You can watch all the sessions from #EORC25 here including my @copim.bsky.social colleagues Judith and Kevin talking about @openbookcollective.bsky.social and me (in Session Three) talking about open source software, AI, and all sorts of infrastructure stuff.
Watch all four sessions from the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025. This year focusing on the question:
“What’s stopping us?” Asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome them.
#OER #OpenResearch
open.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-op...
“What’s stopping us?” Asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome them.
#OER #OpenResearch
open.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-op...
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025
The Edinburgh Open Research Conference is a collaboration between the Library Open Research Team and Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea, and offers an opportunity for researchers, students, professional servi...
open.ed.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
You can watch all the sessions from #EORC25 here including my @copim.bsky.social colleagues Judith and Kevin talking about @openbookcollective.bsky.social and me (in Session Three) talking about open source software, AI, and all sorts of infrastructure stuff.
Missed the Edinburgh Open Research Conference earlier this month or want to rewatch the talks? Recordings are available here!
#EORC25
#EORC25
Watch all four sessions from the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025. This year focusing on the question:
“What’s stopping us?” Asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome them.
#OER #OpenResearch
open.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-op...
“What’s stopping us?” Asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome them.
#OER #OpenResearch
open.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-op...
Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025
The Edinburgh Open Research Conference is a collaboration between the Library Open Research Team and Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea, and offers an opportunity for researchers, students, professional servi...
open.ed.ac.uk
June 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Missed the Edinburgh Open Research Conference earlier this month or want to rewatch the talks? Recordings are available here!
#EORC25
#EORC25
You too can divest from US software companies by switching to open source software. I discussed this one week ago at #EORC25
small changes: taking back control of research through open software
This is the text of a paper I delivered at Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 on 2025-06-04 led by the conference question "What's stopping you?". It has been edited from the original to incorpor...
opensauce.simonxix.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
You too can divest from US software companies by switching to open source software. I discussed this one week ago at #EORC25
Tech companies are marketing this to universities because, as I said in my #EORC25 talk the other day (opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/), big tech openly think that universities are marks ripe for exploitation. They don't even hide it.
June 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tech companies are marketing this to universities because, as I said in my #EORC25 talk the other day (opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/), big tech openly think that universities are marks ripe for exploitation. They don't even hide it.
Had lots of fun attending #EORC25 today. As usual the talks were fantastic and the people were lovely. I feel so lucky we’ve got such a great community here at Edinburgh 😀
June 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Had lots of fun attending #EORC25 today. As usual the talks were fantastic and the people were lovely. I feel so lucky we’ve got such a great community here at Edinburgh 😀
Thanks again to the team at Edinburgh Open Research! #EORC25 remains my favorite conference of the year. Great presentations and always interesting and valuable discussions in the breaks (also, the food really is good).
Now I just have 2+hours to wait in Waverly as I remembered my train time wrong
Now I just have 2+hours to wait in Waverly as I remembered my train time wrong
June 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thanks again to the team at Edinburgh Open Research! #EORC25 remains my favorite conference of the year. Great presentations and always interesting and valuable discussions in the breaks (also, the food really is good).
Now I just have 2+hours to wait in Waverly as I remembered my train time wrong
Now I just have 2+hours to wait in Waverly as I remembered my train time wrong
Big thanks to the organisers of #EORC25. Great discussions of open research, great organising, great venue. There's something special about meeting in the shadow of an extinct volcano.
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Big thanks to the organisers of #EORC25. Great discussions of open research, great organising, great venue. There's something special about meeting in the shadow of an extinct volcano.
Fascinating reflections on #replication studies by @priyasilverstein.com at #EORC25. @openuniversity.bsky.social video available at
www.open.edu/openlearncre...
www.open.edu/openlearncre...
OLCreate: PUB_8681_1.0 Integrity: Challenging questionable research practices: Replication studies | OLCreate
www.open.edu
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fascinating reflections on #replication studies by @priyasilverstein.com at #EORC25. @openuniversity.bsky.social video available at
www.open.edu/openlearncre...
www.open.edu/openlearncre...
I acknowledge @donnalanclos.com in my references for this paper but thanks also to @lawriephipps.co.uk for pointing me to Donna's keynote on the 2019 Department of Education report 'Realising the potential of technology in education' which I refer to in my paper. #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I acknowledge @donnalanclos.com in my references for this paper but thanks also to @lawriephipps.co.uk for pointing me to Donna's keynote on the 2019 Department of Education report 'Realising the potential of technology in education' which I refer to in my paper. #EORC25
Such a good conference, #EORC25! Full props to the whole team for pulling out all the stops! Open research: let's help fix the broken systems and return research to the communities.
June 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Such a good conference, #EORC25! Full props to the whole team for pulling out all the stops! Open research: let's help fix the broken systems and return research to the communities.
interesting to see the cross-polinisation btw simultaneous #EORC25 Edinburgh and #CoLIS25 Glasgow: @simonxix.com referenced a CoLIS25 talk earlier, now CoLIS25 co-organiser @milenado.bsky.social presents her EU-funded #ORBIT project to promote #OpenResearch in Bulgaria
openresearch.bg/19/page.html
openresearch.bg/19/page.html
June 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
interesting to see the cross-polinisation btw simultaneous #EORC25 Edinburgh and #CoLIS25 Glasgow: @simonxix.com referenced a CoLIS25 talk earlier, now CoLIS25 co-organiser @milenado.bsky.social presents her EU-funded #ORBIT project to promote #OpenResearch in Bulgaria
openresearch.bg/19/page.html
openresearch.bg/19/page.html
Learning about the @ukrepro.bsky.social "pedagogical wrapper" train-the-trainer scheme from @unisouthampton.bsky.social #ORCA Louise Saul at #EORC25
oercommons.org/courseware/l...
oercommons.org/courseware/l...
Case study: designing a UKRN train-the-trainer session
oercommons.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Learning about the @ukrepro.bsky.social "pedagogical wrapper" train-the-trainer scheme from @unisouthampton.bsky.social #ORCA Louise Saul at #EORC25
oercommons.org/courseware/l...
oercommons.org/courseware/l...
Several people approached me with very nice comments about my presentation including one person who said thank you for mentioning the genocide of Palestinians on stage at the conference. Software /is/ political and we can't ignore the embeddedness in systems of apartheid and colonialism. 🇵🇸 #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Several people approached me with very nice comments about my presentation including one person who said thank you for mentioning the genocide of Palestinians on stage at the conference. Software /is/ political and we can't ignore the embeddedness in systems of apartheid and colonialism. 🇵🇸 #EORC25
The full text of my #EORC25 paper from this afternoon is now available at https://opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/ . Discussing making small changes to introduce open source software into your research process.
small changes: taking back control of research through open software
This is the text of a paper I delivered at Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 on 2025-06-04 led by the conference question "What's stopping you?". It has been edited from the original to incorporate some of the accompanying presentation slides into the text and to insert in-text references.
Proprietary software
opensauce.simonxix.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The full text of my #EORC25 paper from this afternoon is now available at https://opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/ . Discussing making small changes to introduce open source software into your research process.
With the full text available now at opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/ #EORC25
small changes: taking back control of research through open software
This is the text of a paper I delivered at Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 on 2025-06-04 led by the conference question "What's stopping you?". It has been edited from the original to incorpor...
opensauce.simonxix.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
With the full text available now at opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/ #EORC25
Our @copim.bsky.social colleague just gave a powerful presentation on open software for open research at #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our @copim.bsky.social colleague just gave a powerful presentation on open software for open research at #EORC25
#EORC25 paper "Small Changes: Taking Back Control of Research Through Open Software" by @simonxix.com available at opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/
#opensource
#opensource
small changes: taking back control of research through open software
This is the text of a paper I delivered at Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 on 2025-06-04 led by the conference question "What's stopping you?". It has been edited from the original to incorpor...
opensauce.simonxix.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#EORC25 paper "Small Changes: Taking Back Control of Research Through Open Software" by @simonxix.com available at opensauce.simonxix.com/eor2025/
#opensource
#opensource
Small changes cumulatively can make a big difference. @simonxix.com recommends divesting from one piece of proprietary software and replacing with a more ethical open source version. #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Small changes cumulatively can make a big difference. @simonxix.com recommends divesting from one piece of proprietary software and replacing with a more ethical open source version. #EORC25
Next #EORC25 panel, featuring @simonxix.com, on systems and software (chaired by none other than @earthowned.bsky.social!)
June 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Next #EORC25 panel, featuring @simonxix.com, on systems and software (chaired by none other than @earthowned.bsky.social!)
"#OpenResearch and the #ResearchCulture Action Plan at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social" - William Cawthorn orcid.org/0000-0001-78... introduces the Edinburgh Open Research Roadmap - March 2024 at #EORC25
library.ed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
library.ed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
ORCID
orcid.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"#OpenResearch and the #ResearchCulture Action Plan at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social" - William Cawthorn orcid.org/0000-0001-78... introduces the Edinburgh Open Research Roadmap - March 2024 at #EORC25
library.ed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
library.ed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Ali Kay (Leeds) talking about the efficacy of OA mandates... my spider senses are tingling! To what extent do mandates constrict open access as an experimental approach to publishing and disseminating work, instead forcing openness to be a 'thing' and enforce a compliance culture? #EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ali Kay (Leeds) talking about the efficacy of OA mandates... my spider senses are tingling! To what extent do mandates constrict open access as an experimental approach to publishing and disseminating work, instead forcing openness to be a 'thing' and enforce a compliance culture? #EORC25
#EORC25 Ali Kay orcid.org/0009-0009-52... says that when the 2021 REF OA policy was introduced, there was significant growth in repository deposits, but only because they had to
I was a researcher in the US when the NIH launched their green OA policy years ago. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes
I was a researcher in the US when the NIH launched their green OA policy years ago. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes
June 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#EORC25 Ali Kay orcid.org/0009-0009-52... says that when the 2021 REF OA policy was introduced, there was significant growth in repository deposits, but only because they had to
I was a researcher in the US when the NIH launched their green OA policy years ago. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes
I was a researcher in the US when the NIH launched their green OA policy years ago. History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes
Damon Querry is talking about taking Research Information Management data and making if FAIR findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable
I'm glad interoperability in research management is finally getting some attention. Too much data is locked away and inaccessible.
#EORC25
I'm glad interoperability in research management is finally getting some attention. Too much data is locked away and inaccessible.
#EORC25
June 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Damon Querry is talking about taking Research Information Management data and making if FAIR findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable
I'm glad interoperability in research management is finally getting some attention. Too much data is locked away and inaccessible.
#EORC25
I'm glad interoperability in research management is finally getting some attention. Too much data is locked away and inaccessible.
#EORC25
