Jez Cope

Jez is passionate about democratising access to technology and information, and making work more human, sustainable and resilient. With an MSci in Mathematics & Computing, a PG.Cert. in Higher Education, and 15+ years experience supporting researchers, librarians and many others in their use of technology, he is adept at translating between the languages of different disciplines and meeting people where they are to build their confidence and capability.

His main interest in recent years has been open scholarship and research data management, with a focus on strategy, policy, infrastructure and organisational development in the GLAM sector. He loves learning and is rarely happier than when taking a deep dive into a new area of knowledge, a new metadata scheme or a new programming language. This has driven his contributions to community projects as a founding Steering Group member of Library Carpentry , early contributor to The Turing Way , and most recently protecting at-risk datasets as a core team member of Safeguarding Research & Culture .