Seminar on “Nature – a 21st century journal for 21st century scholarship”

  • Date：
    Fri, Feb 07, 2025
  • Time：
    15:00-16:00 (JST)
  • Location：
    【Online】Zoom
    【In person】SMBC Academia Hall, 4F of International Academic Research Bldg. No.39, the University of Tokyo
    MAP
  • Organizers：

    Social-ecological System Sustainability Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), the University of Tokyo

  • Co-organizers：

    Springer Nature

  • Language：

    English, no Japanese translation

  • Registration：
    Registration form(external link)

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Programme
  • 15:00-15:30
    Nature – a 21st century journal for 21st century scholarship

    Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief, Nature

  • 15:30-16:00
    Q&A

    Moderator:
    Alexandros Gasparatos, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI)

Abstract

Contemporary research is increasingly collaborative, interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial. It can no longer afford to be secluded in the corridors of university departments; instead, it needs to be inclusive, relevant and well-communicated. It also needs to be shared openly. Since publishing needs to be seen as an integral part of doing research, contemporary journals such as Nature have a key role to play in supporting and enabling 21st century scholarship. In this lecture, Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature will explain how this is done.

Bio

Magdalena Skipper is Editor-in-Chief of Nature and Chief Editorial Advisor for the Nature Portfolio. A geneticist by training, she holds a PhD from University of Cambridge, UK. She has considerable editorial and publishing experience, having worked as Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Genetics, Senior Editor for genetics and genomics at Nature and Editor-in-Chief of Nature Communications. She is passionate about mentorship, research integrity, as well as collaboration and inclusion in research. As part of her desire to promote underrepresented groups in research, in 2018 she co-launched the Nature Research Inspiring Science Award for women early-career researchers.

Contact

gasparatos[at]ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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