RLUK Repositories Symposium
Schedule
Fri May 08 2026 at 09:30 am to 05:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The British Library | London, EN
About this Event
RLUK Repositories Symposium:: Friday 8 May 2026
Securing, Sustaining, and Sharing the Future of UK Repositories
RLUK is bringing the wider UK repository community, stakeholders and funders together for a one day Repository Symposium in 2026. The symposium will focus on the key themes of shared services, sustainability and security. It will provide an opportunity to celebrate and showcase the impact which repositories, their content and libraries have made in the UK research landscape over the last 20 years but will also be clear-eyed and consider how we can best sustain and secure the future of our content, and best lead in our role of knowledge stewardship.
This symposium will help to shape an ambitious vision for our repositories in the UK. It will bring together key stakeholders to work collaboratively and help support the greater good which repositories represent.
Breakout Sessions
In the the afternoon two breakout sessions will provide an opportunity for richer discussion, drawing on the earlier presentations on:
- Securing the Future: Governance, Sustainability and Shared Services
- Trust, Integrity and Security in our Repository Futures
We invite colleagues to join us to share their expertise, and help us explore key priorities, collective activities and critical next steps to ensure we secure and sustain our repositories. You will be asked to choose your preferred breakout session when registering.
Who should attend?
The symposium will be of interest to senior library leaders and repository managers as well as research funders and key stakeholders and projects across the HE sector.
This event is open to all and you do NOT have to be from an RLUK member institution to attend.
Symposium Registration and Fees
The Symposium is free to attend but does require instituonal affiliation and e-mail address to register.
Registration closes on 30 April 2026.
General information:
- This event will be a fully in-person symposium held at the British Library Knowledge Centre, London. There will be no hybrid elements to the symposum. We will however, make recordings of talks available on an RLUK website after the event.
- Please note each attendee should be registered using their institutional e-mail address,
- There is no limit on the number of delegates that can register from any institution but an institutional e-mail address (not gmail, hotmail etc) must be used to register.
Agenda
π: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrival / Registration
π: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Host: Kirsty Lingstadt, University Librarian (York)
π: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Keynote: Harnessing the Tremendous Potential of Repositories in the 21st Cen
Host: Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director (COAR)
π: 11:45 AM - 12:05 PM
Trusted Research
Host: HMG Representative
π: 12:05 PM - 01:00 PM
Repositories in an Age of Uncertainty
Host: Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director (COAR)
π: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Repository Voices: Sustaining , Collaborating & Trusting
Host: Sally Dalton (Leeds) & Kate Petheridge (York)
π: 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Breakout Sessions: Shared Services and Security
π: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Towards a Vision for UK Repositories
Host: William Nixon, Deputy Executive Director ( RLUK)
π: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Repositories Reflections
Host: Rachel Bruce, Head of Open Research (UKRI)
π: 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Host: David Prosser, Executive Director (RLUK)
Where is it happening?
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
