For immediate release – Oxford, UK – February 23rd, 2023 – Kudos, the platform for showcasing research, has today announced a major new initiative to support better understanding of research relating to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Knowledge Cooperative is being launched in partnership with Impact Science, a brand of Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Together with publisher partners, Kudos and Impact Science will showcase and promote plain language summaries of research that can help reduce poverty and inequality; improve health education and economic outcomes; and protect our environments.
The Knowledge Cooperative model provides publishers with a way to collaborate in tackling the issues of our time. Working together to summarize and publicize research achieves greater visibility and impact, and is particularly effective for targeting audiences beyond academia who are less familiar with publisher platforms and brands. Readers benefit not only from contextualized explanations of research but also from a single entry point, consistently promoted across a range of channels.
“Research has an important role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,” says Melinda Kenneway, CEO and co-founder of Kudos. “But achieving these outcomes requires greater effort to ensure research findings are summarised and interpreted for wider audiences – from policy makers, educators and industry to the media and general public. Publishers have a vital and unique role to play here.”
“We know publishers are keen to scale up their efforts to champion the SDGs, during this Decade of Action,” adds Nikesh Gosalia, Senior Vice President, Global Academic & Publisher Relations at CACTUS. “As a sector, we need to commit to making research more accessible – beyond Open Access. The new frontier is cognitive accessibility, and we’re proud to be working at the forefront of helping more people understand and act on sustainability research.”
Publisher sponsors will identify content to be summarized and promoted via the cooperative, with subject matter drawn from any of the sustainable development topics – for example, poverty, hunger, sanitation, energy or climate research. Plain language summaries, videos and infographics will be created by the professional research & impact communication team at Impact Science. A long-term media and advertising campaign will drive widespread visibility and readership.
To find out more about promoting your content or brand through the Sustainable Development Knowledge Cooperative, please visit the website or contact Colin Caveney.
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About Kudos
Kudos (growkudos.com) is the platform for showcasing research, helping more people find, understand and use it. Over 450,000 researchers use Kudos to bring science to life through the power of storytelling. Kudos is the only toolkit designed specifically to drive research communications, engagement and impact, helping researchers cross boundaries, achieve more influence, and gain more recognition.
About Impact Science
Impact Science is a part of Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a science communication and technology company. With over 20 years of experience in helping researchers all over the world overcome publication barriers, we have an in-depth understanding of the research landscape and what’s needed to help research make an impact. Founded in 2019, Impact Science is CACTUS’s research communication brand. We offer solutions for science dissemination and engagement with peers, public, and policymakers for wider research outreach. We work with publishers, academic societies, universities and research institutes, and life science organizations, distil and present their breakthroughs, and disseminate it across platforms. To find out more about Impact Science, visit www.impact.science/.
