Paul Ayris

Prejudice in Power (www.ucl.ac.uk/prejudice-in...) is a programme responding to UCL’s historic role in promoting eugenics. An exhibition has been installed by UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) in the Student Centre, with a Digital Exhibition - see www.ucl.ac.uk/prejudice-in...

UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) issues its 2023/24 Annual Report. See
www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...

Professor Muki Haklay, UCL Geography, talking on competencies at today's UCL Citizen Science Community event, organised by the UCL Open Science Office. This first event is designed to build pan-UCL networks and to further embed Citizen Science and participative Science into the UCL research agenda.

Clarity is urgently needed on the next EU research funding framework The new commission must answer the big questions without delay and consult universities, say Jan Palmowski and Kurt Deketelaere

www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/clarity... Too important a question to be left unanswered...

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

‘Beacon of hope’: prestigious UK scholarship reopens to Afghans Chevening alumni praise long-awaited decision to allow Afghans to apply for scholarship scheme

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/beacon-...

Gender gap on first-class degrees ‘baked into Oxbridge system’ Tutorial system monopolised by ‘domineering’ male students and focus on final-year examinations seen as disadvantaging women

More than food for thought...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/gender-...

Exam writers make claim against Cambridge University Press The 12 writers say Cambridge University Press & Assessment unfairly changed their status.

BBC News - Exam writers make claim against Cambridge University Press - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Season 1 of UCL Press Play is now available online at uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl... - free to view. The series illustrates Jeremy Bentham's very liberal views of same sex relationships and spotlights current UCL research in these areas.

UCL Press Play UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society.

Looking for some great teaching videos & podcasts about Jeremy Bentham, the 'greatest good' and human sexuality, or just want to be a more informed human? These 5 resources are for you: 1/2

UCL Press Play has released the final episode of The Greatest Good. Professor Bob Mills explores the legend & cult of St. Wilgefortis in medieval Europe, who was represented as a non-binary figure. See uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl....

Series 2 on neurodivergence will be released in 2025.

There is value in the simplicity of my open access proposal for Australia But we must be sure to protect research and future subscription budgets, as well as building a sensible authentication system, says Cathy Foley

The Australian approach to national Open Access
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/there-v...

UCL Citizen Science Community Event Come along to the first event for the Citizen Science community at UCL and connect with peers and colleagues about citizen science!

Discover, share, and connect at the inaugural event for the Citizen Science community at UCL! Whether you’re actively engaged in citizen science or just curious, this gathering on 9 Dec (10-13) for UCL staff and students will expand your knowledge and network.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-citize...

UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos & podcasts on UCL’s sector-leading research. Episode 4: Dr Luciano Rila, UCL Department of Mathematics, examines the UK’s first university-affiliated Gaysoc, founded at UCL in 1972. See uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...

Celebrating the 2nd UCL Open Science Awards. For further details, see:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

Beware a victory in the anti-publisher US lawsuit Forcing changes to the peer-review process would probably come with unforeseen and unwanted consequences, says Sheldon H. Jacobson

Peer review under scrutiny

www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/beware-...

Dutch funder’s grants to ‘flip’ journals to diamond open access NWO initiative seeks to address concerns about sustainability of free to read, free to publish model

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/dutch-f...

An important pilot project by the Dutch research funder NWO - an attempt to move the discussions around Diamond OA journals into practical examples of this new publishing model.

Britain’s first black voter was in 1749, 25 years earlier than thought, and ran a pub John London, a landlord, paid rates so could take part in Westminster byelection despite being called a ‘blackamoor’

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...

UCL Open Science Awards 2024.

Great to celebrate with our prize winners today! Congratulations to all winners and those commended, from 50+ applications.

See:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

UCL Press Play UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society.

The second episode of The Greatest Good from @UCLpress Play is out! Prof. Philip Schofield hosts Dr @JonathanGalton (@UCLSocRes), to explore his research into the perceived political tension on the progressive left between queerness and Islam: listen free: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...

Great Open Science webinar today with UCL (University College London) & The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), exploring differences in culture in the UK & China to Open Science developments. We identified ways forward for both China and the British Isles. Recording at vimeo.com/1022051234?s...

Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Join this event for OA week on 22 Oct.: Chapter XLIV: Focus on Open Science Hong Kong, organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the UCL Office for Open Science, UCL Press, & SKS Knowledge Services. 310 registrations already received! Details at scholarly.events/chapter-xliv...

Focus on Open Science Hong Kong, 2024 https://scholarly.events/chapter-xliv-hong-kong/

Don't miss out on registering for our next Focus on Open Science event from UCL with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, supported by SKS. 285 registrations to date - come and join us on 22 October! FREE registration at the end of vimeo.com/1017860947

Citizen scientists will be needed to meet global water quality goals | UCL News - UCL – University College London. See lnkd.in/eKdx6y9K

Focus on Open Science Hong Kong, 2024 https://scholarly.events/chapter-xliv-hong-kong/

A new event with UCL and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Focus on Open Science explains how researchers in Hong Kong, China, and the UK adopt common efforts to make research more transparent and collaborative
(registration button at the end of the video - click below).

vimeo.com/1017860947

UCL acquires two rare Jeremy Bentham mourning rings | UCL – University College London. lnkd.in/eQRWbat8

Introducing UCL Press Play UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society.

UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society. See uclpress.co.uk/introducing-... for our film and podcasts, on the Benthamite theme of 'The Greatest Good'.

Focus on Open Science: Hong Kong 2024

Join us on 22 Oct. 2024, at 08.00 BST (09.00 CEST, 15.00 HKT) for an Open Science webinar by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the UCL Office for Open Science, & UCL Press, supported by SKS. Register now for free and see the Programme at scholarly.events/chapter-xliv...

Euston station’s big advertising screens turned off after overcrowding fears Network Rail promises to turn round station after criticism from passengers and watchdogs

www.theguardian.com/business/202...