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From publications to policy: the impact of research towards achieving the SDGs

A new report from Springer Nature, in partnership with Overton, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how academic research is influencing real-world policy tied to the SDGs. Published during COP30, the analysis is the first of its kind, drawing on more than 12 million policy documents. It finds that SDG policy documents seem to cite more research than non-SDG policy, signaling a connection between science and action on global challenges such as health, climate, and social development.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

SDGenie (beta) – a new research tool

SDGenie (beta) is a new, prototype tool that explores how text, such as research abstracts, can be matched to specific targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGenie (beta) is free to use and offers researchers a new way to identify detailed targets – rather than goals alone – and, therefore, to make their work more relevant to the SDGs. There are 169 targets, which define actionable priorities. Together with indicators, they help to measure progress.

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Agricultural Biotechnology special series in Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) calls for papers in a Special Series on Agricultural Biotechnology, including cutting-edge research on microbial innovations contributing to fundamental, translational progress toward sustainability. AEM invites researchers worldwide to submit work on diverse agricultural scales, systems, and practices, from temperate and tropical cropping systems to arid and high-altitude environments and from smallholder farms to industrial-scale operations.

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Sustainability Spotlight Statements

Since RSC Sustainability opened for submissions in 2022, the journal has required authors to submit a Sustainability Spotlight statement. This short summary, published alongside all articles, describes how the research contributes to sustainable progress and supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This helps reviewers assess the relevance of the article for a broad audience, while allowing readers to set the research in a broader context.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production

Microbiology and the UN Sustainable Development Goals mini-symposium at ASM Microbe 2025 conference

At Microbe 2025, a dedicated mini-symposium was held to discuss how microbiologists and microbes can further the SDGs. Expert panels held conversations about microbiology as a roadmap for progress, through the use of microbes to mitigate climate effects, generate renewable energy solutions, and advance the bioeconomy, and discussed the crucial role of education both as its own target and as a core part of achieving all of the goals.

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Teaching Assistant Professional Development special series in JMBE

To foster both quality education in college STEM classrooms with teaching assistants (TAs) as well as the career development and skills of TAs themselves, JMBE held a special call for papers on TA professional development, organized by senior editor Jeffrey Olimpo. The resulting article collection covers a variety of topics like TA program development, assessments, and mentoring, relevant in numerous educational communities and contexts globally, to ensure graduates have the knowledge they need.

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mSphere Meeting Highlight on Microbiome-Integrated Urban Design

In a Meeting Highlight, Richard Beckett et al. discuss top-ranked priority research questions resulting from the Probiotic Cities Working Group’s global interdisciplinary workshop, as well as their broader implications for microbiome science, urban health, and sustainable development. By focusing on these priorities, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners can foster a transformative agenda to integrate microbiomes into urban design, advancing resilient and equitable cities for the future.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

mSystems Supports Early-Career Researchers with Waiver Codes

mSystems provided waiver codes to promising early-career researchers who presented at the Center for Microbiome Innovation International Microbiome Meeting, EcoFAB 2025, and Microbial Dark Matter Symposium, allowing them to publish in any ASM journal, regardless of their ability to pay publication charges.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities

ASM Journals enhances content accessibility through alternate text, table accessibility, and figure guidelines

American Society for Microbiology, with Kriyadocs, has enhanced its published content to serve a diverse global audience by incorporating alternate text (alt-text) for figures and implementing new table and figure standards for an accessible, inclusive reader experience.

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Advancing Global Innovation: The Netherlands–Japan Science and Technology Partnership highlighting SDG impact

The Netherlands–Japan research partnership drives high-impact science and innovation, excelling in public-private collaboration and strategic technologies like quantum and photonics. By advancing health, industry, and innovation, it supports SDGs 3, 9, and 17, showing how international collaboration accelerates sustainable development and global knowledge sharing.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 7 – ffordable and Clean Energy

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Safety Starts with Knowledge: Elsevier & WPA’s Patient Safety Books for Children

The Elsevier Foundation, in partnership with Elsevier and the World Patients Alliance (WPA), has launched a children’s book initiative aimed at embedding patient safety awareness from a young age. Recognizing that unsafe care contributes to millions of deaths and adverse outcomes globally—especially in low- and middle-income countries—this project produces freely accessible, multilingual books (print, audio, video) for children aged 6–12.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-being

APACE (Accelerating Publishing Accessibility through Collaboration in Europe)

APACE (Accelerating Publishing Accessibility through Collaboration in Europe) is a network promoting inclusion for 100M+ print-impaired people in Europe by connecting publishers and accessibility organizations. It builds industry capacity via training, a Summer School, networking, awareness events, and pilot projects, aligned with the EU Accessibility Act. Results (guidelines, best practices, whitepapers) will be shared through the European Accessibility Directory.

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