Catherine Spencer steps down as CEO of Cochrane - March 14, 2025
Cochrane, an international non-profit dedicated to evidence-based healthcare research, has announced that Catherine Spencer will step down as its Chief Executive Officer. Since her appointment in 2022, Spencer has led Cochrane through a strategic transformation, reinforcing its position as a trusted source of medical evidence. The Cochrane… Read More
ASREN, TCC Africa, and PLOS launch open science initiative for North Africa - March 14, 2025
The Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN), Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), and PLOS, have launched a regional open science initiative to expand research visibility and collaboration across North Africa. The initiative was introduced through a virtual webinar attended… Read More
bioRxiv and medRxiv transition to independent governance under openRxiv - March 14, 2025
bioRxiv and medRxiv, the leading preprint platforms for life sciences and medical research, will now operate under the openRxiv governance model, ensuring long-term sustainability through a community-driven nonprofit framework. Since their founding in 2013 (bioRxiv) and 2019 (medRxiv),… Read More
Elsevier introduces ScienceDirect AI to enhance research efficiency - March 13, 2025
Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support, has launched ScienceDirect AI, a generative AI tool designed to improve the research process by enabling users to extract, summarize, and compare insights from millions of full-text articles and book chapters available on ScienceDirect.… Read More
Wiley collaborates with Pi School to support ESA’s AI-powered EVE project - March 13, 2025
Wiley, a global leader in research and learning, has partnered with Pi School to contribute Earth science research materials for training the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Virtual Expert (EVE), an AI system designed to transform access to Earth Observation research. EVE, developed by… Read More
European organizations launch IMPACT-REPO action plan for research repositories - March 13, 2025
LIBER, OpenAIRE, SPARC Europe, and COAR have released the IMPACT-REPO action plan, a strategic initiative to enhance the role of research repositories in Europe. Despite Europe’s extensive repository network, awareness of their significance in scholarly publishing remains limited.… Read More
