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🚀Introducing the official FORM BlueSky account! We are the Forum for Open Research in #MENA (FORM)—a non-profit membership organization supporting the advancement of #OpenScience policies & practices in research institutions & communities across the Arab world 🧵 #ScholComm #AcademicSky

Such a fantastic piece on our work at @forumforopen.bsky.social - and brilliant outlining of the issues the Arab research communities face: research resilience is not an abstract concept but the basic operating requirement for much of our network, who are currently undergoing crisis or conflict...

📣 hashtag#FORM2026 | Plenary Roundtable: Supporting Resilience in Countries Undergoing Crisis How can hashtag#OpenScience and global research collaboration help protect knowledge, strengthen research systems, and support countries experiencing crisis? Join us: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can #OpenAccess books help make research more equitable across the Arab world? Join Dr Anna Walek from OAPEN NOW at #FORM2026 to explore Arabic scholarship, regional collaboration, and the future of #KnowledgeEquity! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What can 50 years of research tell us about #HigherEducation during conflict? Join Dr Rui da Silva NOW at #FORM2026 to explore findings from 85 academic studies and the challenges of knowledge production in crisis-affected regions! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Bluesky Post How can #OpenScience protect research during crises? Join Prof. Abdelrahman Farrag, Ms Touria Slimani and Ms Samira Nait Ajjou NOW at #FORM2026 to explore research continuity, digital preservation and resilience across the Arab region! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How can Arab universities encourage #OpenAccess publishing? Join Dr Saif AlJabri NOW at #FORM2026 for an Arabic-language session on institutional support, researcher training, and the future of #OpenScience! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

كيف تعزّز الجامعات العربية ثقافة #النشر_المفتوح؟ انضموا الآن إلى الدكتور سيف الجابري من جامعة السلطان قابوس في #FORM2026 للتعرّف على دور الدعم المؤسسي والتدريب والمستودعات الرقمية في تشجيع الباحثين! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📚 How can displaced students keep learning during war? Join Ms Joyce Aways NOW at #FORM2026 for an Arabic-language session on how #OpenEducationalResources helped Sudanese students continue their education. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

كيف تواصل الطالبات السودانيات تعليمهن رغم النزوح والحرب؟ انضموا الآن إلى الأستاذة جويس عويس في #FORM2026 لتتعرفوا على دور #الموارد_التعليمية_المفتوحة في دعم تعليمهن رغم التحديات! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can a university library keep supporting research when its doors are closed? Join Dr Bindhu Nair and Dr Suchita Dsilva from RCSI Bahrain NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how #OpenAccess and digital library services sustain research during disruption! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can #HealthData drive better research without compromising patient privacy? Join Dr Douaa Mugahid and Dr Abdalla Z. Mohamed NOW at #FORM2026 to explore responsible #DataGovernance and its role in strengthening public health research across MENA! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Is #OpenAccess enough to make science accessible to everyone? Join Dr Arwa Ahmed from the Scientific Arab Forum NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how #ScienceCommunication and connected research communities can strengthen resilience across MENA! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How do families keep children learning outside traditional schools? Join Ms Janaan Farhat NOW at #FORM2026 to explore #Homeschooling, interrupted education, and family resilience in the UAE! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Who decides what knowledge survives a war? Join Mrs Ghada Dimashk from the American University of Beirut NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how #Archives, #Metadata, and community-led preservation can protect historical records during conflict. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can old computers help save #CulturalHeritage? Join Mr Stefano Cossu from Harvard University NOW at #FORM2026 to discover Pocket Archive, an #OpenSource solution designed to protect documents and artefacts in crisis-affected communities! 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

كيف يمكن تطوير الترجمة الطبية وإتاحة المعرفة باللغة العربية؟ انضموا الآن إلى الدكتورة رباب المقهوي والدكتورة كوثر علي في #FORM2026 لمناقشة دور #العلوم_المفتوحة و #الذكاء_الاصطناعي في دعم البحث الطبي العربي! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🩺 Can #OpenScience and AI improve access to Arabic medical knowledge? Join Dr Rabab Almuqahwi and Dr Kawthar Ali NOW at #FORM2026 for an Arabic-language session on medical translation, open resources, and research resilience! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How can researchers stay connected when crises disrupt their institutions? Join Dr Lamis Elkheir from the African Reproducibility Network NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how Open Science and research communities can support resilience! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

What happens to Open Science when research infrastructure is destroyed? Join Dr Amani Ahmed from the University of Edinburgh NOW at #FORM2026 to discuss academic autonomy, research resilience, and the importance of supporting Palestinian in Gaza. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

How can Arab universities recover and rebuild during times of crisis? Join Prof. Walid Salama from the Association of Arab Universities NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how Open Science and active solidarity can strengthen higher education! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

🌍Can satellite data help advance Open Science across the Arab world? Join Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how Earth Observation, Open Data, and regional collaboration can help address shared challenges! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

🌍 Can Open Science help research communities navigate crises? Join Dr Naeem Muhammad from DataAI NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how openness and collaboration can protect research autonomy! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

📣 Sessions Resume at 13:00 GST! Join us for the next sessions of #FORM2026 as we continue exploring the role of Open Science in advancing research resilience across the Arab world. 🔗 Register and join the conversation: lnkd.in/dv8c5-Sh

The "resilience tree" is a fantastic visualisation of the kind of strategic planning required to develop and protect our resources and infrastructures as research communities #FORM26

So excited for this presentation by Dr Amina, we were supposed to hear it last year - but had to be postponed. On what happens when knowledge systems fracture, how we can protect frameworks and develop strategies to make sure students can pursue their research #FORM26 #ResearchResilience

And a useful list of what to think about during the recovery process... what institutions and colleagues need to consider and strategies to ensure long term resilience #FORM26

Another inspiring talk from Amina Itani - on what knowledge systems lose during #crisis (examples from #gaza #Syria and #Lebanon) and suggestion for conceptual diagnostic to solve issues and bridge knowledge gaps #FORM26

And information about a special organisation we can join and support - I encourage everyone to look at this in more detail

And a useful outline of the normalisation of #scholasticide and long term consequences

A moving and deeply saddening talk from @ranadajani.bsky.social on scholasticide in Gaza and the erasure of identity and representation - and it's the tiny things that get you, like the fact paper and children's books cannot be sent there. #FORM26

Can academic freedom survive growing societal polarisation? Join Prof. Sari Hanafi from the American University of Beirut NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how political intolerance and 'cancel culture' are affecting universities and public debate. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AcademicFreedom

How can Open Science strengthen research resilience in Iraq? Join Dr Salwan M. Abdulateef from Open Science Community Iraq NOW at #FORM2026 to explore the power of local initiatives, research infrastructure, and global collaboration! 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

How do we document the destruction of academic and scientific life in Gaza? Join Prof. Rana Dajani NOW at #FORM2026 to explore scholasticide, accountability, and the responsibility of the global research community. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

🌍 Is keeping research open enough to make it resilient? Join Ms Amina Itani from the Western Australian Museum NOW at #FORM2026 to explore how research institutions can protect knowledge, prepare for disruption, and build lasting resilience! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #OpenScience

Starting #FORM26 - sad not to be in person but a fantastic start with a talk from @nazikelmalaika.bsky.social on what happens to journals and communities when "universities go dark" during #conflict + the challenges that need to be overcome. So inspiring to hear about their solutions and successes!

📚 How did a Sudanese medical journal keep publishing through war? Join Prof. Nazik Elmalaika NOW at #FORM2026 to discover the role of Open Access and community support in keeping research alive! 🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tWs27R58TtmI7ixfplLVgQ #OpenAccess

The 5th Annual Forum for Open Research has already started! Join us using the Zoom links to each session here: shorturl.at/4vi20 #FORM26 #FORM4Open #OpenScience

LIVE FROM THE OFFICE!🔵 Here’s a glimpse of part of the FORM team behind the scenes at the Dubai office. We’re very excited to get started! See you all there😊

📢LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO GO! The 5th Annual Forum for Open Research starts tomorrow & we're so excited to bring everyone together for 3 days of conversations on resilience in research in the Arab world. 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/FZr26 #FORM26 #FORM4Open #OpenScience #OpenAccess #ArabWorld

Our final interview features @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social 's Giulia Stefenelli discussing #OpenAccess & research sustainability. Here, she explores a key question: how can #DiamondOA remain free to read & publish while securing the funding needed to sustain it? 👉Full interview: shorturl.at/lk85F

More than 1000 delegates have registered for the 5th Annual Forum for Open Research!🎉 We're thrilled to see so much interest in this year's symposium & can't wait to bring our community together to discuss resilience in research in the Arab world. There's still time to join us!👉 shorturl.at/FZr26

During #OAWeek2026, Digital Science is proud to sponsor: 📍 Online: Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA (FORM) (19-21 October 2026). Maria Cotera will join the plenary roundtable on supporting resilience in countries undergoing crisis. 🔗 More details: https://bit.ly/47X91SO @forumforopen.bsky.social

👉Next in our interview series: Mark Hahnel, VP of Open Research at @digital-science.com & Founder of @figshare.com, discusses what might help address the challenges for Global South institutions that may struggle to protect their systems from AI bots. 🔗Full interview: shorturl.at/4TBt2

One more day of FORM!📣 We've extended the 5th Annual Forum by one more day to bring you an exciting workshop. Join us for this interactive session where we'll explore shared challenges, exchange ideas, & work towards practical pathways for advancing #OpenScience! 👉Register now: shorturl.at/FZr26

A huge thank you to @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social for being the translation sponsor for our 5th Annual Forum!🤗 All sessions will feature live Arabic-English interpretation, helping make the event more accessible to our community across the region. 🔗Register now: shorturl.at/FZr26 #FORM26

We're continuing our interview series with the organisations supporting the Annual Forum this year! Here @rospyne.bsky.social (@bloomsburydigital.bsky.social) discusses the evolving roles of publishers, funders, librarians in the development of #OpenAccess 🔗Full interview: shorturl.at/I34Os

We talk a lot about supporting #OpenScience communities – but what does that mean when those communities are undergoing crisis and conflict? How can #ScholarlyCommunications and #OS organisations help? Join us to discuss this vital topic! 👉Register now: tinyurl.com/yh58mxmf #FORM26 #FORM4Open

The 5th Annual Forum for Open Research looks at #Resilience and #OpenScience. Our 4th plenary session focuses on long-term strategies for protecting our scientific communities, looking at #AcademicAutonomy, #UniversityResilience, and regional OS #policies. 👀Join us! tinyurl.com/yh58mxmf #FORM26

The 5th Annual Forum for Open Research discusses #Resilience and #OpenScience. Our 3rd plenary session explores different types of resilience strategy, with case studies and implementation examples from key regional organisations across the #ArabWorld 👉Join us! tinyurl.com/yh58mxmf #FORM26