At Jisc we’ve been committed to open research practices for years. Recent events have highlighted again exactly why all this matters. The ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis demonstrates our global connectedness and we’ve all seen that opening up research into the virus has enabled a global research and development effort to develop vaccines and treatments. […]
Introduction Registration is now open for the RDA’S 17th Plenary meeting on 20-23 April 2021. This event is hosted by the Digital Curation Centre in collaboration with Jisc and UKRI. As you’d expect, considering the current situation, this plenary has moved to being a fully virtual event. Despite the disappointment of not being able to meet up in Edinburgh, […]
This is a guest blog by Bernie Folan, Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager for the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) OASPA is pleased to announce the publication of an in-depth report and associated recommendations arising from a study of open access journals across the world that are free for readers and authors, usually referred […]