After several decades of evolving, Open Access (OA) publishing is now at the centre of scientific communication, providing access to scientific publications without barriers. In Diamond Open Access, authors can publish free of charge as the institutional sector with universities, research institutions or libraries provide the necessary technological infrastructure.
The “Training Compass Chemistry: Designing Sustainable Transitions” is a project of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Göttingen that aims to open up the university and increase permeability between university and vocational training. It offers students who are considering dropping out of university the opportunity to transition smoothly and without loss of time to vocational training, and encourages trainees to pursue further studies in order to exploit the full potential of all possible workers.
Digitization is widely recognized as one of the key factors to improve the quality of life in our modern society. Based on the intelligent combination of data from both the physical world and cyberspace, a wide variety of new services can be implemented.