Dr Niamh O'Connor on Embracing Open Research

In this episode of our Speaker Series, Suze meets Chief Publishing Officer at PLOS, Dr Niamh O'Connor. Niamh started her career as a chemist, before moving into the exciting world of publishing. With a passion for open research, collaboration and inclusion in research, Niamh has been pivotal in nudging the culture of scholarly communications towards openness. As Chief Publishing Officer at PLOS, Niamh provides business leadership for the entire PLOS portfolio, ensuring that all outputs have a strong value proposition and advance PLOS’s vision and mission. A pivotal figure in academic publishing, Niamh talks with Dr Suze Kundu about the evolving landscape of scientific research and the push towards open science, including her journey from the early days of advocating for public access to research, to tackling current challenges like making science more inclusive and accessible.

Read more here⁠ and ⁠watch the episode here⁠.

Series lead and interviewer: ⁠Dr Suze Kundu⁠, Director of Researcher and Community Engagement, ⁠Digital Science⁠. Filming and production support: Huw James, Science Story Lab. Filmed at Locke at East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany in November 2023.