Institutions

As Jisc’s two year licensing review and enhancement program nears completion, the organisation has confirmed that its licensing services delivered over £500 million in savings for UK education and research institutions in 2023/24. The savings were achieved through centrally negotiated agreements that reduce costs, streamline procurement, and support digital transformation across the sector. This milestone figure reflects Jisc’s commitment to securing cost-effective, high-impact solutions at a time when financial pressures across the sector remain acute. 

OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS)—the first cloud-based library services platform and the only platform built with WorldCat as its foundation—continues to expand its reach. Since July 2024, 53 new libraries have selected WMS to streamline operations, improve user experiences, increase the visibility of collections, and collaborate with leading institutions worldwide through OCLC's global network.

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings and consumer advice, today published the 2025-2026 Best Global Universities rankings, which evaluate more than 2,250 schools on academic research and reputation.

Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced a new milestone in its decades-long partnership with the American Library Association (ALA). Clarivate will be the first sponsor of the ALA Public Supporter Program, which engages the public in supporting libraries and library professionals.

Jisc and the publications division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) announce the renewal of their agreement supporting scientific researchers in the UK. The agreement will continue to provide participating institutions full reading access to ACS journals and seamless open access publishing services throughout 2025 and 2026.

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the renewal of its multi-year partnership with CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), significantly expanding access to trusted Academia & Government and Life Sciences & Healthcare data across over 400 Brazilian institutions.

In line with the Government of India’s groundbreaking One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a trusted leader in research and learning, has signed a 3-year license agreement. Under this agreement, Wiley has enabled access to nearly 2,000 journals, supporting approximately 18 million students, researchers, and faculty across 6,300+ government higher education institutions and research centers nationwide.

IOP Publishing and Fudan University are organising a one-day international workshop, AI-driven discoveries: Machine Learning for the Physical Sciences. The event brings together leading researchers from around the world to explore how machine learning and AI are transforming the physical sciences.  

Clarivate Plc, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released The top 50 universities powering global innovation report which analyzes the critical role of research in shaping global industrial innovation and societal impact, using data and expert insights derived from academic research and patent citations.

Springer Nature announced that it has founded a Latin American Research Advisory Council (LARAC) to better support and collaborate with researchers in the region. This joins the publisher’s existing research advisory councils in Africa (ARAC), Europe (ERAC), Japan (JRAF), Korea (KRAF), and the United States (USRAC).

Karger Publishers extended the partnership with the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), providing access to the entire Karger Journal Collection for researchers from 260 Brazilian institutions.

Rebecca has had a long and successful career in leadership roles across the public service and university sector. From 2019 to 2023 she was Chief Executive of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), where she led the organisation through the pandemic, implementing large scale innovation to improve performance and support digital transformation.