This talk with Sorrell Harriet from the research computing consulting service, makes the case for embedding product design thinking into research software projects from the start. Drawing on real examples — from how to make space for this in a grant application, to what it looks like in practice — it explores how structured design activities like user research, co-design, and iterative prototyping can bring researchers, end users, and stakeholders into genuine collaboration around what gets built and why.
FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable
Open Research practices and the FAIR principles are interlinked, and this training will support you to understand how these areas are complementary. We will also consider disciplinary specific considerations, introduce the CARE principles for indiginous data governance and explore how they relate to FAIR.
The Knowledge Equity and Open Scholarship Week 2026 (KE & OS Week) Programme brings together a diverse coalition of partners from North Africa, Europe and South Africa, including Mohamed Lamine Debaghine University – Sétif 2, University of Pretoria, University of Leeds, University of Salford, Université de Sousse, the UNESCO Chair on Open Education for Innovative, Intelligent and Inclusive Learning, Utrecht University, and the Knowledge Equity Network, to co-create a fully online event dedicated to advancing more inclusive, collaborative and equitable knowledge ecosystems.
Have you ever wondered how that information gets added to Wikipedia, or edited and updated? Well, YOU could be the answer to that by becoming a Wiki editor. Drop-in to the Library Makerspace (Ground Floor, Edward Boyle Library) and we'll show you how to get started with editing Wikipedia and how it works behind the scenes. Lucy Hinnie and Nick Sheppard will be on hand to help, answer any questions, or just chat. No need to book, just come in and say hello!
Jonathan Cates, Technical Product Manager for the Wellcome Collection, will demonstrate how you can explore Wellcome's diverse digital collections, discuss how their IIIF resources are being used and how to increase their use to support open research.
Have you ever wondered how that information gets added to Wikipedia, or edited and updated? Well, YOU could be the answer to that by becoming a Wiki editor. Drop-in to the Library Makerspace (Ground Floor, Edward Boyle Library) and we'll show you how to get started with editing Wikipedia and how it works behind the scenes. Lucy Hinnie and Nick Sheppard will be on hand to help, answer any questions, or just chat. No need to book, just come in and say hello!
This webinar focuses on advancing knowledge equity through Wikimedia initiatives and open education, with a particular emphasis on South African and UK perspectives.
Have you ever wondered how that information gets added to Wikipedia, or edited and updated? Well, YOU could be the answer to that by becoming a Wiki editor. Drop-in to the Library Makerspace (Ground Floor, Edward Boyle Library) and we'll show you how to get started with editing Wikipedia and how it works behind the scenes. Lucy Hinnie and Nick Sheppard will be on hand to help, answer any questions, or just chat. No need to book, just come in and say hello!
Discover everything our Libraries can offer you! Join us for an informal and friendly welcome fair designed for all staff but especially useful for new and new-ish University colleagues.
This Edit-a-thon is a partnership between the University of Rochester and the University of Leeds. Together, we’ll explore the intertwined histories of abolitionism and channel the spirit of transatlantic collaboration to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of Black history, abolitionist networks, and the role of libraries and archives in preserving these stories.
