The Whitworth Advent is back! 📅🎄 During December our Visitor Team produce a festive blog series celebrating art, culture, the Whitworth collection & seasonal treats Take a look at the first post reviewing JMW Turner's Mer de Glace✨ aplacebetweenthetrees.com/2024/12/01/whi… #WhitworthAdvent

🔒 Working with clinical data? 🩺 Have a look at this new blog post that describes how we're helping to keep patient data secure & allowing clinicians to track symptoms & treatments for patients suffering from alopecia. UoM Biology, Medicine and Health FBMH postgrads UoM SBS Research Spotlight research-it.manchester.ac.uk/news/2024/11/2…

New The Authority File episode out now! 🚀 Taylor & Francis experts discuss data sharing in Humanities and Social Sciences. Tune in for valuable insights! 🎧 Listen here: spr.ly/6011tpyC7 #TheAuthorityFile #TaylorAndFrancis #OpenResearch #HSSData

🔐Guaranteeing the security of patient data in any online scenario is of vital importance. 🔦Discover how our Research Software Engineers are making sure that a new online database for tracking symptoms and treatments for patients with alopecia is secure research-it.manchester.ac.uk/news/2024/11/2…

Join our webinar to hear about the #StateOfOpenData 2024 and our unique analysis. Hear from report authors Mark Hahnel and Graham Smith as they discuss the methodology, key findings and future thoughts. Sign up now: info.figshare.com/webinar/the-st… Springer Nature Digital Science

The Old Quad in lights✨🌅 📸 Jon Ashley

Best of British Theatre for Free! 🎭 All students and staff at The University of Manchester can enjoy a selection of acclaimed drama performances online from major UK theatres for free. Full details: ow.ly/sCvu50UkX1B

*Academic hooked to polygraph Interviewer: "was the 'accessed on' date correct for all your internet references?" Academic: "Yes"

Looking for reviewers before Christmas

#CheckItOut! The Scottish Universities Press (SUP) have announced an expansion of their scope to include submissions from researchers at all UK higher education institutions: sup.ac.uk/news/scottish-…

Another UK university drops big Elsevier deal. York becomes third institution known to have cancelled agreement with academic publishing giant. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-uni…

🚀 The latest Research IT newsletter is here! 🎉 Start 2025 with exciting updates including new VR apps, our regular virtual help sessions, and the creation of an innovative networking tool. buff.ly/4fRlZTA

Refugees, Relief and Resettlement: New digital collection UoM Library manchester.ac.uk/about/news/ref…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 | #1🦸 Who Is a Data Superhero? The waiting is over! The first episode of our series, "Data Guardians: The FAIR Mission," is here. 🚀 Have you ever wondered who ensures research data is organized, secure, and reusable? Meet the data stewards—the

🌟 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 | 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ From Curiosity to Profession: A Data Steward’s Journey In Episode #1, we uncovered the critical role of data stewards as the guardians of research data. Now, we're taking a step further. 🚀 Read a unique conversation with Tereza Motalova and

Meet the expert 💡 Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography here at Manchester, was one of the earliest academics to raise awareness about the issue of widespread discharges of untreated sewage into UK rivers and waterways. Follow him Prof Jamie Woodward

Open data “has potential to transform research management” researchinformation.info/news/open-data… Jisc report highlights several “quick wins” that could reduce bureaucracy and enable greater innovation

𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 | 🚀 #2 Data Steward Through the Eyes of a Researcher: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 🦸🏼‍♀️ 🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dwpTAuWt Ever feel overwhelmed by data management? A data steward is your key ally, ensuring your research is efficient, transparent, and

Funded PhD Studentship on “Changes in Library Service Provision in England: Policy, Funding and Impact on Communities (2010-2024)” at King's College London kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/f… #LIS #Research #Libraries #PhDChat King's College London

#RecommendedRead: Swedish authors have published an analysis of a research-and-development project examining challenges faced by Heritage Science practitioners implementing FAIR data principles and producing useful instructions based on actual practices: nature.com/articles/s4049…