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Last week, F1000Research’s managing director, Rebecca Lawrence, attended a meeting with the Nuffield Council on Bioethics to discuss the culture of science research and the drivers behind it. Rebecca represented science publishers, alongside Dame Nancy Rothwell (President and Vice-Chancellor, Uni of Manchester) who represented UK research institutions, and Steven Hill (Head of Research Policy, Higher Education Funding Council for England) who represented funders. Andrew Miller, Chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, hosted the event.

Rebecca summarises the points she made during the meeting in an blog published in LSE Impact, highlighting many of the problems researchers face during the publishing process.

Plant Biology Section Head Ottoline Leyser was also present as Deputy Chair of Council; she chaired the Steering Group for the project. Ottoline has also blogged her thoughts, on the Nuffield Bioethics blog (originally published on The Conversation).

F1000 Publisher Kathleen Wets took some pictures:

Read Nature News’ coverage of the event.