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Watch 'UQ eSpace at 20: the future of repositories' on our YouTube channel

Open scholarship
Published 5 Nov, 2026  ·  2 minute read time

In October, the Library continued its celebration of 20 years of UQ eSpace with Open Research, Trusted Knowledge: the future of repositories. Held as part of International Open Access Week, the event featured a panel discussion exploring the evolving role of repositories.

If you missed the event, you can now watch the recording on our YouTube channel.

About the event

The event explored how repositories help make UQ research discoverable, support open access, and reduce administrative burden for researchers.  

Panel members Dr Amberyn Thomas, Elizabeth Alvey and Thomas Ingraham shared their insights on the future of repositories, discussing how evolving publishing practices, advances in artificial intelligence and new approaches to preserving and sharing knowledge are reshaping the research landscape. 

The discussion also considered the future role of institutional repositories and the importance of investing in open and shared infrastructure. 

Watch the recording online

Watch Open research, trusted knowledge: the future of repositories (YouTube, 59min). 

Watch Open research, trusted knowledge: the future of repositories on YouTube.

More about UQ eSpace

UQ eSpace is the University's institutional research repository and is developed by the UQ Library. 

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