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As emerging technologies move from breakthrough ideas to real-world impact, 3 signals show where innovation is headed. In a new World Economic Forum Agenda blog, Akshay Joshi and Frontiers' Head of External Affairs, George Thomas, explore three key signals shaping the future of innovation, drawing on insights from the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 report, co-published by Frontiers and the World Economic Forum. From how technologies converge to why collaboration across science, policy, and industry now matters more than ever, the blog examines what these trends mean for the years ahead. Read more: https://lnkd.in/enWCgSHg #EmergingTechnologies #Innovation #OpenScience

Science in action: charting a sustainable and equitable future for all. This week, UNESCO convenes global leaders, policymakers, researchers and industry experts for the 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, exploring how science can accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers contributed to this work by reviewing the UNESCO Open Science Outlook 2, a flagship report examining how 81 countries are translating the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science into national policy. Open science is central to the conference agenda, and is the same principle that shapes how Frontiers publishes and shares research. If you're attending the conference in Paris, we'd love to connect and discuss where open science can take research next ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eSYH-hiV • Nora (Eleonora) Colangelo, PhD, Policy Lead External Affairs • Christopher Erdmann, Head of External Affairs, North America #OpenScience #UNESCO

Trust shouldn’t be a guessing game. At Frontiers, we believe trust in research is built through transparency, accountability, and visible signs of integrity. In our latest article, we explore the concept of trust markers: the positive signals that help researchers, editors, and publishers build confidence in scholarly publishing. From verified identities and transparent track records to trusted research networks, discover how these markers can strengthen research integrity, and why building trust means recognizing what’s right, not only detecting what’s wrong. Read the full article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eEEenqXz #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience

Peer review is built on expertise, trust and accountability. As AI becomes part of research and publishing workflows, policies need to keep pace. In a new guest post for The Scholarly Kitchen, Frontiers’ Director of Research Integrity, Elena Vicario Orri, makes the case for clearer, more practical guidance on AI use in peer review. Her argument is simple: AI is already being used across scholarly publishing to support quality checks, strengthen research integrity and improve workflows. Rather than pushing reviewer use into a grey zone, the sector needs shared standards that make responsible use transparent, accountable and secure. The goal is not to replace expert judgement but to support it with clear boundaries and human accountability at the centre. Read the full guest post ➡️ https://lnkd.in/em-bFsWH #PeerReview #ResearchIntegrity #AI #ScholarlyPublishing

AI is reshaping how research is conducted, written, reviewed, and published. But trust in science still depends on people, governance, and shared standards. At the Japan Open Science Summit, Frontiers’ Director of Research Integrity, Elena Vicario Orri, moderated a session that put this tension front and centre, joined by leading voices Prof. Kajikawa Yuya from the Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, and Prof. Tomoaki Watanabe from the Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan (IUJ). The question driving the discussion: how do we use AI to strengthen research integrity, without creating new vulnerabilities? AI is already being used to generate fake papers, fabricate data, and manipulate peer review. It is also one of the most powerful tools we have to detect misconduct and protect the published record. The two realities coexist — and that is precisely why human oversight, transparency, and cross-sector collaboration are non-negotiable. Frontiers’ AI Playbook gives researchers, reviewers, and editors the practical guidance to navigate this responsibly. Open science made research more accessible. The next challenge is making sure that openness is matched by integrity. 🔗 Explore the AI Playbook: https://lnkd.in/eyz4YjEY #JOSS2026 #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #ResponsibleAI #TrustInScience

The conversation around emerging technologies often centers on a race: who gets there first. As The Innovator explores in its latest feature on the Frontiers Science House roadshow in Dalian, the real question is how these technologies can be adopted responsibly to deliver tangible benefits for people and the planet. Held as a side event during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the first Frontiers Science House roadshow brought together scientists, business leaders, and policymakers to discuss insights from the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026 report and the opportunities shaping the future of work, AI, energy, and climate. These conversations are at the heart of Frontiers Science House: creating a platform where science has a seat at the table, connecting researchers with decision‑makers so the evidence needed to address society’s biggest challenges can inform policy, business, and investment. Read the full article ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eqJe86BC #FrontiersScienceHouse #EmergingTech26

How to make Western Indian Ocean's small-scale fisheries more sustainable - Frontiers in Marine Science: Small-scale fisheries in the Western Indian Ocean are vital to food security, livelihoods, and coastal economies, supporting over 65 million people. Yet, SSFs face mounting threats from various factors, including overexploitation, climate change, and weakly integrated governance systems. Despite growing evidence of climate impacts, critical gaps remain in understanding how these changes affect fisheries and in translating this knowledge into effective policy and practice. This policy brief highlights the urgent need to strengthen the science–policy–practice nexus, enhance cross-sector coordination, and embed climate resilience into fisheries governance to secure sustainable and equitable fisheries management outcomes for the region. https://lnkd.in/e7F4jEVR

Research published in Frontiers journals reaches beyond academia and into public conversation.   A recent study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience was featured in The Guardian, bringing the science behind “haunted” buildings to a wider audience.   Infrasound. Cortisol. Ghost stories reconsidered through evidence.   That is what trusted open science makes possible: rigorous research that is accessible, discoverable, and able to shape how people understand the world.   Read the story 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKZNZQxi

LIBER 2026: that’s a wrap. Three days in Trondheim. Many important conversations. One clear message: the next phase of open science depends on trusted infrastructure, responsible innovation, and strong partnerships across the research ecosystem. As LIBER 2026 closes, we’re leaving energized by the role libraries continue to play in shaping that future. Libraries are central to making research more discoverable, accessible, usable and trusted, especially as AI, data stewardship and research integrity become even more important to how science is shared and used. Thank you to LIBER Europe for a thoughtful and well-organized conference, and for welcoming Frontiers as a partner this year. And thank you to everyone who visited our booth, joined the plenary, explored Frontiers FAIR² Data Management with us, or sat down with our team to talk about institutional partnerships, open science and what comes next. Open science moves forward when the whole research ecosystem moves together. LIBER 2026 showed what that future can look like. Learn more about our work with libraries and institutions 👉https://lnkd.in/e3Vd-uQZ #OpenScience #LIBER2026