Spotlight on science communication

Increasing the engagement with our authors’ work beyond academic circles

We continue to look for new ways to maximise on reach and impact beyond academia. Our award-winning OA video series is one example.

Outreach around our OA video series receives widespread organic engagement support professional and research development beyond academia

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413,000 impressions on X/Twitter

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140,000+ plays on Instagram

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30,000+ impressions on Facebook

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Almost 460,000 views on WeChat

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Emily G. Jacobs
UC Santa Barbara

“The impact of [this outreach] is clear: instead of being buried, our scientific findings [were] reviewed, debated, and discussed on a global scale, accelerating the pace of research and discovery.”

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Dr. Anthony Clarke
Curtin University

“The final product [… ] is now our go-to resource for sharing our team’s research, and we hope it encourages more dialogue and interest in our field.”

A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge.

Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits.

The evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism.

BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition.

You can watch all of the videos we’ve created for this series on our YouTube playlist.

A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge.

Nature

Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) across orbits.

Nature Portfolio journals including Nature Communications and Scientific Reports

The evolution of tyrannosaurid gigantism.

Scientific Reports

BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition.

BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology

You can watch all of the videos we’ve created for this series on our YouTube playlist.

Open access at Springer Nature

Expanding knowledge

50% of our primary research is published OA. Authors publishing OA with us benefit from the highest usage of their work.

Spotlight on TAs

Key lever driving sustainable, equitable OA transition for all.

Partnerships and collaboration

We are committed to working collaboratively with our community to ensure the OA transition aligns with needs.

What’s next in OA?

Committed to investing in tech and working collaboratively to eliminate barriers, driving forward an inclusive, reproducible, equitable transition to OA.