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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.
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!
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.
The benefits of high-resolution photography for research and education are well known. Institutions are now expanding their offer with multispectral, photometric stereo and 3D imaging for enhancing research capabilities in the Heritage sector. Tony Richards will talk about his experiences at the John Rylands Research Institute & Library and how they are using these techniques for research, teaching and engagement.
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.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Historical and Scientific Analysis of Premodern Sacred Books is a major research project generously funded by the UK’s Art and Humanities Research Council. It brings together historians, scientists, technicians, curators and conservators to develop new methodologies in the study of premodern books. Innovative technical analyses have been employed by conservators and art historians.
This participatory workshop will explore tools for textual analysis and data mining available through the Gale Digital Scholar Lab. You may already be familiar with the Gale online archives – such as Eighteenth-Century Collections Online, the Times Digital Archive or the Archives of Sexuality and Gender, all of which are available through the Brotherton Library....