Sage global survey highlights social scientists’ focus on societal impact - December 11, 2025
A new Sage white paper reports a gap between the aspirations for societal impact among social and behavioral science (SBS) researchers and the leaders and systems that shape academic careers. While researchers worldwide remain committed to influencing outcomes beyond academia, many cite a disconnect between these goals… Read More
SPARC Europe and Npuls explore feasibility of a European alliance for open education - December 10, 2025
SPARC Europe and Npuls have expanded their collaboration in 2025 with a commissioned feasibility report on the potential development of a European alliance for open education. SPARC Europe has collaborated with Npuls, the Dutch National Growth Fund program focused on digital transformation in post-secondary… Read More
Clarivate and the Chinese Academy of Sciences release 2025 Research Fronts report identifying 128 key scientific fields - December 5, 2025
Clarivate and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have released the 2025 Research Fronts report to identify trending and emerging areas of global scientific research. The 2025 Research Fronts report is the 12th annual collaboration between Clarivate and the Chinese Academy of… Read More
Clarivate ISI report analyzes global research collaboration trends - December 3, 2025
Clarivate Plc has published a new report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) examining how global research collaboration has evolved in response to geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and strategic national investments. The report, titled Research collaboration in a changing world, draws on data… Read More
Authors Alliance and SPARC publish third white paper on Federal Grants and Institutional IP Policies - December 3, 2025
Authors Alliance and SPARC have released the third white paper in the Legal Pathways to Open Access project. The paper, Federal Grants and Institutional IP Policies, examines the longstanding question of authorship in academic scholarly works and outlines how the issue… Read More
Springer Nature report links academic research to sustainable development policy - November 20, 2025
Springer Nature has released a new report that has provided the most comprehensive evidence so far on how academic research has influenced policy linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Published during the 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30), the report, produced in partnership with… Read More
Clarivate report highlights 85% AI adoption in intellectual property workflows - November 19, 2025
Clarivate has published The evolution of AI in IP: Adoption, impact and readiness, a report examining how advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping intellectual property law, professional practice, operational processes, and the broader legal sector. The analysis incorporates perspectives from intellectual property (IP) and… Read More
SPARC Europe calls for integrated strategy to connect Open Access, Open Science and open Education in higher education - November 14, 2025
SPARC Europe has released a new position paper, The Case for Connecting the Opens, advocating for a unified approach that integrates Open Access, Open Science, Open Education, and related open approaches across higher education institutions. The initiative calls for coordination among universities, libraries, faculty,… Read More
Sage white paper ‘AI and the Future of Pedagogy’ charts human-centered AI roadmap for higher education - November 7, 2025
Sage has published a white paper by Dr. Tom Chatfield that has outlined a human-centered roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education. The white paper examines the impact of AI, particularly generative AI, on education and cautions against allowing it to erode… Read More
OASPA releases 2025 position paper redefining open access from percentage to participation - November 7, 2025
The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) has released a 2025 position paper expanding its focus on open access from output percentages to broader participation in scholarly communication. Throughout 2025, OASPA launched the 'Next 50%' project, which included the release of a project primer,… Read More
