Open Research at University of Aberdeen. Providing expertise, support, advice and news on #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenData https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/support/open-research.phphttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mv6a3ebk4k2vAre you Welcome Week ready? New students are arriving in a mere four days 🎉 If you're supervising students for the first time, don't forget to check out the amazing resources in Portal, abdn.site/KLQd2 and if you want advice on mentoring open research practices, contact us: openresearch@abdn.ac.uk10 Sep 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6a3ebk4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3muk3htu2kk2tIncredible resource! We'll be making our way through the slide deck and thinking of how to re-mix sections to make new training sessions for AHSS! Remember if you'd like a training session on Open Research practices delivered to your school/department/team contact us @ openresearch@abdn.ac.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk3htu2kk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mueobidmns2vVery interesting research from LSE on the impact of CRediT so far. If you'd like to learn more about using CRediT, check out our ExplORe session on the topic, available here abdn.site/cred [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueobidmns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mu2e3jea4s2gInsightful article out from @timeshighered.bsky.social on how Early Career Researchers can use Open Research tools to build their careers. Check it out here: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/open-research-wont-slow-your-career-down-its-smartest-way-build-it27 Aug 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2e3jea4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mtt5helkk22mDid you know today is #VesuviusDay? Searching Pure for Vesuvius we found the incredibly titled @theconversation.com article: 'The very useful art of assessing a supervolcano without making it erupt' abdn.site/MtV Writing for popular outlets is a great way to improve your #ScienceCommunication skills https://theconversation.com/the-very-useful-art-of-assessing-a-supervolcano-without-making-it-erupt-3627724 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt5helkk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mtbgt2u7oc2rIt's starting to feel like summer's winding down as our first term starts, with PGDE courses beginning today. We want to wish best of luck to all our new students! Did you know our education department publishes a #DiamondOpenAccess journal: Education in the North? https://www.abdn.ac.uk/education/research/eitn/journal/ https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/61/84/ncrOb7SW.gif?hh=269&ww=498&mp4=M4h9ykKF7SYwnD&webm=wmCy6wh7AGrDysz17 Aug 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbgt2u7oc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mspnmlmnc32rYou may have noticed the Sir Duncan Rice Library is closed this week, but do you know what never closes and can be accessed from anywhere? OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES!!!!!🎉 🥳 👯‍♀️ 🪩 Check out some of our favourite OA databases here abdn.site/OAreads10 Aug 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspnmlmnc32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mskx7co3uc2iFor #InternationalCatDay we would like to introduce you to CAATAAS, Cats as a Service, an API that retrieves a cat photo, whenever. Open web and software architectures are important drivers in knowledge and capability sharing, but they also enable us to just have fun sometimes cataas.com https://cataas.com/08 Aug 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mskx7co3uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mpg5kbognk24It's the best week in Summer at Aberdeen: Graduation Week! Happily we seem to have a break in the heat in time to get on our hats and robes. Congratulations to all our graduates! We look forward to seeing many of you taking pictures with your families in front of Sir Duncan Rice29 Jun 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg5kbognk24https://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3moxarofggu23Next week! @jisc.bsky.social will be running a webinar demystifying ORCiDs for researchers. Learn all the benefits and best practices of this tool. The webinar is free and open to all, no prior knowledge of ORCiD required Tuesday 30 June 11:00-12:00 BST. Register at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/orcid-for-researchers23 Jun 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxarofggu23https://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3moff6lvry225I saw this article and was immediately charmed by the image of Dr. Tanashi holding the bat she's just discovered. I thought, I bet our researchers have some similar great photos. So, to break up a dreary Tuesday morning, share your favourite image of yourself with your research, just for fun 😀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3moff6lvry225https://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3moff6lvry225I saw this article and was immediately charmed by the image of Dr. Tanashi holding the bat she's just discovered. I thought, I bet our researchers have some similar great photos. So, to break up a dreary Tuesday morning, share your favourite image of yourself with your research, just for fun 😀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3moff6lvry225https://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mnu2krodf22uToday is #InternationalArchivesDay which celebrates the important contribution archives (especially make in safeguarding and providing access to our collective heritage and knowledge. As it's also Pride month, let's look at some fantastic #OpenArchive collections on LGBT+ life09 Jun 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu2krodf22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mnc3qrteps2cHappy Pride month! We have a whole reading list of #OpenAccessBooks on LGBT+ issues, freshly updated for this year. Let us know if you have any great OA titles you think we should add https://abdn.leganto.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44ABE_INST/lists/10420570970005941?auth=SAML Image by Adam Cohn via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND02 Jun 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnc3qrteps2chttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mmvqgds2ls2c📢 @jisc.bsky.social will be running a seminar: ORCID for Researchers webinar – Tuesday 30 June 11:00-12:00 (BST/UTC+1) This webinar will explain what the benefits are to researchers to have an ORDiD and how to use them effectively. Register for the webinar at https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/orcid-for-researchers28 May 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvqgds2ls2chttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mlvdyis2gk2qIt's the final day of term for undergraduates! We wish you all a restful break, and try not to miss Aberdeen too much when you're sunning by the beach https://static.klipy.com/ii/d6b0ce929193df3c242ac34b5654d2ce/1d/f9/colj9PCG.gif?hh=361&ww=498&mp4=QZqcuY85ieQKx4cph&webm=xaIftKWnYmykklxUKp15 May 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvdyis2gk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mlnpxu7xvc2vWonderful 👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnpxu7xvc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mlnekho3a22xOffered for #NationalLimerickDay Open Research for all is our task But what are the benefits? you ask FAIR access for all That's not bad at all Locking knowledge behind paywalls will be a thing of the past12 May 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnekho3a22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mlauvum7z22aIt's election day for the Scottish Parliament, so if you're a resident here don't forget to vote today! And don't forget to tag any #DogsAtPollingStations because we're keeping an eye on them You can find your polling place here, if you've forgotten your card wheredoivote.co.uk07 May 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlauvum7z22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mkz5rh2ggc2mCan peer review make our writing more readable? Colleagues at the @rowettinstitute.bsky.social have a paper in Frontiers for Young Minds, where papers are reviewed for understanding by 8-15 year old students. Read about their experience (UoA only link) abdn.site/qDqoA Paper: https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2026.164953604 May 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkz5rh2ggc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mk5lvuvvuk2aYou know World Book Day, but have you heard about World Book Night? For WBN you don't have to get your kid into a literary costume by the first school bell, all you have to do is curl up with a nice cocoa (or beverage of choice) and enjoy a cracking good read. Find an #OAbook from www.doabooks.org23 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lvuvvuk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mjgwi3fktk2jDoes keeping up with REF requirements have you feeling like FrustratedOfficeWorker.jpg? Join our ExplORe Session tomorrow at 11:30 for a simple explainer on what you need to do to make your work REF-eligible. It's a 15-minute session with Q&A. Sign up on coursebooking: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/coursebooking/1643814 Apr 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgwi3fktk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mjeg75ljvs2tStudents are coming back from holiday today and we'll soon be in the Exams period. To help you revise effectively, check out this article from The Conversation on what cognitive science tells us about how to revise https://theconversation.com/exams-coming-up-use-the-science-of-memory-to-improve-how-you-revise-25423713 Apr 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeg75ljvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mivbcmk6nk2pYesterday humanity went out the farthest from Earth we've ever been. Accomplishing this required huge numbers of researchers to collaborate on a shared goal. It's a beautiful reminder of what we can accomplish when we work together and share knowledge. What's the 'moon shoot' in your field? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivbcmk6nk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mhpqbwajek2q📢Coming up: Social Media for Researchers Training. If you're a researcher looking to improve your #scicomm skills and boost your impact check out this course offered through our Research and Innovation team and conducted by @jamiebgall.co.uk Book on coursebooking: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/coursebooking/16230/23 Mar 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpqbwajek2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mh64gkmdc32qFor Mother's Day, we're thinking about how to enable mothers to thrive in research. Research by the NGO @mothersinsci.bsky.social found that a third of mothers leave science after having children, due to factors such as gender inequality in child-rearing and lack of accommodation by employers.16 Mar 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh64gkmdc32qhttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mgoyu4tyq22eThis could be an incredible opportunity for a student or ECR interested in writing for a general audience. The award includes a £2,000 bursary and mentorship including publishing support #ScienceCommunication h/t @jessbutler.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgoyu4tyq22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/openresearchuoa.bsky.social/post/3mgcndstjas2rIf you're around Edinburgh, be sure and check out our fearless leader Simon Bains, talking about openness in the Arts and Humanities, all part of Scottish Research Integrity and Culture Week! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:a6dnn4xpd3mu2oacryl7eeex/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcndstjas2r