Join us for a half-day workshop at the prestigious Crick Institute in London, hosted by ChronosHub in collaboration with Accucoms. This event will bring together members of the UK Higher Education Institution (HEI) community for a day of insightful presentations, networking opportunities, and meaningful discussions on the challenges faced in open science and scholarly communication workflows.
Stay tuned for the formal agenda. We’ll also be sharing a survey ahead of the event, and we’re excited to discuss the results with you on the day.
We look forward to hearing about your daily challenges and discussing how ChronosHub can help address them. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the conversation and network with peers in the industry.
If you'd like to join, please email Jan at jr@chronoshub.io
Coffee and refreshments
Speakers: Jan Rylewicz, Business Development Consultant, ChronosHub Rob Turner, Regional Sales Manager, Accucoms A brief welcome from ChronosHub and Accucoms, the event’s host and co-host.
Speaker: Beth Montague-Hellen, Head of Library & Information Services, The Francis Crick Institute Opening remarks from The Crick Institute, setting the context for the day's discussions on Open Access.
Speaker: Martin Jagerhorn, Head of Business Development, ChronosHub Introduction to Open Access management, giving an overview of current trends, with an analysis of the reponses from the pre-event survey sent to UK university librarians, highlighting the main challenges and themes emerging from the data.
Facilitators: Jan & Rob Attendees will be invited to reflect on the survey results in small groups, discussing their own experiences and identifying key priorities for their institutions. Each group will share a summary of their discussion with the others.
A catered lunch break, providing an opportunity for networking and informal discussions.
Speaker: Louise Zambianchi, Open Access Manager, Lancaster University Louise will present Lancaster’s journey with ChronosHub, discussing how they have managed Open Access challenges, and their strategies for improving OA workflows.
An open Q&A session where attendees can ask Louise about her experiences with
ChronosHub and Lancaster’s approach to OA management.
Facilitators: Jan & Rob Attendees will be grouped again to brainstorm practical solutions to address key Open Access management challenges through collaboration with other institutions, publishers, funders, service & technology providers and key stakeholders like Jisc. Each group gets to choose a topic (i.e., journal selection, APC management, OA agreement, repository deposits) and share their top collaboration suggestions.
Facilitators: Jan & Rob An open discussion where attendees can raise additional thoughts, share insights gained from the interactive sessions, and reflect on key takeaways from the day.
Speaker: Martin Closing of the event with final thoughts of the day and on the future of Open Access management at UK universities.
Jan is passionate about scholarly publishing’s move towards Open Access and a more equitable, knowledgeable world. He thrives on helping UK-based institutions succeed in their OA journeys.
Rob has previously worked at Future Science Group as their Global Channel Manager, and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry and a wealth of knowledge on STM & academic publishing.
Laura has several years of experience working in Higher Education as both a lecturer and an administrator. There’s not a question she can’t answer about Open Access and our platform. Laura is also a researcher within the field of arts.
Martin leads our collaboration with institutions, publishers, research funders, and technology partners across the ecosystem engaged in scientific and academic publishing.