In this short, informal interview, Dr Briony Fane and Dr Juergen Wastl explain some of the methods behind their work on assessing how global research ties into the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. If you're new to SDGs and want to get a quick idea of how to look at them through a number of different lenses, this is the introduction for you.

"Because of my background, I'm always interested in how technology can serve the underserved in society, and how it can empower people to live their best lives. With AI, I'm not worried about robots taking over the world. I'm more worried about people using technology to do bad things to other people, rather than the technology itself. One of the biggest issues we've got with technology is that most people in society, particularly those who aren't in tech, think that they can't understand it. I want to help change that, on a global scale."

In the final of his three-part series, Mark Hahnel looks at how FAIR data can benefit the public, whose taxes largely fund research.

This blog series ventures into the realms of research integrity and transparency - with a focus on the rise of Data Availability Statements.

Guest author Dr Danny Kingsley asks: Is AI the disruption scholarly publishing needs?