Academic research should benefit society and not shareholders
Shareholder value maximisation has been severely criticised in recent years, with a growing number of prominent business leaders recognising that companies have obligations to society as well as their shareholders. >>
‘In shaping the UK’s post-Brexit research and development landscape, the devil is in the detail’
Modern science benefits from open, interconnected networks of knowledge and people. International research collaboration is therefore vital for the UK. >>
Helping institutions share their research for the benefit of society
Maximising the distribution and exposure of research articles has long been a challenge for many universities and other research institutions. Jisc's Publications Router can help make open access articles more findable. >>
Open access publishing should be the default
Chris Banks, library director at Imperial College London reflects on the importance of a rapid shift toward full and immediate open access to research. >>
Reflecting on 2020 – and getting ready for 2021
COVID-19 has accelerated the shift to digital learning and teaching and a tremendous amount of work has taken place to make this shift happen. We look back at some of the highlights of 2020 in supporting this rapid transformation in teaching, learning and research. >>
Open with purpose
This week is Open Access Week and this year's theme 'taking action to build structural equity and inclusion' prompts us to reflect on what this means and why it's important to the open access movement. >>
The UK Wiley read and publish agreement – nine months on
A 2018 review estimated that only 28% of all scholarly publications are open access. But the pandemic has heightened the need for full and immediate open access to research and has thrown into sharp relief the barriers that paywalls present to free and unfettered access to knowledge. >>
Why price transparency is important when buying academic journal access
It's often not clear how much a university needs to pay to access scholarly articles. For Anna Vernon, the move away from paywall publishing offers the opportunity to re-examine these costs. >>
How we are supporting research dealing with COVID-19
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has presented unparalleled challenges for academia and research. Here's how we are supporting research during this pandemic. >>
Toads, embryos, and the selfish benefit of good research data management
In this time of crises the importance of research data management (RDM) in research has never been more pressing. >>
