Frontiers and Sikt renew national open access agreement for 2026 - February 26, 2026
Frontiers and the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Sikt) have announced the renewal of their national open access agreement for 2026. First established in 2020, the agreement has been renewed to allow 38 Norwegian institutions and research centers to continue… Read More
Sage and Ashoka University partner to advance Doctoral Research in Social Sciences - February 26, 2026
Sage has partnered with Ashoka University to support emerging scholars in the social sciences, reinforcing a shared commitment to inclusive, accessible, and interdisciplinary research. The initiative is intended to enable advanced interdisciplinary work while reducing structural and financial barriers that can limit access to… Read More
WIPO launches Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) - February 26, 2026
IPA EC member Dante Cid of Brazil participated in a final webinar ahead of the launch of the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII), which is designed to facilitate global dialogue on the technical and operational aspects of the intellectual property system in the context… Read More
Four Ohio University Press titles join first 100 open access books in JSTOR’s Path to Open program - February 26, 2026
Four Ohio University Press scholarly monographs are among the first 100 books to become openly available through JSTOR’s Path to Open program, an initiative designed to transform access to high-quality academic work. The titles include Apartheid’s Leviathan: Electricity and the Power of Technological Ambivalence;… Read More
AGU and global partners launch Solar Geoengineering Research Governance Platform - February 26, 2026
A group of international scientific, policy, and civil society organizations have announced the Solar Geoengineering Research Governance (SGRG) Platform, a new initiative intended to bring clarity, consistency, and public accountability to the governance of solar geoengineering research. The platform will provide shared, voluntary tools to help research… Read More
Nature Awards launches AI for Discovery award with BCG X AI Science Institute - February 25, 2026
Nature Awards has partnered with the BCG X AI Science Institute, a dedicated team within BCG X that uses AI to advance scientific research and discovery, to establish AI for Discovery, a new award recognizing research teams applying AI and machine learning to accelerate… Read More
