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RLUK's vision is that the UK should have the best research library support in the world. #RLUK26 #RLUKICIL #RLUKDSF #RLUKSPACE #RLUKRSP #librariesXresearch

@rluk.ac.uk Oct 6, 2026, 10:31 AM

🧬 How is technology shaping and being reshaped within the research library?

In an era of rapid technological change, how can we keep human needs, values & relationships at the centre of infrastructural developments?

🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more

⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com

@theul.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 4:03 PMReposted by @rluk.ac.uk

We are recruiting for two posts within the Open Research team, part of University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives.

• one full-time post on a permanent basis
• one part-time post (18.25 hours) on a fixed-term basis for 2 years

Apply by 4 Oct: https://loom.ly/kRSdmnU

#CambridgeUniversityJobs

Job advertisement graphic for the University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives featuring a person working on a laptop, with text reading "We're hiring Open Access Advisors".

@rluk.ac.uk Sep 24, 2026, 3:34 PM

🧬 What role can research libraries play in reconciliation?

Our collections are profoundly human & provide a shared ground for dialogue, understanding, reconciliation, collective healing & social cohesion.

🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more

⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com

@rluk.ac.uk Sep 22, 2026, 2:16 PM

🧬 What stories do research libraries tell about themselves?

How we define ourselves & how we are understood raises imp Qs re: our value

How do we demo as active force for econ dev, cultural vitality & social resilience?

🧬 #RLUK27 will explore this & more

⏳ #CFP open is open at rlukconference.com

@britishlibrary.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AMReposted by @rluk.ac.uk

We’re delighted to announce Dr Paul Bate as the British Library’s new Chief Executive

Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities.
We look forward to welcoming his expertise at the Library.

Read the full announcement here
link.bl.uk/fc6

A photograph of Dr Paul Bates stood in a stairwell at the British Library. He is a white man, with dark brown hair and wearing a white shirt and camel coloured chinos.

@rluk.ac.uk Sep 17, 2026, 2:52 PM

🟠 #RLUKICIL | Civic engagement through inclusive practice | 23 Sep

This event will explore how libraries can strengthen civic engagement via inclusive practice - practical approaches to foster civic participation, social inclusion, & strengthen sense of belonging

🎟 Sign up: www.rluk.ac.uk/icil/

@rluk.ac.uk Sep 17, 2026, 1:40 PM

Join us on Wed 14 Oct (10-11) to celebrate the 1st birthday 🎂 of #UKPBC - transforming the way libraries safeguard access to scarce print monographs.

We'll hear case studies on how #UKPBC works practice & how it benefits institutions and the wider library community.

(Virtual) 🎟️ www.rluk.ac.uk/ow1p