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Huge congratulations to @lucymoore.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social who recently won a @wikimediauk.bsky.social Silver Jubilee Award 🏆🎉 Read our case study on Lucy's work towards improving the representation of the lives and achievements of women on Wikipedia: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/jgAJCQ

Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK - Wikimedia UKOn Friday 3 July 2026, Wikimedia UK hosted its Big Birthday Party in London, bringing together an inspiring mix of … Continue reading "Celebrating 25 years of Wikipedia and 15 years of Wikimedia UK"wikimedia.org.uk

Many visitors to Canadian national parks worry about apex predators like grizzly bears. However, a new study from @biologyatyork.bsky.social shows that a much more common creature poses the highest risk: the elk 🫎 #OpenAccess paper in Frontiers in Conservation Science doi.org/10.3389/fcos... 🔓📄

New study pinpoints how to minimise chances of dangerous wildlife encounters in Canada’s national parksBears often get a bad reputation, but a new study shows that they might not be the species most often involved in human-wildlife interaction that can lead to conflicts in national parks.www.york.ac.uk

A recording and slides are now available from our Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research discussion event 📺 👇

A study led by Dr Aurore Monnereau @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social analysed DNA from archaeological sites across Sicily and found that genetic diversity has persisted through conquests, challenging the idea of large-scale population change 🧬 Open access paper in @plosone.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓 📄

Ancient DNA reveals genetic history of medieval SicilyA study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic ‘melting pot’, where Christians and Muslims thrived together.www.york.ac.uk

An international team of researchers, including scientists from @neaarlab.bsky.social @chemistryatyork.bsky.social, has uncovered remarkable new insights into the extinct hominin Homo naledi using cutting-edge protein analysis 💀 Open access paper in @cellpress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 🔓📄

Looking forward to meeting some of our Open Research Awards winners and community members at our celebratory event this afternoon 🏆 🎉 Full list of awardees on our wiki: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/HQAiVg

Research led by @york-bioarch.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social has shown that vineyards were part of the Roman Empire’s sophisticated agricultural network that laid the foundation for modern winemaking 🍇 Open access paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... 🔓📄

Ancient DNA from Tuscan wells reveal origins of modern wineScientists analysing 2,000-year-old grape seeds from ancient wells in Tuscany have mapped the most extensive genetic history of ancient grapevines recovered from a single site.www.york.ac.uk

We're pleased to announce that @uoylibrary.bsky.social has joined the @ojcollective.bsky.social 🔓📚 OJC is a ground-breaking initiative - one we are proud to support as we look to drive change in the current publishing system and invest in alternative models which align with our mission and values 👍

Small differences in what a conservation programme aims to achieve can lead to dramatically different decisions about which protected areas receive funding 🐘 Open access paper from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social and @camzoology.bsky.social in @conservationsp.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... 🔓 📄

Why vague conservation targets are failing some vulnerable speciesA shift toward more precise, measurable conservation goals could hold the key to protecting vulnerable species, according to the findings of a new study looking at African elephants.www.york.ac.uk

Our Graduate Engagement Leads, @katievernon.bsky.social, @luqmanmuraina.bsky.social and Yorgos Paschos, reflect on their work developing open research communities of practice at York 🔓 📄 doi.org/10.1629/uksg...

Interdisciplinary collaboration for open research: reflections by Graduate Engagement Leads | Insightsdoi.org

Congratulations @richardacarter.bsky.social, great to see academic colleagues at York choosing to publish open access with @punctumbooks.bsky.social 📖 🔓

A final plug for our online event next Friday: Reproducibility in Quantitative Social Sciences Research 📊 ♻️ 🔓 Contributors will include @crahal.com, @grigolus.bsky.social, @joespearing.bsky.social and @cbolibaugh.bsky.social Full details and registration link here: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/MQBjRg

Free and online @orcid.org webinar from @jisc.bsky.social coming up on Tue 30 June, 11:00-12:00 Find out why getting a free ORCID iD and populating your ORCID record is key for researchers to get credit for their work 👍

ORCID for researchers - JiscFind out why getting a free ORCID iD and populating your ORCID record is key for researchers to get credit for their work.www.jisc.ac.uk

Research from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social and the Swedish Agricultural University has shown that a coexistence scheme to protect wolverines and Indigenous Sámi reindeer herders is failing to sustain its previous successes 🐺 Open access paper in @consletters.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/conl... 🔓📄

One of the world’s most famous wildlife coexistence scheme falls shortA celebrated scheme for human-wildlife coexistence is now at risk of failing due to lack of long-term government investment, new research has found.www.york.ac.uk

New Open Research in Practice case study: Prof Kathryn Arnold @uoyenvironment.bsky.social describes how open practices and principles are embedded at the ECORISC Centre for Doctoral Training, with an example of how PGR Lowenna Jones developed a protocol for a systematic scoping review paper 👇

And finally... our Awards panel also highlighted a number of highly commended projects: 🌟 Cell-Free Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output for Future Wireless Networks - Dr Saeed Mohammad Zadeh, Research Associate, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology (1/3)

This year we awarded an additional prize to the Research Coding Club, in recognition of the cross-institutional scope of their work 🏆 RCC has been running since 2017 as a volunteer-led support and training network for anybody at the University who works with research software 🧑‍💻

This year's mid-career and senior research staff prize goes to @aidanhorner.bsky.social, Prof of Cognitive Neuroscience, and the York Episodic Memory Lab @yorkpsychology.bsky.social 🏆 The lab has a central commitment to open research, encouraging and supporting its members to develop their skills 🧠

An international team including @uoyenvironment.bsky.social has developed a global road map to develop understanding of peatland systems, identifying points they argue should be central to climate change policies 🌱 Open access paper in Communications Earth & Environment doi.org/10.1038/s432... 🔓 📄

Scientists warn key climate battle is happening beneath our feetScientists have warned that understanding the complex make-up of the world’s peatlands is an underestimated climate battle.www.york.ac.uk

Researchers from @york.ac.uk and the Born in Bradford project have evaluated whether the standard two-year health review can predict a child's school readiness at age five 🏫 Open access preprint on medRxiv doi.org/10.64898/202... 🔓 📄

Routine questionnaire could help thousands of children thrive at school, study findsA routine questionnaire completed by parents when their child turns two could play a vital role in identifying children who need extra support before they start primary school, a new study has reveale...www.york.ac.uk