{"id":618,"date":"2025-04-24T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/?p=618"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T09:34:53","slug":"webinars-and-whatnots-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/04\/webinars-and-whatnots-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinars and whatnots \u2013 April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Midlands Innovation Open Research Week 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, 6th May, 11:00am &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/dbda7ca7-95d8-437c-825b-e4f26553b876@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">Improving student research training through a consortium model<\/a> (Dr Charlotte Pennington, Aston University) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday, 6th May, 1:00pm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/6d0a6188-4282-40a4-bcb3-4ca6c4f6b74f@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">Open Peer Review: perspectives from editor, author and reviewer<\/a> (Dr Lara Skelly, Loughborough University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, 7th May, 11:00am &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/c648ad9c-c28a-4a11-a403-c4eb7f12ae1b@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">What if I really can\u2019t share my data but want to be open? Synthetic data<\/a> (Dr Krzysztof Cipora, Loughborough University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday, 7th May, 1:00pm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/886855b0-6a89-4372-9875-55593ff25ef2@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">The intersection of neurodiversity and open scholarship<\/a> (Dr Mahmoud Elsherif, University of Leicester)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, 8th May, 11:00am &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/c7d12c0e-2c63-4314-bcbb-ea58d104d396@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">Computer Vision for Old Books: Open Research in the Digital Humanities<\/a> (Dr Hazel Wilkinson, University of Birmingham)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, 8th May, 1:00pm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/midlandsinnovation.org.uk\/latest\/events\/open-research-week\/\">Get Feedback, Work Smarter: The Hidden Perks of Preregistration<\/a> (Dr Roni Tibon, University of Nottingham)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday, 8th May, 3:00pm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/6b0d56f2-3d18-4734-b385-2d41878c9061@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">Building a Thriving Research Culture: The Importance of &#8216;Openness&#8217; in its broadest sense! <\/a>(Dr Marie Sams, Vicky Strudwick, &amp; Dr Jake Spicer, University of Warwick NCRC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, 9th May, 11:00am &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/34ad15f7-8fb5-4f14-b6a1-a6b92ee637d5@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">Measuring Ourselves: A Self-Assessment Tool for Open Research Practices<\/a> (Dr Masi Noor, Keele University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Friday, 9th May, 1:00pm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/5ecae26e-8c51-4f28-a986-aa234d505fdb@cf264fc0-aeb8-449f-9054-82ce4454084b\">What can open research learn from the open source movement in computing?<\/a> (Professor Stephen Eglen, University of Cambridge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other webinars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UKRI new draft research data policy <a href=\"https:\/\/ukri.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_o-UowK48Rwyt1Ww59TG7kA?_gl=1*1jh3a3e*_gcl_au*MTQxMjUwMTcyLjE3NDMwODQ0Mjg.*_ga*MTMxODE4MTEzMi4xNzQzMDg0NDMy*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*MTc0NDI5MzEwOS4xNC4wLjE3NDQyOTMxMDkuMC4wLjA.\">information webinar<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Interesting read(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kroon-Batenburg, L. (2025). Toward the Open Science model: publish your raw diffraction data.&nbsp;<em>Structural Dynamics<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>12<\/em>(2_Supplement), A59-A59. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/4.0000368\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/4.0000368<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Catch up on recorded webinars:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altmetric.com\/event\/demonstrating-impact-beyond-metrics-how-lancaster-university-uses-altmetric-to-support-its-researchers\/\">Demonstrating Impact Beyond Metrics: How Lancaster University Uses Altmetric To Support Its Researchers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15131\/shef.data.28847279\">Open Research Conversation &#8211; Early career researchers and open research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.open.ac.uk\/events\/open-research-week-2025\">Open Research Week at The Open University<\/a>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DAY 1: The fundamentals of open research: decisions around data.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A great start to the week with webinars on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bwaVAAreQ8w&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">using open science to support science communication<\/a>, the launch of the OU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWjaP-bRAYY&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freely available course on Open Research<\/a>, and a dedicated session for OU staff and students run by the Library Research Support Team on <a href=\"https:\/\/university.open.ac.uk\/library-research-support\/research-data-management\/open-university-research-data-management-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">understanding the OU\u2019s new Research Data Management Policy<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DAY 2: Collaboration, AI and open education resources.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The second day hosted a detailed account, spanning over 20 years, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t-EOI1c0Wco&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open research in Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, as well as a real-world example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UIB__Nloxtc&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">five open practices to support effective capacity building<\/a> and co-creation when developing open education resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DAY 3: Citizen science showcase.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The OU\u2019s support and knowledge of citizen science platforms was demonstrated via the expansive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rNhlhWZPSVA&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pelagios Network<\/a>, the award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEftngxTI4Q&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iSpot<\/a>, and the hugely popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uX5mIYZbs7k&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nQuire<\/a> platforms.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DAY 4: Open publishing pathways.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open access journals and open book publishing was the focus of the fourth day with practical sessions on how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T7VvhzBFzqw&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Arts Journal has supported and expanding public-facing research,<\/a> and on understanding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8A3Uj-OH96U&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book commissioning and editing processes at the Scottish Universities Press<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DAY 5: Accessing data.<\/strong> Open Research Week\u2019s final webinar focussed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lyhwjDag5M4&amp;list=PLNdJKjahU-FaWUegpEnVE5MItu1b5W6NZ&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">driving open research with AI<\/a> and detailed the COnnecting REpositories (CORE) team\u2019s current work on CORE-GPT, SDG-Classify and soFAIR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous months\u2019 Webinars and whatnots:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/03\/webinars-and-whatnots-march-2025\/\">March 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/02\/webinars-and-whatnots-february-2025\/\">February 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2025\/01\/webinars-and-whatnots-january-2025\/\">January 2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2024\/12\/webinars-and-whatnots-december-2024\/\">December 2024<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/rdm\/2024\/11\/webinars-and-whatnots-november-2024\/\">November 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midlands Innovation Open Research Week 2025 Other webinars: Interesting read(s): Catch up on recorded webinars: Previous months\u2019 Webinars and 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