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Did you know that Macmillan Education has just launched Season 2 of its Advancing Learning Podcast? With co-hosts Will Rixon and Harry Waters, the podcast is a place for conversation, debate, idea-sharing and merry-making, all in the name of Advancing Learning in the wonderful world of ELT.⠀⠀ You can listen to the first episode of Season 2 featuring Sea Steele and Sarah Smith, or catch up on all episodes from Season 1 here: https://lnkd.in/d64wD3-f

Last week, we had an incredible time at the Bitmark Hackathon 2024 in Zurich, where we tackled a vital challenge for the Digital Content Integrations community, Springer Books! 📚 Alina Strelkovskaia presented a hacking challenge focused on interoperability, inspired by editorial use cases for interactive content at Springer. Under her guidance, an international team of talented backend developers and UX designers worked toward creating a business-efficient solution! 🌍 In just 24 hours, the team produced an initial prototype of an immersive mobile reader for Springer publications. Imagine transforming traditional pages into an interactive playground! 🎮📖 This innovative tech solution aims to seamlessly integrate interactive content in formats like DICOM (medical imaging), CDF (scientific simulation), and GLB (3D animation) – elevating the reading experience to new heights! 🚀 While there is still lots of work to be done, this prototype marks a promising first step toward a unified mobile solution for reading academic books published by Springer. What’s Next? 🔍 Alina will continue to spearhead the development of tech solutions aimed at enhancing editorial use cases and reading practices in academic circles. Stay tuned as we combine research and development to advance this mobile reader project! 📅🔜 Shoutout to Our Champions! 🙌 A massive thank you to the Bitmark Association for organizing this amazing event and supporting our hacking challenge! And, of course, a huge round of applause for our dedicated hacking team: Alina Strelkovskaia (Product Owner) Hae Bung Min (Team Lead & UX Designer) Rachel Tan (UX Designer) Kelvin Fosu (UX Designer) Daniel Niederberger (Backend Developer) Po-Jui Chang (Backend Developer) Max Edin (Backend Developer) https://lnkd.in/dg7uUHMJ #bitmarkHackathon2024 #Interoperability #EdTechInnovation bitmark 🚀 makes knowledge accessible

We will soon be releasing a special report that takes an in-depth look into what is driving good data-sharing practices globally. Ahead of the publication of the report and in support #OAWeek, Mark Hahnel, Figshare’s founder and VP Open Research at Digital Science, and Graham Smith, Open Data Programme Manager at Springer Nature, sat down to discuss why this investigation into open research practices is important in building a more equitable research ecosystem. Want to read the report as soon as it’s out? Sign up to receive the report here: https://lnkd.in/dv8eJ9sp #StateOfOpenData #OpenScience #OpenData

Sony Group Corporation (Sony) and Nature last week announced the shortlist for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. From this shortlist, three Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature awardees will be selected to receive the prize. The winners will be announced on February 5, 2025 at an award ceremony in Tokyo. Launched in March 2024, the Award will recognize outstanding early to mid-career researchers from the field of technology with a prize of $250,000 USD each to support their research and accelerate achievements that will drive positive impact in the world. Read our press release to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYpsyKxM

Help shape the future of scientific reporting: We want to hear about your attitudes towards, and possible experience of, sharing null results (also known as ‘negative’ or ‘inconclusive’ results). Your response will help us understand the challenges and opportunities associated with sharing null findings within the research community - even if you have limited experience with null results. The survey results and analysis will be published in a white paper in 2025. Take the survey now and enter a prize draw for 1 of 5 $100 Visa gift cards 👉 https://bit.ly/3O4KEsx

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369 participants from 54 countries joined our third annual Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Summit. Delegates heard from interdisciplinary experts across academia, multilateral institutions, governments, the private sector, and more on the opportunities and challenges facing the region. The event complements the extensive SDG-related content we publish here at Springer Nature: we have published more than 940,000 articles and book chapters across all 17 SDGs since the goals were ratified in 2015. In 2023 alone, a quarter of the articles we published related to the SDGs, and over half of them were published open access enabling everyone to access and use them. Read a summary of the event and some of the practical recommendations for progress from the speakers, and download the policy brief here: https://bit.ly/3Z3QCit

The UN’s Pact of the Future commits to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. At Springer Nature, we share this commitment and are dedicated to SDG 5: Gender Equality. Our recent Nature Conference Breaking Barriers for Gender and Health Equity through Research united over 1,600 participants to explore gender and health equity, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. 👉 To join us in breaking barriers and building bridges, read our Springboard Blog by Clelia Petracca and Dr Marios Karouzos: https://lnkd.in/dGS8jyQh

Earlier this year, we kicked off a new video series showcasing Open Access research from across our journal portfolio. This series of videos developed in collaboration with our authors, explores the findings and implications of open access research from across the globe. Taking a sneak peek behind the paper, they provide a snapshot into the impact, breadth and quality of OA content published at Springer Nature. You can now watch all previous videos in our new YouTube Playlist: https://lnkd.in/dudxsCWF #OAWeek

🏆 We are Gold Anthem Award Winner! Our free photography exhibition " What does a Scientist look like" featured 50 portraits, curated from Nature Magazine's ‘Where I Work’ photo essay section. It celebrates the many roles and types of research undertaken by scientists globally, and challenges stereotypical perceptions of what a scientist does and what they look like. If you haven't had a chance to visit the exhibition earlier this year, or want to relive it, join us on this on demand walk through: https://lnkd.in/drR8fjbD