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• Comment
  04 October 2023 | Open Access

  Extending research impact by sharing maker information

  The availability of maker resources such as 3D printers, makerspaces, and public repositories enable researchers to share information with research peers, educators, industry, and the general public. This broadens the impact of research and inspires its extension and application.

  • Larry L. Howell
  •  & Terri Bateman

• Comment
  13 July 2022 | Open Access

  Community voices: policy proposals to promote inclusion in academia through the lens of women in science

  Diversity is a creative force that broadens views and enhances ideas; it increases productivity as well as the impact of our science, making our respective organisations more agile and timely. Equality of opportunity is a key to success for any research organisation. Here we argue that every research organisation, whether in academia or in industry, needs to have better inclusion policies to harness the benefits of diversity in research. Drawing from our personal experiences and perspectives as women in science, we share our suggestions on how to promote inclusion in academia and create a better research culture for all. Our shared experiences highlight the many hurdles women in science face on a daily basis. We stress that rules and regulations, as well as education for awareness, will play critical role in this much needed shift from a male-dominated scientific culture that dates from Victorian times to a modern focus on gender equality in science. The key ingredients of this new culture will be flexibility, transparency, fairness and thoughtfulness.

  • Sarah A. Teichmann
  • , Muzlifah Haniffa
  •  & Jasmin Fisher

• Comment
  25 March 2022 | Open Access

  Community voices: Achieving real diversity in STEM requires the ability to transform institutions

  Resilience is often invoked to address systemic marginalization (e.g. racism) in academia but inadvertently maintains harmful systems. We argue that the ability to transform systems, as opposed to persevering within them, must be prioritized to make real, lasting change.

  • Jory C. Lerback
  • , Monique M. Holt
  •  & Stephanie Alvarez

• Perspective
  22 June 2021 | Open Access

  An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations

  Racism thrives in geoscience. We present an antiracism plan to support the recruitment, retention and success of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in geoscience. Our action plan can be adapted by any organization to remove barriers to participation for all marginalized geoscientists.

  • Hendratta N. Ali
  • , Sarah L. Sheffield
  •  & Blair Schneider

• Perspective
  27 July 2018 | Open Access

  Designing with living systems in the synthetic yeast project

  Synthetic biology often views the organism as a chassis into which a circuit can be inserted. Here the authors explore the idea of the organism as a core aspect of design, aiding researchers in navigating the genetic space opened up by SCRaMbLE.

  • Erika Szymanski
  •  & Jane Calvert