Still a few days to apply for the post of Open Research Manager to work alongside the Research Data (me!) and Research/Academic Support Managers to shape research support in the University of Warwick Library & Archives! https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/user-11595/xf-287774c8e052/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/4093-Open-Research-Manager-70020-0426/en-GB

It's a good team to work in, and you'll join a very supportive and collaborative senior management team in the Library. I've been there two months and haven't run away screaming yet!

#GetFediHired #OpenResearch #OpenScholarship

I fully support the Leiden Declaration (and have signed it)

https://leidendeclaration.ai/

In the past months I've come to the conclusion that the biggest danger with AI is that it is simply not used for good, but for lazyness and cutting corners.

This is exactly the opposite of what we need in science and mathematics. I would hope that new technology would be used to do something great, something that is better than what would be possible without the technology.

🧵1/n

"My roomba just escaped."
"What?"
"My roomba. I left the front door open. It got out."
"So what?"
"Don't you understand? It has no natural predators. It could run rampant in the wild."
"Nah. Don't worry. It won't last long. Nature abhors a vacuum."

#MircroFiction #writing #humour #funny

The Russian botnet has now created over 2,500 inauthentic accounts on 180 Mastodon servers. These accounts spam propaganda, follow each other to increase federation, connect to Bluesky via the bridge to spread their content there, and create unlimited invite links for their bots to follow.

IFTAS reports each one we find, and to date roughly 60% of these accounts have been suspended.

Our AUD denylist would silence or suspend the bulk of the remaining 40% of accounts.

https://about.iftas.org/library/suspected-portal-kombat-accounts/

Morning in Kyiv.

Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Kyiv overnight, causing widespread destruction and fires across the city.

Two people were killed and more than 50 injured.

Archaeoethnologica: Archaeology & Early History of Ukraine Nº 1/58

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/05/archaeology-early-history-of-ukraine-n.html

#Archaeology #Prehistory #Paleolithic #Mesolithic #BronzeAge #materialculture #funerary #steppe #BlackSea #Ukraine #journals #openaccess

UK precipitation illustrated in the form of an elevation map 🤩

Wind direction obviously plays a big role in UK rainfalls ☔

c: Alasdair Rae @undertheraedar & @infobeautiful

#Nature #Rainfall #UK #Climate