UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship

Congratulations to all our winners and honourable mentions. Read about each award category and the recognised projects on the Open@UCL blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

"These challenges are systemic, and addressing them requires collective action" #OpenAccess

As International #OAWeek continues, UCL has started using Dimensions, a new publications data source with broader coverage than Scopus and Web of Science. 📊 It replaces Clarivate InCites for internal bibliometric reporting from October 2026. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

What does a year of open science at UCL look like? As #OAWeek reaches its midpoint, here is our snapshot. 80 million downloads on UCL Discovery. 477 books and 17 journals from UCL Press. 34 copyright sessions for the UCL community. And much more 🎉 Read the full year in review: bit.ly/4Bff3vH

As UCL marks its bicentenary and #OpenAccessWeek enters its second day, we look back to 1826 📜 UCL and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge shared an ambition to make knowledge more accessible. How has that mission evolved over 200 years? Find out more: bit.ly/4Bod08H #OpenAccess

International Open Access Week 2026 starts today, and we'll be sharing blog posts all week! 🎉 In our first post, Lara Speicher, Head of @uclpress.bsky.social, looks at how to fund open access books without book processing charges. Read the blog post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... #OAWeek

Can incentives encourage open research practice? Dr Banaz Jalil, UCL Research Fellow and OR4 Project Manager, joins an LSE Library panel on Tuesday 27 October, 12pm to 1pm. Hybrid event. Register: www.lse.ac.uk/library/what... #OpenResearch @banazjalil.bsky.social

Join us at UCL on Tuesday 20 October, from 3pm to 4.30pm, for the UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards. You will hear from a selection of winners and meet them at a reception sponsored by @uclpress.bsky.social 🏅 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-open-s...

Copyright in the time of generative AI 👀 Christine Daouti, UCL Copyright Support Officer, explores what generative AI means for copyright in research. Can existing legal frameworks help us wade through these challenges? Read the post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... #OpenScience #Copyright

Open Access Week is dedicated to highlighting the benefits of openly sharing knowledge. All of our books and journals are available globally, for free, so our authors' ideas can travel across borders, as knowledge belongs to everyone. Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

International Open Access Week is just a few weeks away! 📚 We’ve got blog posts, resources and two exciting events coming up, celebrating open science at UCL and beyond. Book your place! 👇

From open research to meaningful impact 💡 A new Open@UCL guest blog from Tatiana Souteiro Dias looks at how open access and community engagement support each other, drawing on six years of the UCL IOE Early Career Impact Fellowship. Read the full blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... #OpenScience

How can we improve metadata training for people working with research data? Join CLOSER on Wednesday 30 September, 2pm to 3.30pm, for a free online webinar on two new metadata courses in development. Book your place: closer.ac.uk/events/metad...

Tickets are still available! 📚 Join us on 20 October to celebrate Open Science and Scholarship as part of International Open Access Week. The afternoon brings perspectives from the UK, Europe and beyond, culminating in the UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards. shorturl.at/ii6MX

Citizen science can take many different forms. Muki Haklay's four modes show how differently people can take part, from contributing data to shaping the research question itself. We have mapped all four, with examples, on our new webpage. ⤵️ www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open... #CitizenScience #UCL

#ComingSoon: An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace A comprehensive introduction to how sociology, history and philosophy of science & technology approach the topic of war and security. More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/an-introduction-to-science-technology-warfare-and-peace/

What does a career in Open Science look like? 🌱 Our latest blog shares advice from a panel of Open Science professionals (LSE, King's, UCL Press, Open Book Collective): follow your interests, say yes to opportunities, build your network, stay curious. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

Join us on 20 October for an afternoon of open science and scholarship, in memory of Paul Ayris. The event will bring together perspectives from the UK, Europe and beyond, and culminate in this year’s UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards. Find out more and register: shorturl.at/ii6MX

Have you adopted one of our #OpenAccess textbooks? We're always interested to hear how our textbooks are being used in teaching and learning. If you've adopted a UCL Press textbook for your course, let us know! 📚 Explore our OA textbooks: https://bit.ly/44PD0LO #Textbooks #HigherEd #OER

UCL staff and students 🚨 Final 24 hours to submit your applications for this year's Open Science and Scholarship Awards 🏆

UCL staff and students 📣 Submissions close in three days for this year's Open Science and Scholarship Awards 🏆 Start your application now: buff.ly/IZ46cZq

The deadline for this year's Open Science and Scholarship Awards is now Friday 28 August. A range of activities are eligible, and you can apply as individuals, as a team, or nominate someone else. Below are some of last year's winners at the award ceremony. Find out more: buff.ly/xVjGpWp

For our latest spotlight, we spoke to @adamcrymble.bsky.social, Associate Professor in Digital Humanities at UCL. Our conversation covered early engagement with open science, his work establishing an open publishing platform, and a recently published open access book. Read it here: buff.ly/Bp3vdkM

It's been a few months now, but this is a reminder that all of the write-ups and recordings from this year's London Open Science and Scholarship Festival are listed on the Open@UCL blog. Find the blog post here: buff.ly/FXqXZzO #LDNOpenFest26 #OpenScience #OpenResearch

The Open Research Calendar @openresearchcalendar.org is a free online calendar where you can find open research events and share your own! See what's on near you: openresearchcalendar.org #Research #OpenResearch #AcademicSky

Registration for #OpenFest26 is now open! Join us to explore "Open Research: People and Place" through talks, workshops, panels, and more. Register now: libguides.shu.ac.uk/openresearch... @openresshef.bsky.social @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social

New blog post ✨ UCL Copyright Officer, @christined.bsky.social has written a brilliant piece for the Open@UCL blog looking at Copyright and Generative AI. She focuses primarily on the pertinent question: How much is GenAI disrupting the way we approach Copyright? Have a read:

One month until submissions close for UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards 🏆 Don't forget to get your applications and nominations in - we can't wait to hear about all the work happening to make knowledge open and accessible. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open...

UCL staff and students 📣 As part of a UCL Research Culture project, there is an upcoming workshop looking at understanding and improving experiences of open science practices. Open to anyone at UCL involved in research, in any capacity. July 29, 1:30pm and 3pm 🗓️ Register: buff.ly/k2nG3U0

Submissions for this year's #UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards are open until 21 August ⌛ There are five categories, and you can apply for yourself or your team, or nominate another individual or team. Find out more: buff.ly/YIweNx5 #OpenScience #RewardAndRecognition #ResearchCulture

New blog post 📣 Research Support Librarian, @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social, has written a brilliant piece about how doctoral research support can fall outside the bounds of formal supervision, and how the UKCGE Recognised Associate Supervisor Award is acknowledging this. Read the post:

📚 Award-winning research, open to all ✨ We’re proud that many UCL Press titles have been recognised by leading organisations across multiple disciplines. Our open access publishing model makes world-class scholarship freely available to readers everywhere. What will you discover? 👉 uclpress.co.uk

UCL staff and students 📣 Hoping to create a data management plan for a research project but unsure where to begin? If so, join this upcoming session about data management plans which will answer a lot of questions. Date: 30 July Time: 10 - 11:50am Location: Online Register: buff.ly/Ags7JVy

We're excited to launch a new blog series on the Open@UCL blog, highlighting various citizen science case studies 📝 The first instalment is about the long-running Transcribe Bentham Project, have a read now: buff.ly/hzRD1qP #CitizenScience #OpenScience #ResearchCulture #JeremyBentham

UCL Copyright Officer, Christine Daoutis, has written a blog post about the recent news that a group of publishers, including Elsevier, have filed a lawsuit against Meta for copyright infringement. Have a read: buff.ly/wG8ToSK #Copyright #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing

⬇️ 31.17 million open access downloads ⬇️ 13.58 million book downloads ⬇️ 17.59 million journal downloads 📚443 books published 📕16 journals 🌍242 countries and territories reached UCL Press makes groundbreaking ideas available for free, worldwide. What will you discover? 👉 uclpress.co.uk/books/

Looking forward vey much to speaking about 'Theorising open research for the arts, humanities and social sciences via the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science' at the @edopenresearch.bsky.social conference later this week ⬇️

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:

Congratulations to Adam Crymble, Sarah Fox,Rachel Rich and Lisa Smith! Their new #OpenAccess book, The King's Dinner: Family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820 published yesterday! Read and download free: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin...

⏳Just over a week to go until the #OIPA2026 symposium! There's still time to register to attend in person or online. 📆 Thu 18 Jun ⏰️ 10am-5pm 📍 Sussex & online 💰 Free for all 👩‍💻 Full programme: oipauk.org/news-events-... 💸 Apply for a travel bursary: oipauk.org/2026/05/28/t... #OpenAccess