The scientific community can support the call for decisive action at COP27
Launching a series of perspectives on the forthcoming COP27, we take a look at some of the main issues for debate.
11.10.2022
Preprints as a pathway to Open Access
Jenice Goveas summarizes the main discussion points from a recent conference session on the normalization of preprints.
11.10.2022
An extract from Peter Gluckman’s speech to the Endless Frontier Symposium
In September 2022 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), United States, in collaboration with the Kavli Foundation and Issues in Science and Technology, hosted the “Endless Frontier Symposium 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years.”
05.10.2022
Open science round-up: September 2022
Momentum around Open Science continued to build through September 2022. Jenice Goveas rounds up the latest news.
04.10.2022
Strengthening Research Integrity: Improving peer review in publishing
As peer review week begins, Michael Barber considers some recent advances to improve peer review processes in the scholarly publishing system.
19.09.2022
Happy birthday to the Montreal Protocol – the most successful environmental treaty of all time?
On the anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, this long-read blog explores the lessons learned for global governance.
16.09.2022
Global guidance framework for the responsible use of the life sciences: mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use research
A milestone for the collaborative projects outlined in the ISC's Action Plan, the guidance framework for the responsible use of life sciences has now been published by the World Health Organization.
14.09.2022
The US has ruled all taxpayer-funded research must be free to read. What’s the benefit of open access?
New guidance on open access from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy must not lead to a 'financial bonanza' for powerful commercial publishing companies, writes Virginia Barbour.
05.09.2022
Global Young Academy: Call for Nominations
The GYA membership call for 2023 is now open. Please submit your application before 15 September 2022, 18:00 UTC
02.09.2022
Open science round-up: August 2022
The final days of August saw a leap towards Open Access for publicly funded research in the United States. Jenice Goveas reviews this and other open science news from around the world from the month of August.
01.09.2022
