or knowledge” in some research disciplines, Case says.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
University cuts threaten ‘complete loss’ of some research fields - Research Professional News
Campaign for Science and Engineering raises alarm over lack of oversight as universities cut back
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
University cuts are threatening the ‘complete loss’ of some research fields.
The financial crisis afflicting UK universities could lead to “a complete loss of expertise or knowledge” in some research disciplines, Case says.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
The financial crisis afflicting UK universities could lead to “a complete loss of expertise or knowledge” in some research disciplines, Case says.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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How does it feel to be made redundant?
How does it feel when your colleagues go through this process?
This major new report, by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social & me, centres the experiences of people on the frontline of UK university job cuts – and exposes employers' behaviour.
Out next week.
How does it feel when your colleagues go through this process?
This major new report, by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social & me, centres the experiences of people on the frontline of UK university job cuts – and exposes employers' behaviour.
Out next week.
June 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
How does it feel to be made redundant?
How does it feel when your colleagues go through this process?
This major new report, by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social & me, centres the experiences of people on the frontline of UK university job cuts – and exposes employers' behaviour.
Out next week.
How does it feel when your colleagues go through this process?
This major new report, by @beccaeharrison.bsky.social & me, centres the experiences of people on the frontline of UK university job cuts – and exposes employers' behaviour.
Out next week.
An author’s right to disseminate and use their work as they choose is a fundamental principle of scholarship
Publishers must not be allowed to overreach... coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
Publishers must not be allowed to overreach... coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
Unfair publisher fees for deposit into repositories highlight the need for authors to exercise their rights
Image: Adobe Stock Image Scientific knowledge is a public good Science and scholarship are about sharing and advancing knowledge, and many open access policies have been diligently designed in orde…
coar-repositories.org
July 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
An author’s right to disseminate and use their work as they choose is a fundamental principle of scholarship
Publishers must not be allowed to overreach... coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
Publishers must not be allowed to overreach... coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
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If y'all thought book bans could never happen here, I've got bad news for y'all.
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
www.bbc.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If y'all thought book bans could never happen here, I've got bad news for y'all.
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Our #FeedbackFriday is from a prospective student who visited @sutranscription.bsky.social and Swansea University last week: "It was great meeting you. Thank you for explaining how the transcription team can help support me in September, I really appreciate it... Thank you for all of your help." 🌞
July 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our #FeedbackFriday is from a prospective student who visited @sutranscription.bsky.social and Swansea University last week: "It was great meeting you. Thank you for explaining how the transcription team can help support me in September, I really appreciate it... Thank you for all of your help." 🌞
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Missed out on the Edinburgh Open Research Conference, or just want to rewatch the talks? No worries - we have you covered! Recordings, slides and abstracts are all available on the EOR journal:
journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/issue/vi...
journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/issue/vi...
Vol. 4 (2025) | Edinburgh Open Research
Edinburgh Open Research | ISSN 3050-2934 (Online)
journals.ed.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Missed out on the Edinburgh Open Research Conference, or just want to rewatch the talks? No worries - we have you covered! Recordings, slides and abstracts are all available on the EOR journal:
journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/issue/vi...
journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/issue/vi...
Journal plagued with problematic papers, likely from paper mills, pauses submissions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal plagued with problematic papers, likely from paper mills, pauses submissions
The halt will let Taylor & Francis focus on checking Bioengineered’s papers for fraudulent works and paid authorships
www.science.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Journal plagued with problematic papers, likely from paper mills, pauses submissions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
A great blog post "Archiving and Preserving My PhD Thesis Reflections for Further Research" at blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2025/06/... #lboroblogs Lots of relevant discussion points for all PhD students to take note of before they reach the conclusion of their studies. #PhD
Archiving and Preserving My PhD Thesis: Reflections for Further Research – Open Research
blog.lboro.ac.uk
July 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A great blog post "Archiving and Preserving My PhD Thesis Reflections for Further Research" at blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2025/06/... #lboroblogs Lots of relevant discussion points for all PhD students to take note of before they reach the conclusion of their studies. #PhD
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Introducing ... Copim Compass
Guiding you through the choppy waters of #OpenAccess book resources 🧭
Expect the nautical puns to continue 🚣♀️
copim.pubpub.org/pub/introduc...
Guiding you through the choppy waters of #OpenAccess book resources 🧭
Expect the nautical puns to continue 🚣♀️
copim.pubpub.org/pub/introduc...
Introducing ... Copim Compass
Guiding you through the choppy waters of open access book resources
copim.pubpub.org
June 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Introducing ... Copim Compass
Guiding you through the choppy waters of #OpenAccess book resources 🧭
Expect the nautical puns to continue 🚣♀️
copim.pubpub.org/pub/introduc...
Guiding you through the choppy waters of #OpenAccess book resources 🧭
Expect the nautical puns to continue 🚣♀️
copim.pubpub.org/pub/introduc...