Two talks focusing on two different organisations that are helping to make global access to knowledge more open and equitable.   Nick Sheppard and Professor Chrissi Nerantzi from The Knowledge Equity Network, will talk about the aims of the network and the role of open access.  Carol Hollier from Research4Life, will discuss the mission, aims and goals of how Research4Life brings access and content to developing countries and the importance of academic and professional partnerships. 

The Knowledge Equity Network is a collaborative community of engaged institutions, organisations and individuals across the world, that acts intentionally to change the way we share knowledge. Their network works to tackle global challenges through opening access to groundbreaking research and education.  

Research4life provides institutions in low-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer reviewed content.  Its mission is to build an inclusive, diverse and equitable scholarly communications environment.  Access to a wide pool of trusted research information is essential for well -informed and up-t to -date research and teaching materials.  

Nick Sheppard (Open Research Advisor) and Prof. Chrissi Nerantzi (Professor in Creative and Open Education) are both Senior Leads for the Knowledge Equity Network (KEN) and work for the University of Leeds. The University of Leeds is a Co-Founder of the Knowledge Equity Network.    

Carol Hollier (Sciences Reference and Outreach Librarian) at University of Iowa, has been involved with Research4Life for many years.  

Daniel Dollar (Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources) at Yale University represents Yale as a founding partner of Research4Life and is co-chair of the Research4Life Fundraising Committee.