Maura Flynn

Book Lover & Eternal Student
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[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

#OPENDATA IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
Data becomes more valuable when combined. Restrictive licensing cuts off that potential
Dr. @DavidHulcoop, from @OpenTargets, at our 14 April webinar with @EuropePMC_news
📺 https://t.co/SKp0V7s9zU
#AI #OpenScience

[SPARC Europe @SPARC_EU]

📢 Vanessa Proudman & Paola Corti will open this year’s Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week!
🗓 Tue 19 May | 10:45 CEST
Join them to explore how a more coordinated approach can help build more equitable and impactful knowledge systems for all.
👉 https://t.co/neBZhMJDL6

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

Who or what will you nominate for the 2026 Open Education Awards?

Since 2011, the Open Education Awards have honored 284 leaders, resources, and practices that have strengthened global access to knowledge and fostered collaboration in open education. This year, help spotlight the next wave of open education champions!

Save the date! Nominations open for the 2026 awards next week, on May 11.

Not sure who to nominate? Look no further than the winners of #OEAwards25 --> https://t.co/F3QEuLtvWf

#OpenEducation #OEAwards26 #OER #Recognition

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Research in Finland found that simply changing what children play on can quickly influence their immune system.

Scientists redesigned parts of nursery playgrounds by swapping gravel and asphalt for natural forest materials, soil, moss, leaf litter, and native plants, so kids would be exposed to the microbes found in nature. After just 28 days, clear biological differences emerged.

Children who played in these “rewilded” spaces developed a richer mix of microbes on their skin and in their gut. They also showed higher levels of regulatory T-cells, which help the body manage inflammation and reduce the risk of immune overreactions like allergies. These changes were not observed in children who stayed on conventional playground surfaces.

The findings support the biodiversity hypothesis, the idea that limited contact with natural environments, especially in urban life, may be linked to rising allergies and autoimmune conditions.

What stands out is how simple the intervention was. This wasn’t extreme outdoor exposure-just everyday play in a more natural setting. Even small, regular contact with soil and vegetation appears to shape the body’s internal ecosystem and how the immune system develops.

Learn more:
"Dirty Playgrounds: How Rewilding Finnish Schools Transformed
Children's Health." LettsSafari

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

The web is disappearing 🕳️

According to a Pew Research Center report, 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are no longer accessible.

But that’s not the whole story.

In a new study published in Internet Archive's book, VANISHING CULTURE, data scientists working with the Wayback Machine have found:
16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine.
56% are preserved before they disappear.

Preservation is the remedy for cultural loss.

📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from the Internet Archive

📖 Download & read: https://t.co/BrawXOwMBr
🛒 Purchase in print: https://t.co/EB58IliqDm

#VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive #BookTwitter

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

🚨: A biologist has developed a bag made from cassava that decomposes in water and serves as food for fish.

[Department of Culture, Communications and Sport @DeptCultureIRL]

The Dept is seeking applicants for a Research Fellowship on Arts, Culture and Creativity, in collaboration with @Researchirel

Tá an Roinn ag lorg iarratais do Chomhaltacht Taighde ar an Na hEalaíona, an Cultúr agus na Cruthaitheachta, i gcomhar le Taighde Éireann.

[WiMIN @WomenMedIreland]

Thanks to the generosity of our members and supporters, we are able to offer a number of free conferences spaces to students and reduced registration rates for those who are working less than full time.
Help us to help others by sponsoring a space!
https://t.co/imMM6TVydk

[KnowledgeRights21 @KR21org]

FRIDAY=SHARING & CARING! A NEW KR21 INSIGHTS ON SPR
The #ERAact is a genuine opportunity to embed the #SecondaryPublicationRight where it belongs: #research legislation, rather than copyright reform.
🔗 Learn why this matters: https://t.co/ygLCY7VcHN
#5thFreedom #Science4EU

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

Courts are already using #AI, but most judges have little training or guidance.

@UNESCO’s new “AI Essentials for Judges” policy brief explains how AI is used and what is needed to protect judicial independence, due process and #HumanRights.

🔗 https://t.co/9mLUNtPVeM

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

⚖️ Track Spotlight at #OEGlobal26: Hacking the Open Ecosystem and Praxis for the Public Good

How might we re-imagine the open knowledge system – exploring what impact open has had on policies, pedagogy, licensing, publishing, and data to solve real-world challenges?

Don’t miss the chance to share your ideas, research, or experiments in open education — we want to hear your open solutions!

Add yours 👉 https://t.co/FXUKSFheJS

#OpenAccess #OpenPolicy #AcademicTwitter

[Department of Health @roinnslainte]

Funding is open to all women’s health research proposals. Apply before 27 March 2026. Full details at https://t.co/N0HDzEpQfn

[Department of Health @roinnslainte]

This strategy marks a major milestone in the digital transformation of the Irish health service.

https://t.co/rUFqbfremM

[SriSathya @sathyashrii]

DENMARK JUST DROPPED THE MOST GENIUS THING EVER…

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Delighted to get our copy of the new World Book of Happiness - an inspiring global deep-dive into what we need for a better world in difficult times https://t.co/9SFiVtMOsU (grateful to see Action for Happiness in it too!)

[SPARC Europe @SPARC_EU]

Reminder to join us for the 14th #ENOEL Workshop
Learn practical strategies and hear from experts, while connecting with librarians and open education leaders across Europe. Let’s strengthen #OpenEducation #OpenScience together. #OEWeek26
�� Register: https://t.co/deTYFNYFFP

[Maura Flynn @MauraGFlynn]

@SaoirseReynold2 Happy birthday Lugh!

[Lance Eaton @leaton01]

if your institution is running a cohort program with #faculty around #AI, consider sharing what you're doing & learn from others who are also doing this work. https://t.co/JykO4sdTFi

#HigherEd #GenAI #AIEdu

[Open Education Global @OpenEdGlobal]

#OEWeek26 is happening soon!

#WhatAreYouSharing – What abouta live reading of open textbooks by their faculty authors like Open Oregon Educational Resource’s Happy Hour’s 2024 OER Reading and Party!

#ListYourEvent 🔗 –> https://t.co/oaRgdUuWNi

#OEWeek #GlobalCalendar #OpenEducation

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

This is why you need to be reading books and writing your own emails, by the way. When you outsource your thinking abilities, you risk turning your brain into soup. Heavy dependence on AI has already been linked with severe cognitive decline. What you don’t use, you will lose.