Edinburgh Open Research
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We're the Open Research and Research Support teams at the University of Edinburgh. We work to make research more open and accessible to all.
We are working towards UNESCO and LERU's pillars of Open Research.
Find out more:
https://eor.start.page
We are working towards UNESCO and LERU's pillars of Open Research.
Find out more:
https://eor.start.page
Our colleagues down at the University of Sussex have just posted their second issue of the Open Research Bulletin. It's such a great piece of work to see - take a look!
www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op...
(It is, of course, open access!)
www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op...
(It is, of course, open access!)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): Autumn 2026
| Open Research Bulletin
www.journals.sussex.ac.uk
September 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Our colleagues down at the University of Sussex have just posted their second issue of the Open Research Bulletin. It's such a great piece of work to see - take a look!
www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op...
(It is, of course, open access!)
www.journals.sussex.ac.uk/index.php/op...
(It is, of course, open access!)
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We’re proud to see the European Citizen Science (ECS) podcast included by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in its selection of 10 EU-funded podcasts showcasing research and innovation shaping our world!
Listen to podcast: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...
Listen to podcast: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...
September 7, 2026 at 9:30 AM
We’re proud to see the European Citizen Science (ECS) podcast included by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in its selection of 10 EU-funded podcasts showcasing research and innovation shaping our world!
Listen to podcast: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...
Listen to podcast: citizenscience.eu/ecsa/ecs-pod...
UoE DMPOnline Users: notice of service unavailability.
The DCC have just contacted us to say that DMPOnline will be unavailable this morning: 08/09/2026 from 9-12. The platform is being migrated to new infrastructure. If you have any questions about this, please contact us: [email protected].
The DCC have just contacted us to say that DMPOnline will be unavailable this morning: 08/09/2026 from 9-12. The platform is being migrated to new infrastructure. If you have any questions about this, please contact us: [email protected].
September 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
UoE DMPOnline Users: notice of service unavailability.
The DCC have just contacted us to say that DMPOnline will be unavailable this morning: 08/09/2026 from 9-12. The platform is being migrated to new infrastructure. If you have any questions about this, please contact us: [email protected].
The DCC have just contacted us to say that DMPOnline will be unavailable this morning: 08/09/2026 from 9-12. The platform is being migrated to new infrastructure. If you have any questions about this, please contact us: [email protected].
Reposted by Edinburgh Open Research
We're thrilled to share our Binks Hub Celebration Day, happening at Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh on Thursday 8th October!
Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58
Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58
September 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
We're thrilled to share our Binks Hub Celebration Day, happening at Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh on Thursday 8th October!
Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58
Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58
We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (Online)
Good Research is Open Research - so what's stopping us from making research more open? Join the conversation at EORC26 online!
eorc-2026-online.eventbrite.co.uk
June 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We're nearly there, and we've nearly sold out our in person spaces for this years Open Research Conference. If you'd still like to join us though, we would love for you to join us online - all the talks will be broadcast live. Register here:
🗓️ In just two weeks, Dr. Susan Coan will be joining us at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 to present: Connecting Local Communities Meaningfully to Research through a Community-Campus Partnership for Health Model.
✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch
✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch
June 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🗓️ In just two weeks, Dr. Susan Coan will be joining us at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 to present: Connecting Local Communities Meaningfully to Research through a Community-Campus Partnership for Health Model.
✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch
✍️ Register here: buff.ly/KoJRo2R
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch
👋 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June!
Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning.
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26
Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning.
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26
June 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
👋 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June!
Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning.
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26
Cristina Rusu is presenting: Copyright as a Path to Open Research: Unlocking Global Access and Learning.
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EORC26
⭐️ The Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 is welcoming Dr. Emma Wilson from the University of Edinburgh to present: (Meta)Data, Distortion, and Dashboards ⭐️
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026
May 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
⭐️ The Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 is welcoming Dr. Emma Wilson from the University of Edinburgh to present: (Meta)Data, Distortion, and Dashboards ⭐️
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026
✍️ Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
#UniversityofEdinburgh #OpenResearch #EdinburghOpenResearchConference2026
📢 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June!
Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’.
Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’.
Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
May 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
📢 Join us online or in-person at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference on the 18th of June!
Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’.
Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
Dr. Carlos Soler Montes is presenting ‘Fostering Multilingualism in Research and Science: Bridging Language Gaps in Global Research Communities’.
Register here: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday (1st April) at 10am in Room 2.04 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our next Honest Research Conversation. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research. We hope to see you there!
April 2, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative this Wednesday (1st April) at 10am in Room 2.04 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our next Honest Research Conversation. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research. We hope to see you there!
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative for our next Honest Research Conversation on Wednesday 1st April at 10am in Edinburgh Futures Institute room 2.04. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research.
March 25, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative for our next Honest Research Conversation on Wednesday 1st April at 10am in Edinburgh Futures Institute room 2.04. This month, we will be discussing helpful tools for reproducible and open research.
New blog post!
Check the latest in the DataShare Spotlight series, which aim to showcase datasets of special interest. This post focuses on an archive of images from Berlin in the 1980's, deposited by Professor Miles Glendinning.
edin.ac/4uHtchY
Check the latest in the DataShare Spotlight series, which aim to showcase datasets of special interest. This post focuses on an archive of images from Berlin in the 1980's, deposited by Professor Miles Glendinning.
edin.ac/4uHtchY
DataShare Spotlight: A photographic record of a divided Berlin in the 1980’s | Edinburgh Research Data Blog
Some of the most widely used datasets in DataShare are the collections of photographs of tower blocks and mass housing, both in the UK and internationally, created by Miles Glendinning, Professor of…
edin.ac
March 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New blog post!
Check the latest in the DataShare Spotlight series, which aim to showcase datasets of special interest. This post focuses on an archive of images from Berlin in the 1980's, deposited by Professor Miles Glendinning.
edin.ac/4uHtchY
Check the latest in the DataShare Spotlight series, which aim to showcase datasets of special interest. This post focuses on an archive of images from Berlin in the 1980's, deposited by Professor Miles Glendinning.
edin.ac/4uHtchY
Do you know who's watching?
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
March 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Do you know who's watching?
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Do you know who’s watching?
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
March 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Do you know who’s watching?
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Keep Research Data safe from prying eyes: Wednesday 18th March: Working with Personal and Sensitive Data. Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 3.52, from 2pm to 4pm. Difficult questions will be answered.
Book your place here: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
We’re hiring!
The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP.
Apply or share this post with your network.
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#WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities
The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP.
Apply or share this post with your network.
edin.ac/4ujsOpL
#WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities
March 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We’re hiring!
The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP.
Apply or share this post with your network.
edin.ac/4ujsOpL
#WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities
The Research Data Support team is looking for a DataVault Reporting Intern to join us ASAP.
Apply or share this post with your network.
edin.ac/4ujsOpL
#WeAreHiring #UoEJobs #Internship #EdinburghCareers #hiring #StudentOpportunities
Interested in learning how research libraries can contribute to citizen science and participatory research? Join LIBER at their second masterclass!
Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...
Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...
Developing Citizen Science Masterclass: Vienna - LIBER Europe
LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the voice of Europe’s research library community.
libereurope.eu
March 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Interested in learning how research libraries can contribute to citizen science and participatory research? Join LIBER at their second masterclass!
Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...
Learn more and sign up here - libereurope.eu/event/develo...
Join EORI online on Wednesday 4th March at 10am for our next ReproducibiliTea event. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead who will talk about their experiences of working reproducibly. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the Microsoft Teams link.
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March 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Join EORI online on Wednesday 4th March at 10am for our next ReproducibiliTea event. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead who will talk about their experiences of working reproducibly. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the Microsoft Teams link.
Join EORI online for our next ReproducibiliTea event on Wednesday 4th March from 10am-11.30am. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead to talk Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the event link.
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February 24, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Join EORI online for our next ReproducibiliTea event on Wednesday 4th March from 10am-11.30am. We welcome Associate Professor Fergus Guppy and Dr Peter Bankhead to talk Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. Join our mailing list at edin.ac/3JFv5sF for the event link.
There's still time to submit your contribution for the Open Research Conference, 2026 where we will be exploring the new roadmap, and UNESCO's model for OR!
The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
There's still time to submit your contribution for the Open Research Conference, 2026 where we will be exploring the new roadmap, and UNESCO's model for OR!
The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
The deadline has been extended to the end of day, 27th of February, learn more here:
library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...
Second chances: sometimes they’re real. Don’t miss yours.
Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI
Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI
Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Second chances: sometimes they’re real. Don’t miss yours.
Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI
Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Data Management for your Research, Wednesday 18th February, Rm 3.35, EFI
Book your place now: edin.ac/4rPGUNw
Are you a Postgraduate Researcher needing help planning your Research Data Management? We're here to help point you in the right direction with an in-person training event at the Lister Building from 14:00-15:30 next Wednesday, February 11th. Book through the following link: edin.ac/46w5PhC
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Are you a Postgraduate Researcher needing help planning your Research Data Management? We're here to help point you in the right direction with an in-person training event at the Lister Building from 14:00-15:30 next Wednesday, February 11th. Book through the following link: edin.ac/46w5PhC
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative tomorrow in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Café at 10am for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. No sign up required. We hope to see you there!
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative tomorrow in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Café at 10am for our Honest Research Conversation on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. No sign up required. We hope to see you there!
New blog post! 🚨
The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026.
Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v
The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026.
Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v
Two upcoming Edinburgh data-related conferences | Edinburgh Research Data Blog
As we all settle into the new year, it is good to start filling the calendar with events that provide new insight, provide opportunities to interact with peers, offer the chance to share knowledge…
edin.ac
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
New blog post! 🚨
The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026.
Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v
The Edinburgh Research Data blog is highlighting two upcoming conferences for you, the Digital Research Conference 2026 and Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026.
Read the full post for details of both: edin.ac/4a7zi1v
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative on Wednesday 4th February in the EFI Cafe ("Canopy"), at 10am for our next Honest Research Conversation. Expect an open, honest chat on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. We hope to see you there!
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Join Edinburgh Open Research Initiative on Wednesday 4th February in the EFI Cafe ("Canopy"), at 10am for our next Honest Research Conversation. Expect an open, honest chat on the theme of Working Reproducibly: Costs, Benefits and Responsibility. We hope to see you there!
Would you like to read a great example of collaboration in RDM? Look no further than the guest blog post by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource, showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows.
edin.ac/4qrD3pu
edin.ac/4qrD3pu
Data Management for Bioimaging – No-Cost, Easy-Access Tools for Edinburgh | Edinburgh Research Data Blog
This is a guest blog from Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows When the…
edin.ac
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Would you like to read a great example of collaboration in RDM? Look no further than the guest blog post by Dr Ann Wheeler, Head of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer Advanced Imaging Resource, showcasing their exemplar for metadata capture and data management workflows.
edin.ac/4qrD3pu
edin.ac/4qrD3pu