(Episode 139) Championing Change: Vicky Williams on Impact, Inclusion, and Innovation in Scholarly Publishing
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🎙️ The Research Culture Uncovered podcast team is thrilled to present our latest episode featuring Vicky Williams, Chief Executive Officer of Emerald Publishing. Join hosts Ged Hall, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Leeds, and Nick Sheppard, Open Research Advisor in the University’s Library, as they delve into the insights and experiences of Vicky in shaping research culture.
🔹 Vicky shares her 25-year journey at Emerald Publishing and how the organisation’s founding values have driven its mission to make research usable in the world outside academia.
🔹 Discover how Emerald Publishing supports equitable access and impact, including their longstanding zero-embargo green open access policy and initiatives like the 'Are you in?' commitments and their free impact services.
🔹 Learn about the challenges faced by the scholarly publishing industry in promoting sustainable open access and meaningful change, and how Emerald Publishing is navigating these complexities to remain true to its values.
🔹 Vicky calls for a collective effort from academia, publishers, and institutions to foster collaboration, inclusivity, and impactful research practices.
If you want to hear our episode with Dr Julie Bayley: (Episode 126) Research Impact Heroes: Dr Julie Bayley on Finding Your People or the one with Dr Simon Kerridge: (Episode 115) The Diverse World of Research Management and Administration with Simon Kerridge
💡 Find out more about Vicky, Emerald Publishing and their initiatives via their website and social media channels:
- www.emerald.com
- www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com
- Emerald Publishing: Overview | LinkedIn
- Emerald Publishing(@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social) — Bluesky
- Vicky Williams | LinkedIn
Acronyms used in the episode:
- CSR - Corporate Social Responsiblity
- N8 - the eight research intensive universities in the north of England
- CoARA - Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment.
- Types of open access (green, gold, etc) explained.
All of our episodes can be accessed via the following playlists:
- Research Impact with Ged Hall (follow Ged on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
- Research Impact Heroes with Ged Hall
- Open Research with Nick Sheppard (follow Nick on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
- Research Careers with Ruth Winden (follow Ruth on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
- Research talent management
- Academic Failure with Taryn Bell (follow Taryn on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
- Meet the Research Culturositists with Emma Spary (follow Emma on Bluesky and LinkedIn)
- Research co-production
- Research evaluation
- Research leadership
- Research professionals
Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social, @researchcultureuol.bsky.social
Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (new episodes are announced here)
Leeds Research Culture links:
- Researcher Development and Culture Website
- Our Concordat Implemention plans and progress
- University of Leeds Research Culture Statement
- University of Leeds Responsible Metrics Statement
- University of Leeds Open Research Statement
- University of Leeds Rsearch Culture Strategy - launched September 2023
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