Research Square is pleased to announce that Neil Blair Christensen has joined the company as Director of Partnership Solutions. Christensen will lead Research Square’s sales, account management, and business development functions. Through his role, he will drive...

Steven Hall has informed the IOP council of his intention to retire from his role as managing director of IOP Publishing (IOPP) in March 2021. He will be succeeded by IOPP’s publishing director, Antonia Seymour. Steven has been managing director since 2010. Under his...

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Deborah R. Grayson as senior director, Leadership and Organizational Development, effective August 10, 2020. Deborah R. Grayson has more than 15 years of experience leading a variety of leadership, learning,...

The members of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) have reelected Stephanie Orphan, Portico’s Director of Publisher Relations, to begin her second three-year term on the Board of Directors in September. OASPA represents a community of scholarly...

We are pleased to announce that Dr Daniel Elger has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of CAB International (‘CABI’) in succession to Dr Trevor Nicholls on his retirement. Roger Horton (Chair of the Board) said that, “I am delighted that we have...

Jisc is delighted to announce the appointment of Liz Bal as director of open research services. Acting for and with our members, Liz will provide strategic direction for Jisc’s services to ease the move to open research for UK researchers, institutions and funders....