Rob Johnson

We’re at Olympia for the London Book Fair 2026 today.

Find @rschrobuk.bsky.social and @dylanstoran.bsky.social for a chat about publishing and scholarly communication - send them a message to arrange a meet up!

Countdown is on - just 9 days left to register for #UKSG2026. Everyone can learn something from the programme and everyone can benefit from the unique opportunity to build relationships with people across the information community. Register now! www.uksg.org/events/confe...
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Research systems are under pressure from multiple directions at once. Knowledge exchange, research infrastructure, open access, global participation - these aren't separate trends. To find out more sign up for our next newsletter, incoming next week: www.research-consulting.com/newsletter/

The Research to Reader Conference kicks off today! @rschrobuk.bsky.social is attending today and tomorrow, joining discussions on research, publishing and scholarly communication.

We are looking forward to great conversations - do get in touch with Rob if you would like to connect during the event.

From price to principles - Research Information Francesca Brazzorotto of Karger Publishers explains why open access agreements are no longer just about access

Are OA agreements just procurement with better optics or instruments of cultural change? Rich discussion in Research Information featuring our MD @rschrobuk.bsky.social with @jisc.bsky.social, @zbmed.bsky.social & Karger on participation, integrity & what "value" really means now.

Heading to @r2rconf.bsky.social on 24–25 February? So is our colleague @rschrobuk.bsky.social! Come find us for a chat about scholarly communication and research publishing, or get in touch with Rob to schedule a catch-up during the event.

So long, and thanks for all the Researchfish - LSE Impact Rob Johnson reflects on the demise of a platform that united the UK research community in one thing: complaining about it.

👀ICYMI: "We’re losing one of the few sources of comparable cross-funder data just as we’re building up the capability to analyse and interpret it."

@rschrobuk.bsky.social #Metascience #ResearchFunding #ResearchFish

So long, and thanks for all the Researchfish - LSE Impact Rob Johnson reflects on the demise of a platform that united the UK research community in one thing: complaining about it.

💥New | @rschrobuk.bsky.social reflects on the demise of a platform that united the UK research community in one thing: complaining about it.

#ResearchFish #AcademicSky #ResearchFunding

Three Pillars, One Mission: What Medical Research Charities Need to Thrive Reflections from the Medical Research Charity Showcase The House of Commons Terrace Pavilion provided a striking backdrop for Tuesday's AMRC Parliamentary Showcase - a gathering that brought together ...

Three Pillars, One Mission: What Medical Research Charities Need to Thrive. Here are my reflections from Tuesday's @amrc-uk.bsky.social Charity Showcase at the House of Commons.
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It’s great to be in the room as Caroline Sutton announces the release of STM’s latest report on research integrity.

It was a pleasure to support the STM Research Integrity Committee in painting a picture of publisher efforts in this fast-evolving area.

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REF 2029 Is Back on Track: Key Announcements from the UK's Research Leaders Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Executive Chair of Research England, and Lord Patrick Vallance, Minister of State for Science, set out the future direction for UK research assessment and funding at UUK...

Check out my summary of this morning's announcements from Prof Jessica Corner and Sir Patrick Vallance on #REF2029 www.linkedin.com/pulse/ref-20...

The #REF2029 weightings are now confirmed, with 55% for contributions to knowledge and understanding, PCE renamed strategy, people and research environment reduced to 20%, and 25% for engagement and impact

Our colleague @rschrobuk.bsky.social is at BMA House, London, for the @stmassoc.bsky.social Innovator Fair. If you’re there, too, come and say hello or message Rob to meet up!

#stminlondon #ResearchIntegrity

Unlocking the Power of Community: Reflections on the UKSG Forum 2025 When budgets are constrained, community becomes the essential resource. Yesterday I spent the day in Brighton for the UKSG Forum, one of my favourite events in the scholarly communications calendar.

If you missed yesterday's #UKSGForum2025 in Brighton then fear not, I have pulled together some of the highlights in the post below!
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What does good look like in AI adoption for a university? Great overview at #UKSGForum2025 from @mark-h-cymru.bsky.social

Great to be in Brighton for #UKSGForum2025 today!

Thanks for the summary Andrew, I was sorry to miss this event. The fact collaboration is slowing in the UK is no surprise but it’s always valuable to have evidence to back up these points. With universities under so much financial pressure I doubt we’ll see material improvement any time soon.

A really insightful launch of @ncub.bsky.social State of the Relationship report today.

The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.

The @uksg.bsky.social Forum 2025 is happening on 3 December at The Brighton Centre, bringing together librarians, publishers & info professionals. Free for UKSG members | Still time to register! uksg.org/events/forum2025/
#UKSGForum2025 #ScholarlyComms #AcademicLibraries

#fbf25 #artificialintelligence #researchfunding #scholarlycommunication #highereducation #researchintegrity #academicpublishing | Rob Johnson | 18 comments Like many in my network, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how AI will change society and, in my case, academic research. At times I lean towards AI being just another platform shift. At othe...

Have a look at my post here, including some of the links in the comments: www.linkedin.com/posts/robjoh...

Cold comfort in hard times: What the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper means for UK research Last week saw the UK government lay out its vision for post-16 education and skills in a new white paper. Commentators have criticised the lack of detail in its prescriptions for higher education and ...

I reach many of the same conclusions in this post shared earlier this week @paulnightingale.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/pulse/cold-c...

It was a pleasure to work with colleagues from the @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @rschrobuk.bsky.social and colleagues to help review and understand options for OBC's financial sustainability. OBC share more about this analysis from @researchconsulting.bsky.social in their annual report.

@rschrobuk.bsky.social will be speaking at the @stmassoc.bsky.social ECPC webinar this afternoon at 3pm. If you haven’t booked your place yet, there’s still time. buff.ly/Euf67S2

About capabilities and culture Welcome to Cambridge Core

Look forward to the thoughts but I wouldn’t class CUP as a commercial publisher: www.cambridge.org/core/service....

This Is Fascism

Great to to see @openbookcollective.bsky.social’s annual report referencing our recent work for them on financial sustainability

Our colleagues, @dylanstoran.bsky.social and @rschrobuk.bsky.social will be in Frankfurt next week to attend the @stmassoc.bsky.social conference and the @buchmesse.de Frankfurt Book Fair. Are you attending? Connect with Dylan and Rob to catch up. #STM #FBF

The People Culture and Environment element of REF2029 is already changing the sector, we shouldn’t give up on it now - Impact of Social Sciences The future of the People Culture and Environment element of REF 2029 is currently under scrutiny. Drawing on interviews with institutional decisionmakers as part of the COMET study, Gemma Derrick, Amy...

“A rollback of PCE risks stalling momentum on essential efforts toward research culture change”

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Against the Grain - The Podcast: ATGthePodcast 291 - A Conversation with Rob Johnson, Managing Director, Founder, Research Consulting Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Rob Johnson, Managing Director, Founder, Research Consulting. Rob Johnson is founder and C...

Higher education and scholarly publishing are facing some tough questions. My recent conversation with Michael Upshall on the Against the Grain Podcast explores why. atgthepodcast.libsyn.com/atgthepodcas...