Sophia Anderton

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A photograph of a man in a suit wearing glasses - Khurshid Ghani

*TODAY* at #BAUS2025
BJUI lecture from Kurshid Ghani "Should I stay or should I go? - Making MUSIC in the USA'
13:30 Exchange Auditorium

An important (very short) film from Steve McQueen - don’t be embarrassed to talk about #ProstateCancer. Can effect all men but there’s a higher risk for black men.

www.embarrassedfilm.org

It’ll take less than 2 mins of your time to watch.
An inspiring talk at #BAUS25

Happy BAUN Day!
Celebrating all urological nurses and the vital role they play in the team.
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#BAUNDay #UrologyNurses #Urology
@baunnurses.bsky.social

**Final call** to comment on the draft revision of Transfer, the recommended practice when transferring journals between publishers and ensuring access remains accessible at all times.
Deadline 2 May 2025

www.niso.org/standards-co...

@bjuijournal.bsky.social @bjuicompass.bsky.social @bjuiknowledge.bsky.social

*Deadline 1 May 2025*
Funding available from BJUI for projects delivering innovative ways to deliver urological education.
Find out more at bjui.pub/4hM2Rb3

If you're at #AUA2025 in Las Vegas next week come to the BAUS-BJUI-USANZ joint session on #AI in #Urology
@bjuijournal.bsky.social
@usanzurology.bsky.social

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**Today at 12:00 pm EDT** Join us for an Open Teleconference on the Transfer Code of Practice (the latest draft revision of which is now open for public comment)! FREE and open to all: niso.org/events/2025/...
#JournalsPublishing #ScholComm

Looking forward to taking part in this session on Friday at the @alpsp.bsky.social University Press REDUX conference

It was great to get together with #BJUI trustees and Lynda from @communityent.bsky.social this week in London to discuss future plans for @bjuiknowledge.bsky.social, @bjuijournal.bsky.social, @bjuicompass.bsky.social and the underpinning #urology #education charity. Exciting times ahead!

Congratulations to #BJUI trustee David Winkle awarded honorary life member of EAU @uroweb.bsky.social at #EAU25
@bjuijournal.bsky.social @bjuicompass.bsky.social @bjuiknowledge.bsky.social

With on-brand coffee! 🤎

Great to be in Madrid at #EAU25 meeting with lots of international #urology colleagues about @bjuiknowledge.bsky.social @bjuijournal.bsky.social @bjuicompass.bsky.social

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To learn more about the draft revision (now open for public comment!) to the Transfer Code of Practice, join our next Open Teleconference (Mon. April 7) with Transfer standing committee co-chairs @sophiaanderton.bsky.social & Émilie LaVallée-Funston (@stir.ac.uk ): niso.org/events/2025/...

If you're involved with journal transfers between publishers please take a look at the latest draft of the @nisoinfo.bsky.social Transfer Code. Comments open til 1 May. The committee's worked really hard on this and it's fantastic to see it published today.

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Congratulations to BJUI Global Prize winners Arthur Yim and Matthew Alberto for their #OpenAccess paper 'Near-infrared spectroscopy as a novel method of ex vivo bladder cancer tissue characterisation', presented today at #USANZ25
doi.org/10.1111/bju....

Fantastic to be in Peth at #USANZ25 and to meet with the @usanzurology.bsky.social leadership. BJUI is really proud of our mutual relationship.
@bjuijournal.bsky.social
@bjuicompass.bsky.social
@bjuiknowledge.bsky.social

Excited to be on my way to Perth for @usanzurology.bsky.social ASM. Looking forward to meeting lots of Aus and NZ urologists and strengthening links between USANZ and BJUI @bjuijournal.bsky.social @bjuiknowledge.bsky.social

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New! Funding available from BJUI for projects delivering innovative ways to deliver urological education.

Find out more at https://bjui.pub/4hM2Rb3

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Virtual Issue: Artificial Intelligence in Urology

In this free BJUI Compass Virtual Issue, we explore the current uses, future potential and possible pitfalls of the use of AI in urology.

bjui.pub/Compass-AI-VI

Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.

Nature is keen to find out how scientists are using Bluesky and whether it has become their go-to soc media platform. Do you use Bluesky? Has it replaced X for you? Tell us about it: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Safeguard Creative Rights in AI

Are you concerned about copyrighted works being freely scraped by #GenAI developers? Write to your MP using this handy template from #CreativeRightsInAICoalition to call on the Gov't to protect copyright.
creativerightsinai.eaction.org.uk/MP

Looking forward to singing in this tomorrow evening.

Andrew Griffiths rehearsing Londinium at Holy Sepulchre, the Musicians' Church.

A real treat listening to last night’s rehearsal with @colla-voce.bsky.social for ‘In the Stillness’ on Friday, 7.30pm at Holy Sepulchre! Joubert’s ‘Rorate Coeli’ is a must-hear + Byrd, Gabrieli, Howells, Ireland, Beamish, Willis + more. Wine and mince pies too. www.londinium-voices.org.uk/events

The Unpredictable but Providential by Judith Bingham is fun

Massive away win for the little fella.

Collaborating for growth: Insights from Publisherspeak UK 2024, a scholarly publishing community gathering – part 1 Publisherspeak UK 2024, sponsored by Kriyadocs, facilitated breakout sessions to tackle key challenges in scholarly publishing. Themes explored included research integrity, interoperability, environ...

Excited to see two papers I contributed to published in Learned Publishing today doi.org/10.1002/leap.1632 and doi.org/10.1002/leap.1633. Thanks to Kriyadocs, Publisherspeak and @tuttonrussell.bsky.social for coordinating a great workshop whihc led to these.

Scholarly publishing people Join the conversation

I made a starter pack of people in #scholarly #publishing - I'm sure I missed lots of excellent people but there's a pretty smart bunch of bleeters–skeeters right here 👇
go.bsky.app/FanaExt

Enjoying this new kinder community on Bluesky.