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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) data tells us that the world is falling far behind in achieving quality education for all. Without additional measures put into place, by 2030, 300 million students will lack basic numeracy/literacy skills, and only 1 in 6 countries will achieve the universal secondary school completion target. To add to this, there is a massive global teacher shortage. We invited five of the world's leading authorities on teaching and K-12 education to share their insights on how we can address this crisis head-on. Read what they had to say: http://spr.ly/6045q0YtX #TeacherShortage #TeacherRetention beng huat see Todd Whitaker Etta Hollins Tanya Ovenden-Hope

We are pleased to bring you this episode of “How to Successfully Engage Patients in MedComms,” produced by Costello Medical, and featuring an expert panel including Emma Phillips, Sorcha Ní Dhochartaigh, Trishna Bharadia, BA(hons), MFPM(Hon), and our very own Rachel Jenkins. Rachel Jenkins discussed some of the work publishers can do to reach and engage patient audiences, one tactic being the use of Plain Language Summaries of Publications (PLSPs). PLSPs provide a clear summary of a publication using non-technical language published in a specialist journal that is accessible to any reader. Rachel Jenkins advises the inclusion of patients and caregivers as authors in PLSPs, citing data that shows: “PLSPs with a patient or caregiver author have higher downloads and Altmetric scores.” Watch the video: http://spr.ly/6040Sy9QE Read more about Plain Language Summaries: http://spr.ly/6041Sy9Q1 #MedComms #PatientEngagement The Spark Global

Sandra K. Johnson earned a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University, Houston, Texas, in May 1988, the first Black woman to do so. She then became a successful global technology leader and an IBM Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Today we’re shining a spotlight on her book “Soft Power for the Journey: The Life of a STEM Trailblazer.” Read this free chapter: http://spr.ly/6042SDi2G Learn more about the book: http://spr.ly/6044SDi2y #WomenInSTEM #WomenInEngineering Sandra K Johnson, Ph.D.

The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative SDG Publishers Compact Fellows are on a mission to align academic publishing with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. We’re pleased to share their updated guidance for the research and scholarly publishing community on embedding the SDGs in their work. As Taylor & Francis’ Andrew Bostjancic, one of the Fellows, highlights, the aim of this resource is to provide everyone from authors to policymakers with the tools to drive progress towards a sustainable and equitable future. Discover the Top Action Tips: http://spr.ly/6046q44uo Read more about Sustainability at Taylor & Francis: http://spr.ly/6049q44uS #SDGs #ResearchImpact SDG Publishers Compact Fellows

We are pleased to announce that Health Open Research is now indexed in PubMed Central! Health Open Research is an F1000 open research publishing venue developed in partnership with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) for researchers working in health, medical, and social care research. Health Open Research offers rapid publication of scholarly articles and other research without editorial bias. All articles benefit from transparent peer review and editorial guidance on making all source data openly available, maximizing the potential for real-world impact of research. This means that new insights, innovations and treatments become available to those who need them sooner. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esbZeX-M #OpenResearch Nicola Perrin

In the U.S. and many other countries, we are going through what some have dubbed a “once-in-a-century” education crisis, due to the historic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators, policymakers, and others are looking for ways to support student learning, and help counteract academic losses. In “Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care,” Founder and Lead Literacy Consultant at NQC Literacy, Nawal Qarooni, invites us to step beyond school-centric, one-off events and practices to create more authentic, engaging collaborations with caregivers. Instead of asking what families can do to support schools, Qarooni asks how schools can identify and celebrate what families already inherently bring to their children’s literacy learning. Learn more about Nawal Qarooni and the book here: http://spr.ly/6049qq2YF Read the first chapter, “Celebrating Families’ Intrinsic Knowledge”: http://spr.ly/6040qq2Y2 #Education

This week we’re shining a spotlight on the journal Critical Insights in Environmental Science and Technology. CIEST aims to identify current and emerging environmental issues facing society, as well as highlighting state-of-the-art methods for understanding environmental processes, and evaluating future-looking technological applications for environmental restoration. Central to CIEST’s mission is a focus on environmental issues where society requires urgent change, as well as solving complex environmental issues through diverse perspectives. Read more: http://spr.ly/6049qiyhB #OpenAccess #ResearchImpact Albert Juhasz

We congratulate all the winners, and are celebrating several who have published with Taylor & Francis by providing free access to select research papers through the end of the year. Demis Hassabis: Read “DeepMind: From Games to Scientific Discovery”: https://lnkd.in/eKaN8guW Victor Ambros: Read “pRB/CKI pathways at the interface of cell cycle and development”: https://lnkd.in/e9jjJkhV Gary Ruvkun: Read “Pathogens”: https://lnkd.in/eUpuYzfp John J. Hopfield: Read “Feynman and Computation”: https://lnkd.in/eT3nC3Cb Geoffrey E. Hinton: Check out the update of his 1981 classic on neural networks "Parallel Models of Associative Memory": https://lnkd.in/enZTYmp3 Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson: Read their research article in “Economic History of Developing Regions”, Volume 25: https://lnkd.in/eSgK7RNy Simon Johnson: Read “Coase and the Reform of Securities Markets” : https://lnkd.in/evqPQ2un Han Kang: Read "Evening Leaf": https://lnkd.in/gRg5ArW5

Taylor & Francis, in partnership with the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC), participated in the ‘Academic Allies’ event in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The ‘Academic Allies’ forum underscored Taylor & Francis’ unwavering dedication to advancing research excellence in Southern Africa. (In photo, from left to right: Paras Verma, Gabriella Govender, Rajni Dhingra, Nitasha Devasar, Danoline Hanyane, Eleanor Souster, and Abhishek Bhardwaj.) A fundamental shift in Africa’s research visibility is underway. We are pleased to share that, in each of the last two years, the number of African open access articles in Taylor & Francis journals has grown by 20%. As their research becomes more available, African scholars are now better positioned to influence global development, drive policy changes, and foster societal progress through their work. Read the Press Release “Open access partnerships key to increasing the global impact of African research”: http://spr.ly/6047qZ2J5 #OpenAccess

The Japan Institutional Gateway is the world’s first Japanese-English dual language open research publishing venue, founded and supported by the University of Tsukuba. We are pleased to announce that researchers at Kyoto University can now publish their work rapidly and with full transparency, as Kyoto University has become an affiliate of F1000’s Japan Institutional Gateway (JIG), following the lead of the University of Tsukuba. Launched with the support of the University of Tsukuba, JIG aims to increase the visibility of Japanese research across the globe. This mission reflects Kyoto University’s long-standing strategy and programs that foster international collaboration and promote their students and research globally. Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/exNhurcJ #OpenResearch #InternationalCollaboration 筑波大学 F1000