This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers with no travelling required. This is a free webinar – Please note that advance registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the session.
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Friday, July 3, 2026
From 13:00 BST to 14:00 BST
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Behind every piece of research that drives real-world impact, whether influencing policy, shifting understanding, or sparking action, there’s a community of people who made that impact possible. As well as researchers, librarians, publishers, information professionals, and others play a critical role in connecting knowledge to the people and systems that can use it to create change. This role in enabling research impact is far more powerful than it is often recognised.
The SDG Publishers Compact Fellows have developed the Top Action Tips to help the scholarly communications community harness that potential. The Tips include many practical, low-barrier actions for making your research, or the research you support, more visible, more discoverable, and more impactful – reaching researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners who can turn it into real-world change.
In this session you’ll get a practical introduction to the Tips, hear examples of how others are already putting them into practice, and leave with a ready-to-use toolkit you can pick up straight away. If you have an interest in how to amplify the impact of research outcomes, and a desire to help drive progress towards the SDGs then this session is for you!
Disclaimer: As part of our mission to connect the knowledge community and encourage the exchange of ideas, UKSG hosts discussions on a wide range of topics affecting scholarly communication. The views and opinions expressed by speakers in this session are their own and do not necessarily represent the official position of UKSG.
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Speakers
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Gerald Beasley
Independent Consultant
Gerald has written and presented extensively on various topics including the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Previous to Cornell, Beasley had leadership positions as Chief Librarian and Vice-Provost at the University of Alberta, Edmonton (2013-17); University Librarian at Concordia University, Montreal (2008-13); Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York City (2004-08); and Chief Librarian, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal (1999-2004). A dual British and Canadian citizen, he has an M.A. (Oxon) in English Language and Literature from Pembroke College, Oxford University, and an M.A. in Library Studies from University College, London. Before emigrating from England to Canada to work at the CCA in 1994, he was a rare books librarian at the British Architectural Library of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1985-91); and the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine Library (1991-94).
Gerald was formerly Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University (2017-22).
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Raji Sivaraman
Principal, ASBA LLC – Singapore/USA
Montclair University
Dr. Raji Sivaraman, PMI-ACP, PMP, PMO-CP™, GPM-b™, Principal of ASBA LLC, a Singapore citizen, Adjunct Professor at Montclair University, USA. Held leadership positions with the PMI at the chapter/global level, inaugural IPMA HackDays Chair. A Pracademic. Distinguished Women leaders of Singapore, 2013. Advanced Sustainability Researcher, Author, Contributor to Project Management books, published articles, and research papers internationally. Global facilitator, Keynote speaker, Discussant/Academic chair/Moderator CXO Forum/ Panelist/Agile practitioner. Lead fortune 50/500 companies with CSR/BSR/Mobility projects. Consultant, Director, Strategic Advisor, and an Advisory Board member for non-profit organizations. Helps USA/Singapore companies with strategic planning/overseas startups. Speaks several languages. Worked in Singapore/Thailand/India/USA. Worked in IT, publishing, financial, standards and logistics industries as a lead project manager and implementation manager.
Vicky Gardner
Director, Publishing Planning
Wiley
Vicky has worked in publishing for over 18 years, across a variety of functions including journal management, open access, product development, continuous improvement, and policy. Along the way she’s developed a range of skills including strategic planning, horizon scanning, and project management. In her day job she works as part of Wiley’s Research Publishing Leadership team, with particular interest in areas such as research integrity, open access, and open research. In addition to being part of the HESI UN SDG Publisher Compact Fellows Group, Vicky is on the Editorial Board for Insights and a past Chair of publishing trade association STM’s Open Research Committee. Vicky describes herself as a life long learner and enjoys working with others to develop new ideas and solve problems.
Learning outcomes
• A set of practicable and easy to implement tips that will help drive progress
• Resources and top tip guides to support your own progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Connection to the SDG Publishers Compact Fellow community
Subject level and previous knowledge required
Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.
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