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Meet the student curator:Hello, I’m Angharad, a third year integrated masters Biology student. I am Disabled, and since coming to University I have really enjoyed carving out a queer, Disabled, neurodivergent community for myself. I hope that my curation, which will include interactive elements, furthers a sense of belonging within the York Disabled community. I … Continue reading Student Curation Project: Disability & Neurodiversity: Joy and Justice

Meet the Student Curator: Hello, I am Lola! I am a third-year English Literature student born in Sheffield and raised in San Francisco. I am deeply passionate about how narratives are cultivated: how and what information is curated, canonised, or omitted entirely. I am invigorated by the opportunity to burgeon a wider class consciousness at … Continue reading Student Curation Project: Honouring the Lives of Working-Class Women in England, 20th Century to Present

Ruth Elder (Collections Management Specialist) outlines how the Library has developed a methodology to promote University of York research theses to a global audience through the use of Wikidata. Wikidata is part of the Wikimedia family and acts as a central store for the shared data of Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia.  Wikidata can be read … Continue reading Increasing discoverability: the Wikidata thesis project at York

The universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have all hosted events across 2024 to showcase White Rose University Press (WRUP). This series of advocacy events aimed to further raise awareness of WRUP and its focus on ensuring academic quality, promoting open access, and driving innovation in publishing. With authors sharing their experiences of open publishing … Continue reading Showcasing White Rose University Press: Quality and Innovation in Open Access Publishing

In August 2023 the Open Research team welcomed three postgraduate researchers, Kirralise Hansford (Psychology), Luqman Muraina (Interdisciplinary Global Development) and Melissa Kays (Archaeology), as Graduate Engagement Leads for Open Research in each of our academic faculties. The purpose of their roles was to work with the Library, staff and students across departments and schools developing … Continue reading Recognising the work of our Open Research Engagement Leads