News High five for female researchers
Five women from developing countries are being honoured with an award for their research in the biological sciences.
The winning scholars are from Bangladesh, Bolivia, the Gambia, Nepal and Palestine, and are being recognised for their accomplishments in environmental microbiology, ethnobotany, clinical paediatrics and epidemiology. Some of their work includes creating sustainable bioplastics in Bangladesh and reducing disease transmission to new- borns in Africa. The researchers have been named
winners of the 2019 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World.
The prize also acknowledges the
scientists’ commitment to leading and mentoring young scientists, and to improving lives and livelihoods in their communities and regions. ‘These scientists are performing
ground-breaking international-level science, often in circumstances where the deck has been stacked against them,’ said Jennifer Thomson, president of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). ‘They deserve to be honoured and
celebrated for their dedication, not only to their research, but to creating a better world for people to live in.’
The five researchers are: • Tabassum Mumtaz of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Asia Pacific region); in environmental microbiology (pictured);
• Uduak Okomo of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the Gambia (Africa region); in pediatrics and epidemiology;
• Narel Paniagua-Zambrana of the National Herbarium of Bolivia and Universidad Mayor de San Andres (Latin America and the Caribbean region); in ethnobotany;
• Tista Prasai Joshi of the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (Asia Pacific region); in environmental microbiology; and
• Amira Shaheen of An-Najah National University in Palestine (Arab region); in epidemiology.
Ylann Schemm, director of the Elsevier Foundation, said: ‘Each year, it is inspiring to find out just how much of the research undertaken by our winning scientists focuses on crucial challenges addressed by UN Sustainable Development Goals: creating sustainable bioplastics in Bangladesh; preserving traditional plant knowledge in Bolivia; reducing disease transmission to newborns in Africa; removing arsenic from water in Nepal; and investigating the healthcare system response to gender violence in Palestine. In addition, working with OWSD and the
Springer Nature and ResearchGate announce agreement
Springer Nature is to collaborate with ResearchGate on what the organisations are calling innovative access models for scientific content. Under the agreement,
full-text articles published in select Nature journals since November 2017 will be rolled out to researchers’ ResearchGate profiles, making it easier to read or download research on- or off-campus. ResearchGate and Springer
Nature say they view the removal of such barriers and the delivery of frictionless access as part of a broader goal to improve access to scientific results for everyone. The pilot is aimed at helping authors harness the network’s
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collaborative power, increase visibility and discoverability of their work, and enable them to measure the impact of their research across platforms. Steven Inchcoombe, chief publishing officer at Springer Nature, said: ‘We are committed to finding new ways to help researchers advance discovery. Being able to access and collaborate on research is fundamental to this and it is important for us to enable this to happen on the platforms used by researchers and authors. It is early days, but we are very excited about this first pilot with ResearchGate, which will see us explore new ways for researchers to share content
to deliver a better experience for the scientific community which ResearchGate and Springer Nature both serve.’ Ijad Madisch, ResearchGate’s
CEO, said: ‘We’re excited to work together on this pilot. It unites Springer Nature’s experience in publishing ground-breaking research with ResearchGate’s 15 million scientist-strong global network, and its reach as the most-visited science website. ‘Collaboration is key for
science. Scientists need to work together to drive progress and they need access to each other’s findings to build on them together. We’re looking forward to working with more industry
partners with complementary capabilities and strengths like Springer Nature in the future, to create the conditions in which scientific collaborations can flourish.’
In April 2018, ResearchGate and publishers, including Springer Nature, entered into an agreement to support the sharing of articles. The collaboration between ResearchGate and Springer Nature marks an important next step where both firms aim to provide better support to the scientific community. Gathering continuous feedback from scientists and institutions will be key to ensuring this collaboration delivers valuable support.
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AAAS to celebrate the success of these talented women scientists is both an honor and a joy.’ First awarded in 2011, the awards are
given in partnership by OWSD and the Elsevier Foundation. OWSD chairs a panel of distinguished scientists to select the winners, and the Elsevier Foundation supports a cash prize for each winner of $5,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which this year is in Washington DC.
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