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Cardiff University is a signatory of DORA, the Declaration on Research Assessment

Professor Nora de Leeuw MAE, Pro-Vice Chancellor, International and Europe, announced that Cardiff University is a signatory of DORA during the international conference ‘The future of research: assessing the impact of Plan S’, co-organised by Cardiff University, KU Leuven and the AE Cardiff Hub


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The Future of Research: Assessing the impact of Plan S

Plan S requires publications funded by public grants to be published in Open Access journals or platforms from 2021. An international symposium, organised by the AE Cardiff Hub with KU Leuven Libraries, assesses the impact of Plan S on researchers, research-intensive institutions, societies and publishers.

Dr Matthew DiFranco during the open discussions
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Priorities for Plan S by Open Access Champion Johan Rooryck


Professor Johan Rooryck MAE shares his priorities for Plan S and his passion for Open Access publishing.

About Johan Rooryck

Johan Rooryck is a researcher, journal editor, and committed advocate of Open Access publishing. He is Professor of French Linguistics at Leiden University (Netherlands). He has over 20 years’ experience as an editor, first as the Executive Editor of Lingua (Elsevier) and since 2015 as the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Fair Open Access journal Glossa: a journal of general linguistics.

He is President of the Quality Open Access Market (QOAM), founding member and President of the Fair Open Access Alliance (FOAA), founding member of Mathematics in Open Access (MathOA) and Psychology in Open Access (PsyOA), founding member and President of Linguistics in Open Access (LingOA), and Member of the Academia Europaea. 

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Interview spotlight: Dr Mangala Srinivas, Chair of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE)


Dr Mangala Srinivas FYAE, Chair of the Young Academy of Europe, discusses the impact of being awarded an ERC Starting Grant, her role as the Chair of the Young Academy of Europe and why the YAE became involved in the debate on Plan S.

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Interview Spotlight: Theo D’haen, Emeritus Professor of English and Comparative Literature, KU Leuven


Professor Theo D’haen MAE shares his career highlights, the relevance of his research, the role of international collaboration in research and his thoughts on Plan S.

Prof Theo D’haen MAE, Professor Emeritus KU Leuven
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Interview spotlight: Rosalind L Smyth, Director and Professor of Child Health UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health


Professor Rosalind L Smyth MAE talks about her work as a clinician and academic at the UCL Great Ormond St Institute of Child Health, her commitment to Open Access and her views on gender equality in science.

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Cardiff Hub starts to debate Plan S, the new European initiative on open-access publishing

Academia Europaea’s 30th anniversary reception, held at Cardiff University on 14th January, featured a lively discussion on Plan S, an initiative for open-access science publishing. Plan S was launched in September 2018 by an international consortium of research funders, cOAlition S, supported by the ERC and launched by Science Europe.

Prof Ole Petersen, the Hub’s Academic Director, and Dr Mangala Srinivas, Chair Young Academy of Europe (YAE), introduced the topic, followed by audience discussion.

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Interview Spotlight Series

Explore our collection of interviews, featuring Members of Academia Europaea and colleagues connected with the Academy, as they offer insights into critical research topics.

A collaboration between Academia Europaea and Cardiff University