What happens when research meets real-world decision-making?
Join the co-authors of Springer Nature and Overton’s groundbreaking new report for a deep dive into the most comprehensive analysis to date of how academic research is influencing global policy aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
📅 Date: Thursday 29th January 2026
🕒 Time: 12pm (GMT)
📍 Location: https://cassyni.com/events/w5rphvRhKqpSYT2epP7Rw
Read the Report
The report can be read in full at this link.
Meet the speakers
Katie Shamash - Head of Data, Overton
Katie leads the data team at Overton. Her priority is making sure Overton’s data is as good as possible to help answer customers’ questions. She’s spent her career using data to understand the research landscape – most recently at Digital Science, where she worked with government, funder and corporate clients, and previously at Jisc, where she worked on open access and licensing.
Nicola Jones - Director, SDG Programme, Springer Nature
As Director of the Springer Nature SDG Programme, Nicola Jones is responsible for coordinating the publishing activity across Springer Nature where it relates to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in order to bring research that can contribute to achieving the Goals to the attention of those best placed to implement it. Nicola is passionate about the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration for solving complex global problems, and the need for solid research evidence to inform policy and practice.
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This webinar is the latest event in Springer Nature's SDG Talks Series.
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