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Two people sit at a table next to each other, holding pens and engaged in a discussion.
A student sits in an armchair with their laptop balanced on their lap, looking at the screen and using the mousepad.
A student sits at a desk looking down at a laptop whilst typing something.
A student sits at a desk looking at the screen of a laptop, with their right hand on the keyboard and their left forearm leaning on the desk.
A trophy with a black stand and shiny gold cup with subtle decoration around the rim and on the handles. It is pictured against a plain grey background.
Two students sit parallel on a work bench, both looking at laptops and with headphones on. There is a distance between them and the one furthest from the camera is slightly blurred. The closer student has a mug with a red and white striped straw next to their laptop, and the other is holding a takeaway coffee cup in their right hand whilst their other hand is on the laptop keyboard. They both appear very focused on their screens.
An image in the front of the wilkins building at UCL main campus. In the foreground, green grass stretches across the image, behind which are stone seating where students with their backs to the camera are sitting and talking. Behind this, a small domed building, an observatory, is pictured, with other students either sitting or standing around. In the background, the portico of the wilkins building, with its ten pillars and pale brickwork, presides over the scene.
Two people stand next to each other, one appears to be in the middle of talking whilst the other is smiling and listening. In the background are the blurred images of other people in the midst of conversations.
Two students sit at a desk looking outside of the edge of the photo, as though they are watching and listening to someone talk. One of them has a laptop open in front of them and is holding a pen, and there is a blue water bottle on the desk between them.
Three yellow and gold fireworks exploding against a night sky.
A graphic with a green background and a on which is written 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026' At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London.
A graphic with a green background and a on which is written 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026' At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London.
A graphic with a green background and a on which is written 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026' At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London.
A graphic with a green background and a on which is written 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026' At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London.
A graphic with a green background and a on which is written 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026' At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London.
Two people stand behind a large wooden table covered in A3 size sheets of paper which appear to have coloured maps on them. They are both looking at one sheet of paper which one of them is holding by the edge in their left hand and pointing at with their right hand. Behind them from floor to ceiling are wide, shallow drawers which are presumably where the maps are stored.
A student sits at a desk looking down at their laptop and typing on the keyboard. In the background are blurred bookshelves crammed with different coloured library books.
A student sits on the floor with their back against the end of a large bookshelf stretching up out of the frame of the photo. They have their knees up, and resting on their lap is a red laptop which they are looking at. In the background is another bookshelf taking up most of the image, crammed full of different coloured library books.
A student sits at a desk facing in the direction of the camera but looking down at their laptop screen. Behind them are shelves of library books and next to them is the edge of an empty chair.
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Friday 24 April - Online, 2-3:30pm, Open Research: the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences perspective'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Friday 24 April - Online, 10am-11am, Open Research, Trust in Science and the ‘Transparency Paradox’'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Thursday 23 April - Online, 2-3:30pm, AI and Publishing: Unintended Consequences, Unexpected Disruptions'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Thursday 23 April - Online, 12pm-1pm, UK Reproducibility Networks: Building a Local Network for Open Research'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A view of the top of the Portico and the Dome on the Wilkins Building at UCL Main Campus with blue sky in the background. There is a flag flying to the left of the Dome, as well as branches with green leaves and pink blossom in the foreground reaching up into the frame of the photo.
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Thursday 23 April - Online, 10-11:15am, Open Access Publishing in Practice: Author experiences and insights'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A view of the Wilkins building from within the Japanese Garden. There is blue sky at the top, the dome over the Wilkins building in the top centre and the rest of the image is filled with the yellow brick and windows of the Wilkins building. In the foreground are several cherry trees in full bloom, with beautiful pink and white blossoms.
A graphic featuring the same information detailed in the text of this Bluesky post.
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Wednesday 22 April - Online, 1-2pm, Careers in Open Science - insights from the community'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Wednesday 22 April - Hybrid, 10.30am-1.30pm, Developing career options for Data Stewards'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Tuesday 21 April - In Person, 10am-4pm, Practitioner day: Perspectives from funders and institutional policies'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Monday 20 April - Online, 4-5pm, Open Research, Gender, and Ethics'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
Several cards on a wooden surface, where the following are printed on each: 'using images', copyright and GenAI', 'including materials in dissertations', 'publishing contracts', 'social media and copyright', protecting your copyright', 'permissions', 'Creative Commons'.
A graphic with a green background and a yellow box in the centre on which is written 'Monday 20 April - Online, 1-2pm, Open Access Books: Rights, Ownership and Control'. At the bottom of the image are 13 logos of various libraries, institutions and university presses in London. At the top, it says 'London Open Science & Scholarship Festival, 20-24 April 2026'
A photorealistic image depicting education, visual arts, scholarly research, and Creative Commons in the context of artificial intelligence and copyright. It includes open books, a photo of a student writing, a small painting, and cards showing musical symbols, Creative Commons logo, an AI icon and a book icon.
A student with long black hair, glasses and a lemon yellow jumper sits at a desk looking at the screen of a laptop with their hands on the keyboard. In the background are shelves filled with books which are out of focus and appear blurred.
A black and white photo of a reading room within UCL's central library taken many years ago. In the centre of the image are wooden tables stretching towards the far end of the room, with students sat on wooden chairs looking down at their work. Most of the students appear to be women. At the far end of the room is a white statue surrounded by an archway, under a semicircle window which is emitting light into the room. There is a high arched ceiling, with intricate decoration carved into it, and there are curved archways running alongside the study room, through which tall shelves of books can be seen.
A group of people sit facing a large screen on which is displayed a table with information too small to read. A man stands behind a lectern at the front, turned towards the screen as though he is describing what is displayed on it. The room which they are in has a high ceiling, strip lights hanging down and large windows covered in office blinds.
A view of the portico on the main building of UCL. Eight pillars of the portico go from one side of the image to the other, and there are numerous groups of people, presumably students, sitting on the steps in front. There are five different coloured banners between the six central pillars, starting with a blue one on which is written 'Welcome to', followed by a green banner on which is the letter 'U', followed by orange with the letter 'C', followed by red and the letter 'L' and lastly a pink banner with the words 'London's Global University'.
Fireworks exploding against a black sky. There are five smaller fireworks in a curved line in the centre of the image, below two larger fireworks. The smaller fireworks have lines of pink and white light coming out of the centre, and the larger fireworks have multi-coloured lines of red, blue, yellow, green and pink.
A graphic split into two halves. On the left-hand side is a turquoise blue background with UCL's logo in the top left-hand corner, and 'Season's Greetings from UCL' written in black text on the bottom half of the image. On the right-hand half, is a photo of a building at UCL's East Campus. The sky above is dark blue and cloudy, and the building is a modern building with lots of slits in the outer façade, behind which are windows emanating a white light from indoor lighting. To the right of the building is the twisting red sculpture which was created for the 2012 London Olympics. The red colour stands out against the blue of the sky and the neutral colours of the building. Below this is a small stretch of green grass with a row of trees, and below this is a body of water in which the lights and trees, as well as a dash of red from the sculpture, are reflected.
Half of this photo is taken up with a Christmas tree on the right-hand side, decorated with pink, purple and green baubles, as well as a string of warm white lights. On the left-hand side, is a view of the medical sciences building at UCL which has a tunnel running beneath it, over which is a dual staircase to the entrance of the building. Lights are on inside the building, with warm light emanating from a couple of windows and from the entrance. Over the entrance to the tunnel, there is an arch decorated with greenery, baubles and warm white lights, as well as the words 'Happy Holiday Season' in fluorescent pink light. The reflection of this light makes the ground in front of it appear pink. There are a number of people walking through the tunnel, wrapped up in coats and scarves.
The portico of the wilkins building at UCL, with its 10 pillars, is lit up in rainbow coloured light, with some of the pillars illuminated in blue, some in purple, green, pink, orange and yellow. Against the backdrop of a night sky, it really stands out. In front of the portico is a Christmas tree decorated with warm white lights, and the windows of the wilkins building, which stretches along the length of the image, are lit up from within. The rainbow colours of the portico are reflected on the ground of the quad, which is largely empty apart from pockets of people standing close to the building, and along the right-hand side of the image.
A view of the Wilkins building with the Portico looking quite iconic in the centre. With it's ten pillars and a UCL flag flying from the roof, the Portico looks grand against a blue sky, and in front of it sits a decorated Christmas tree reaching up to the middle of the pillars. In the foreground, there are blurred images of several people who must be walking across the quad, and there are a few small marquees on the left-hand and right-hand sides under which seem to be different food and drink stalls.
A view facing the Cruciform building from outside the Wilkins building. The sky above is grey, and the night is drawing in, so lights are on inside the Cruciform building, creating a golden glow from all the windows, complimenting the vibrant red of the bricks making it seem cosy and festive. In the foreground, there are several bare trees which are decorated with simple lights with a purple and pink colour. This colour contrasts with the colour of the cruciform building, giving the whole image a magical, enchanting quality. The area is empty of people, apart from two small figures standing between two small buildings at either side of the entrance.
A logo with a deep pink background and a large white triangle in the centre, with two of its corners at the top and bottom of the logo, and the other pointing to the right, in order to appear as a 'play' button. 'UCL Press Play', the title of the podcast, is written across the white triangle.
In the background of the photo are the pillars of the portico, and the building behind the pillars has a cluster of large snowflakes projected onto it in white light. In the foreground on the left-hand side of the image is the edge of a low building which is decorated with icicle lights and has a window which is lit up from within. To the right of this is a person standing looking towards the Portico, wearing a red Santa hat and a black jacket.
In focus in the middle of the image is a branch of a Christmas tree, with a shiny blue bauble hanging from it. The bauble has waterdrops on it, and displays a reflection of the pillars of the UCL portico lit up in green. In the background of the image, blurred, are other branches of the Christmas tree, a purple bauble and red and orange lights. There is also the blurred impression of a building, and beyond that, a grey sky.
A cartoon character with a Christmas hat and a long scarf with Creative Commons symbols on it, holding a present.
A view from above of a selection of beautifully wrapped gifts in pale blue, orange, silver and grey, tied up with ribbon. Around the pile of presents are silver baubles, pinecones with the edges painted white, rose gold ribbons and a string of silver beads.
A side view of Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon located in a glass box in UCL's student centre. Bentham is in the centre of the image, seated, holding his walking stick and wearing brown trousers, black jacket and a light brown hat. Some Christmas themed graphic elements have been added to the image, in the bottom left-hand corner is an image of a pile of presents, there are images of a star, Christmas tree, presents and bauble appearing on the wall behind Bentham, and a garland of holly, berries and a red bow above his head.
Three students stand smiling and facing the camera with hot drinks in their hands and coats on. A larger group of students are standing and socialising behind them, not looking at the camera. In the background are two illuminated street lamps, as well as some purple and pink lights adorning two trees, and some windows within a building lit up with warm light.
A snowy scene of the quad and Wilkins building. The sky is completely white/grey, and the ground is completely white with snow, with a few people gathered or walking across it. A few leafless trees and two small round buildings are coated in snow, and it looks like the snow is still falling.
A view along the centre of a large desk with students working on laptops on either side, some wearing earphones. There are water bottles, phones and a handbag in the centre of the desk. At the far end of the room is a door, and there are windows on the right-hand side.
A Christmas tree, decorated with warm white lights and colourful baubles is in the centre of the image, in front of the Andrew Huxley building in the centre of the main UCL campus. A dark blue sky is slightly visible above the buildings, many of the lights inside the buildings are on and there are a few people along the walkway on the left hand side of the image.
A member of UCL staff, a woman with long blonde hair wearing a black polo shirt, is looking at a computer screen with concentration and typing something on the keyboard against the backdrop of a corridor of data servers. In the corridor, another member of UCL staff also wearing a black polo shirt is facing away from the camera, as though he is walking down the corridor.