Research to Action (R2A) was set up back in 2010 because there was a lack of ‘free to use’ information and advice for the global…
The global information ecosystem is under threat
21/03/2025
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LIC and LMIC authors now published with free Open Access in “Nature” and Nature research journals
15/02/2023
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Primary research from authors from over 70 countries classified by the World Bank as low-income (LIC) or lower-middle-income economies (LMICs) accepted for publication in either…
Supporting excellence in engaged research
21/12/2022
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This open access paper by Richard Holliman reviews the purposes, definitions, and criteria designed to embed ‘engaged research’ as a strategic priority with universities, and…
Open and closed access explained
07/12/2022
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What’s open access, what’s closed, and what’s in between? Figuring it all out can be complicated and confusing. This clever Venn diagram by Ian Farquharson…
12ft Ladder: Making research accessible
28/09/2022
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Searching for a specific article, but it’s behind a paywall? 12ft Ladder can help you access the article without paying. The idea is pretty simple….
Open access guidance, databases and more!
18/05/2022
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Some research is available to anyone, anywhere, at any time, for free. Open access (OA) means that research findings are immediately and permanently free to…
Open Access: Challenges and opportunities for LMICs and the potential impact of UK policy
23/10/2020
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In late 2019, INASP was commissioned by three UK funders to undertake a consultation to understand the challenges and opportunities that Open Access (OA) presents…
On reciprocity and impact: Some reflections from a junior researcher
19/03/2020
The Latin American Disabled People’s Project (LADPP) is the only organisation in London devoted to serving disabled people whose first language is Spanish or Portuguese,…
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak highlights serious deficiencies in scholarly communication
13/03/2020
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As research and government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak escalate in the face of a global public health crisis, Vincent Larivière, Fei Shu and Cassidy R. Sugimoto reflect on efforts to make research on this subject more widely available. Arguing that a narrow focus on research published in high ranking journals predominantly in English has impeded research efforts, they suggest that the renewed emphasis on carrying out open research on the virus presents an opportunity to reassess how research and scholarly communication systems serve the public good.
Wageningen’s resources and tools for academic researchers
28/01/2020
In 2016 Wageningen University and 10 research institutes reorganised to collaborate more organically and rebranded themselves as ‘Wageningen University & Research‘. This collaboration enables closer…
Reclaiming the right to privacy: An opportunity to challenge gender inequality
08/03/2019
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Development programming aims to be both sustainable and equitable in part by recognizing the implications of inequality in its many forms, whether by gender, ethnicity,…
Referencing sources – making it work for non-academic audiences
14/08/2018
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Referencing our sources of evidence when writing for academic audiences is common practice. Yet, for the average reader of research outside academia, references are often…
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