Can we transform the Open Access Pathway? And who is already showing us how it could be done? Mark Hahnel explores the options - and consequences.

Discover the unremarked yet significant transformation in academic publishing: the shift from initials to full first names in author records. This change reflects on transparency, diversity, and the interplay of technology and culture in scholarly publishing.

Transformation via and within research is a constant in our lives. But with AI, we now stand at a point where research (and many other aspects of our working life) will be transformed in a monumental way. As such, we are taking this moment to reflect on the activity of Research Transformation itself, and celebrating the art of change. Our campaign will show how research data can be transformed into actionable insights, how the changing role of research is affecting both those in academia and industry, and exploring innovative ways to make research more open, inclusive and collaborative, for all – especially for those beyond the walls of academia.

Happy TL;DR Tuesday! Today we hear from Courtney Hohne, mother of moonshot factories, on how an organizational structure that nurtures ideas and fully scopes them out without rushing them to market can result in solutions that are ultimately more positively impactful for society.

#FuturePub was back in London ahead of International Women's Day! Our five amazing Lightning Talk speakers took us on a journey from historic inequity and how that persists in modern day research, some great examples of the impact of that inequity on society, and what we need to be mindful of as we build solutions for a global, inclusive future. Here's what we got up to earlier this week.

This TL;DR Tuesday takes us to Boston University and the office of Mariette DiChristina, Dean of the College of Communication there. Mariette discusses the culture around communications and engagement within the research community.

The latest TL;DR Tuesday titbit comes in the form of a TL;DR Shorts episode featuring Dr Astro Teller, the co-founder and Captain of Moonshots at X, and his thoughts on technology, its responsible creation and its impact on society.

Guest author Avi Staiman offers a new framework for the creative and responsible use of AI to help researchers with their research writing.

#FuturePub headed to Berlin for our fourth and final event of the year, during Berlin Science Week and ahead of the inspiring Fallings Walls Science Summit 2023. We had a lovely venue -- the Hotel Palace Berlin -- located in the vibrant heart of the city between the Ku’damm and Zoological Garden, which helped set the tone for a thought-provoking evening.

Well, Falling Walls certainly lived up to expectations! It’s six years since I was originally slated to attend but had to hand presentation duties over to my cofounder due to the birth of my youngest daughter, Annabelle. I was fortunate to be able to attend in person this year, and today started with a wonderful panel session on the “Implications of AI for Science: Friend or Foe?”, chaired by Cat Allman who has recently joined Digital Science (yay!) and featuring a brilliant array of panellists. Here's my notes from the session.