Domi Smithson

The medium is the model: AI as a new environment for research - Research Information Christopher Kenneally argues that AI is not just a tool, but a medium reshaping research culture, authority and communication

AI like water? Not in the sense Jessie Buckley used the analogy to thank her co-star for #Hamnet. Here, Ch. Kenneally explains how #AI is reshaping research communication.

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International Love Data week starts today: www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/icpsr/...

The latest State of Open Data report shows that open research practices are widely endorsed by researchers globally:

~88% support open access
~81% support open data
~76% support open peer review

Delighted to join inaugural Sheffield Multimodal Imaging Centre #SMIC conference 2026 at @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social -highlighting cutting-edge multimodal imaging, industry collaboration and SMIC’s commitment to open, transparent research driving innovation in science healthcare and business.

Another year round we MAKE OPEN RESEARCH REWARDING: celebrating researchers at Sheffield Hallam University who champion open research by recognising projects that advance transparency, accessibility, and collaboration💡

Submission open now!

#openresearchaward2026
#pyramidofculturechange
#bnosek

developing critical AI literacy to counterbalance the cognitive offloading effect

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I like the name! Thanks Pete I will look into it :)

Unwrap our festive podcast on visual data in research. We explore how to mobilise visual data in open research, and tackle reproducibility, documentation and sharing + tools and institutional perspectives with Dr Ester Ehiyazaryan-White, our #UKRN LNL at SHU👇

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Happy 55!🚀

HMR FAIR Friday today: where we learn more about guidelines for repositories and registries on exposing trustworthiness levels.
Proposing RDF/DCAT (+DOI + ORCID) + DQV (data quality vocabulary) + shifting focus on matter instead of the tooling

👉Semantic Web 101" with Robert Ulrich

Joining the conversation at OAI14 – The Geneva Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication today! Excited to hear Anna Vernon (Jisc) discuss the latest Publisher Equity Framework indicators and what they mean for a fairer, more open publishing landscape.

Tokyo panorama

“Science cannot be open for everyone unless it is made by everyone.”

Just reflecting on the summary message at the 4th United Nations Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference in Tokyo, a city I had the chance to visit with my family a week later.

Becoming an influential researcher through open practice.

Back from Japan and straight to Spotify with our latest podcast! We talk with Prof. Andrea Wigfield about research communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing to amplify real-world impact.

Discover how openness can make your research truly influential👇

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YouTube video by Wiley Integrating AI into research: Practical insights with @AviStaiman

Who will take the intellectual lead in the upcoming post-paper era?

💡 AI in research short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=riZy...

Research data holds immense potential—but sharing it isn’t always straightforward. Inspired by Christine Borgman’s The Conundrum of Sharing Research Data, we’re exploring the benefits, challenges, and future of open data in research.

#ReproducibiliTeaSheffield #openresearch

Indigenous data sovereignty (on collective and personal level) followed by question around informed consents versus transfer of ownership #UNOSOSC25

✔️open licences to respect IP
✔️knowledge belongs to a Collective
✔️dual direction: gov of data + data of gov
✔️CARE

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LIVE from Japan: The 4th UN Open Science Conference has begun! Opening talks dive straight into epistemic injustice — facing boundaries and tensions shaping open research today.

💡deficit indigene narrative
💡epistemicide
💡marginalisation of collective privacy

#UNOSC25
#opensciencejapan

While designing a new teaching session on research communication Ive found an interesting article on numeracy levels in UK which really reflects on the way we (should) communicate research beyond academia + adding emotional meaning + tackling number blindness!

portfolio.cpl.co.uk/impact/44/44/

OS culture actions:

-community building efforts
-identifying systemic barriers,
-enhancing international collaborations
-capacity building for global pathways for OS
-reflective adaptation of existing research practices
and...
➡️promoting a COMMON understanding of open science

#NFDIxCS #OSC2025

LIVE from #OSC2025

Open Science as "an INCLUSIVE construct of movements and practices" 💡

Building and establishing RDSM in communities in 3 steps:
Inform - Meet - Discuss

👉https://nfdixcs.org/

#OSC2025 Second day in Hamburg for more of the insightful talks, hands-on discussions, and a forward-looking perspective on the future of research (and AI)👇

#openscience
#openresearchandAI

The GenAI Trust Gap: Why Students Hide, Share, or Shun AI David Smith, Nigel Francis Our recent paper on Embedding GenAI skills in a Masters program highlights key findings around a trust deficit in GenAI use. Evidence from our own work and across recent …

#AI in academia versus trust gap - David Smith opens up a conversation on how students feel about using generative AI tools which also reflects on the ways research enablers can support that cultural change towards openness.

Have a read👇
davethesmith.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/t...

LIVE from #OSC2025

p.s. @morphss.bsky.social interesting highlight from the posters introductions about the following AI project from University of Jyväskylä:

👉 "A human centered open source platform for image and text processing in humanities research" 💡

Open Science Conference 2025 Register now!

Virtually traveling across Germany recently - from Berlin to Hamburg tomorrow to join @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social for the #OpenScienceConference2025

Excited to learn more about the intersection of open research and AI 💡

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R4E Workshop Announced!!! — R4E R4E will be hosting a workshop for anyone! Topics that will be covered include: Data Management, Methods, Reagent Sharing, Bioinformatics, Microscope, Statistics, Data and Code Sharing, Data Analysis…

Join R4E for a workshop on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10 AM ET / 3 PM CET. Topics include Data Management, Reagent Sharing, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, Statistics, and Data & Code Sharing, Analysis, and Visualization. #AcademicTwitter
Registration here:

Well done! ✔️

@researchdataall.bsky.social RDM Train the trainer - completed✔️ @humboldtuni.bsky.social thanks for hosting!

Looking forward to the RDA Europe Train-the-Trainer Workshop for RDM Professionals this week!
#researchdatamanagement #RDM

EEDI in Open Research 🎧

You can now re-watch some of the #openfest25 sessions via our library webpages:
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