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.
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.
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.
This webinar focuses on advancing knowledge equity through Wikimedia initiatives and open education, with a particular emphasis on South African and UK perspectives.
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.
Are you planning a research grant proposal involving an IT or digital element? Join us in the Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub, supported by LAHRI, for a discussion of the possibilities for specialist in-house collaboration with Research IT. This session is designed to be introductory, so we will briefly discuss how AHC researchers can work...
