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Tribute to Nicky Byam Shaw, visionary leader of Macmillan

30th September 2024

Message on behalf of our Chair, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, in memory of the visionary leader of Macmillan, Nicky Byam Shaw.

Code Ocean and Springer Nature expand partnership across the Nature Portfolio

London ｜Cambridge, 20 September 2024

Improving computational reproducibility and helping authors better share code and data.

Macmillan Education launches new AI tool to help teachers find best course for their classroom needs

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 04 September 2024

MAIA (Macmillan AI Assistant) is designed to get teachers to the right course faster. 

South Korea's role in research and innovation explored in latest Nature Index

Seoul | London, August 21, 2024

The Nature Index 2024 South Korea supplement highlights the challenges that the country is facing in science and investment, including in research output and gender disparity - with only 23% of the research workforce being female, there is a major growth opportunity for the country to cement its place as leader in science.

With 44% of its published articles now open access (OA), Springer Nature’s approach to OA continues to deliver highest usage and impact for authors

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 08 August 2024

2023 OA report also highlights key initiatives underway to support OA equity

Springer Nature signs first Open Access Books Agreement in the Middle East with Qatar National Library

London | Heidelberg, 31 July 2024

Agreement enhances the visibility, dissemination and usage of academic research from Qatar

More efficient and ‘gentle’ gene therapy technology wins Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2024

London | Mainz | Darmstadt, 18 July 2024

Trince Bio, a spinoff from The University of Ghent, Belgium, has won this year’s Spinoff Prize for its groundbreaking technology that can improve the quality of immune cells for cancer treatment

Springer Nature continues to contribute to the success of researchers, clinicians, students and teachers, helping them find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges

London ｜Berlin ｜New York, 17 July 2024

2023 Annual Progress Report highlights progress made across its Research, Health and Education divisions. This includes the increasing role technology is playing in research by supporting more authors, driving more usage of content and ensuring that content can be trusted.

Scientific American Wins Seven Telly Awards

New York, 10 July 2024

Scientific American awarded five silver and two bronze Telly Awards for excellent video content, besting more than 13,000 submissions as brand footprint grows 17% in two years.

TikTok Star, Big Manny, and Author Dr. Justin Rose Celebrate Diversity in STEM at Springer Nature

New York | London | São Paulo,  26 June 2024

Scientific American and SN BEN co-host event featuring TikTok sensation Big Manny and author and academic Dr. Justin Rose.

Nature Index shows greater emergence of Asian research institutes and steady decline in Western research predominance

London ｜Berlin ｜New Delhi | New York, 18 June 2024

The Nature Index Research Leaders 2024 released today (previously the Nature Index Annual Tables) shows the rapid progress India has made in research output, with the country seeing a higher percentage growth in contributions to Index journals than China. 

Springer Nature launches AskAdis

London | Berlin | New York  17th June 2024

Publisher launches AI-powered conversational interface for Pharma sector.

Research Integrity training should be mandatory for all postgraduate students say 62% of Indian researchers in first national survey

New Delhi, June 13th, 2024

Springer Nature, along with the National Academy of Sciences and the Council Of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Physical Laboratory releases first national survey aimed to understand attitudes towards research integrity in India

Jasmin Lange appointed Managing Director of Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL)

Netherlands 12th June 2024 

Jasmin Lange is to join BSL Media and Learning, formerly known as Bohn Stafleu van Loghum (BSL), part of Springer Nature Group, as Managing Director,  based in Houten, Netherlands.

Springer Nature unveils two new AI tools to protect research integrity

London | Berlin | New York  12th June 2024

Springer Nature is rolling out two new bespoke AI tools to support the identification of papers that contain AI-generated fake content and / or problematic images - two indicators of research integrity issues.

Springer Nature Joins the UN Women Media Compact in Pledge to Empower Women in Science

New York | London | Berlin, 10 June 2024

Publisher partners with UN Women to increase visibility of women researchers, drive women’s leadership, and reduce biases against women.     

Springer Nature makes open research easier for authors via simplified protocols offering

London | Berlin | New York  6th June 2024 

Following the acquisition of protocols.io in 2023, Springer Nature has today announced the migration of all protocols currently hosted on Protocols Exchange to the innovative platform, making protocols.io the home for the  publishers’  fully open protocols.

Springer Nature and Couperin sign new agreement to advance open access publishing in France

 Paris | London | Heidelberg, 28 May 2024 

Springer Nature has signed a Transformative Agreement with Couperin, the French consortium for higher education and research establishments. Beginning July 2024, the multi-year agreement will provide participating members with the option to publish their research open access.

Springer Nature's latest regional research integrity survey shows growing global pattern around researcher needs for data training

Tokyo | London, May 24, 2024

Publisher’s latest survey, focused on Japan, shows a high proportion of Japanese researchers have access to research integrity training and builds on results from previous surveys that highlight data training as the greatest unmet need.

8th Annual Science on the Hill Seeks Congressional Consensus on Solving Space Junk

New York | 22 May 2024

Springer Nature’s eighth yearly Science on the Hill event saw Republicans and Democrats gather to discuss the importance of protecting people, the planet, and scientific research from space debris. 

Seegene and Springer Nature announce Strategic Alliance

Seoul | London | Berlin | New York, 16 May 2024 

The new alliance will see the two companies use their joint expertise and knowledge to support researchers across the global scientific community to speed up PCR diagnostic testing of important but various disease areas. 

Springer Nature and Department of Atomic Energy, India sign landmark TA

New Delhi | Berlin | London  | New York, 08 May 2024

Springer Nature becomes first publisher to sign deal with the publicly funded department to improve interdisciplinary research.

More than 99 percent of German universities and higher learning institutions have joined the renewed DEAL agreement with Springer Nature

Berlin | London  | New York, 07 May 2024

 Successful first iteration of transformative agreement DEAL delivered high visibility for German science internationally as well as improved access to global research

Researchers from over 3700 global institutions now supported by Springer Nature Transformative Agreements

London | Berlin | New York, 03 May 2024

 Publishers' exciting first quarter TA growth spreads OA opportunities to more researcher globally.

Springer Nature’s new photography exhibition shows scientists at work around the world, to inspire the next generation

London, 16 April 2024

50 portraits of scientists will be on display throughout King's Cross as part of the exhibition, 'What does a scientist look like?' 

Nature Awards and Seed Health Partner to Launch Microbiome Accelerator, Translating Breakthrough Research for Real-World Health Innovation

London | Berlin | New York, 16 April 2024

The program is designed to fast-track groundbreaking microbiome research for broad impact.

New Springer Nature Group sustainability report shows carbon-reduction efforts on track, and around a quarter of workforce actively engaged in company sustainability efforts

London | Berlin | New York, 10 April 2024

Springer Nature Group publishes its latest sustainable business report, Open for Progress.


Researchers in Japan need more support to share their research findings after publication

Tokyo | London, April 2, 2024

New survey from Springer Nature shows that amongst researchers in Japan, approximately a third of the respondents are unsure how to share their research beyond academic publications and presentations, indicating the need for further support for their research to reach and have influence on the wider community

Nature Portfolio expands with two new titles for 2025

 London | Berlin | New York, 27 March 2024

Nature Portfolio announces two new Nature Review journals, Nature Reviews Clean Technology and Nature Reviews Biodiversity, to explore some of the critical issues facing our planet.

Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Announce the Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer Program for Early Career Researchers

New York| London | Berlin, 26 March 2024

Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) today announced the Rising Scholars: Breast Cancer program.

Sony and Nature partner to launch global award celebrating work done by women in technology

Tokyo | London | Berlin | New York, 6 March 2024

The latest in the Nature Award Programme recognises and champions the positive change women researchers are making for people and planet.

Springer Nature announces unified open code policy to better support open research practices

 London | Berlin | New York, 29 February 2024 

The latest move by the publisher in integrating open research practice into its journal and book workflow, making it easier for authors to benefit from open science.

Springer Nature’s Transformative Agreement with Lyrasis Champions Equity

New York, 27 February 2024

 Publishers' new US TA covers 120 institutions including Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2024 on planetary health for a sustainable future

Tokyo, 01 February 2024

Symposium on progress being made towards UN SDGs will take place on site and online on February 27, 2024

Springer Nature’s flexible approach to Transformative Agreements continues to drive global open access growth

London | Berlin | New York, 29 January 2024

 Publishers' new TA spreads OA opportunities to around three million researchers in Turkey.

First of its kind initiative launched to explore reproducibility and replication across highly selective journal

London | 25 January 2024

Nature Human Behavior and the Institute for Replication drive forward best practice in open science via partnership to reproduce and replicate research 

Springer Nature expands Transformative Agreements with Japanese universities driving further transition to Open Access

London | Tokyo, 22 January 2024

Expansion of pilot TAs with the RUC and launch of new TA model in Japan will see double the number of articles published OA in 2024

Nature recognised for contribution to climate science with international award

London | Berlin | New York, 19 December 2023

International science journal Nature receives Environmental Personality of the Year award from Spanish non-profit Ecovidrio.

Springer Nature increases commitment to early sharing and transparency in peer review

London | Berlin | New York, 19 December 2023

1000+ journals including Discover Journal series now integrated with In Review. 

Springer Nature agrees transformative agreement with Seoul National University in South Korea

London | Berlin | New York, 15 December 2023

Latest TA further demonstration of publishers' commitment to supporting OA publishing in East Asia. 

Data training revealed as top unmet need for UK and US researchers in integrity surveys

London | Berlin | New York, 14 December 2023

Springer Nature expands its national research integrity surveys to include the UK and US. 

Springer Nature developing new peer review platform to better meet needs of academic community and support growth in OA publishing

London | Berlin | New York, 7 December 2023

Snapp is a key investment from the company in the future of publishing.

Springer Nature and Coordenação de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Announce Landmark Transformative Agreement Driving Open Access in Brazil

New York | Brasilia, 06 December 2023

Springer Nature and CAPES have agreed to pilot their first TA in Brazil, with the goal of boosting scientific research and OA in the country

DEAL Consortium and Springer Nature Renew Successful Open Access Agreement for Germany

London | Berlin | New York, 01 December 2023

New five-year agreement provides participating institutions with open access publishing and reading access to world-leading research. 

The State of Open Data report 2023: Support for researchers still lacking

London | Berlin | New York, 14 November 2023

Surveying over 6000 researchers worldwide, the report from Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature provides evidence of the persisting challenges associated with open data sharing

Latest TA from Springer Nature sees Open Access momentum build across East Asia

London | Berlin | New York, 01 November 2023

Springer Nature agrees its first transformative agreement in South Korea with KAIST. 

Springer Nature and DEAL Consortium to build upon their landmark Transformative Agreement

London | Berlin | New York, 7 November 2023

Current agreement has led to over 3 times more articles published OA, expanding the reach and impact of German research.

Springer Nature expands its AI capability with acquisition of Slimmer AI’s Science division

London | Berlin | New York, 25 October 2023

Springer Nature has signed a definitive agreement which will see the Netherlands’ Slimmer AI’s Science division (S-AI) join the company.

Breaking Down Barriers at the 2023 Inspiring Women in Science Awards

London | New York, 20 October 2023

Hortense Le Ferrand and SwaTaleem Foundation's Main Bhi Curie initiative named winners of the 2023 Inspiring Women in Science Awards, hosted by Nature and the Estée Lauder Companies

Springer Nature’s latest Transformative Agreement an important step in global transition to OA

London | Berlin | New York, 19 2023

Publisher agrees first and largest TA in Greater China region with JULAC.

Springer Nature and authors successfully use generative AI to publish academic book

London | Berlin | New York, 18 October 2023

Experiment shows great potential for saving authors' time, but highlights importance of human guidance. 

Springer Nature introduces Curie, its AI-powered scientific writing assistant

London | Berlin | New York, 13th October 2023

Curie has been developed to support researchers, particularly those whose first language is not English, in their scientific writing.


Congratulations to the 2023 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | New York | Berlin, 11 October 2023

To celebrate this year's Nobel Laureates, Springer Nature has compiled their publications with us on a dedicated landing page. 

Research publisher Springer Nature has net-zero targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative

London | New York | Berlin, 5 October 2023 

The Science Based Targets initiative has verified Springer Nature Group's science-based emissions reductions targets.

Springer Nature Chief Financial Officer Dr Ulrich Vest to retire end of 2023

Berlin | London | New York, 22. September 2023

New CFO Alexandra Dambeck joins from global healthcare company, Fresenius Medical Care

Publishing open access with Springer Nature delivers highest global usage and benefits for researchers

London | Berlin | New York, 6th September 2023

Latest OA report shows growth, impact and value of Springer Nature's OA portfolio and greater transparency around its publishing activities

Grassroots to green shoots: community-led research helps tackle health inequities around the world

London | Cambridge, US | São Paulo, 27 July 2023

Inclusive Health Research awards by Nature and Takeda celebrate those who are driving health equity.

Springer Nature continues open research drive with acquisition of protocols.io

London | Berlin | New York, 26th  July 2023

Platform provides authors with secure space for enhanced scientific collaboration  

Springer Nature data shows increased value for money for customers with delivery of increased publication usage and reach

London | New York | Berlin, 28 June 2023

Publisher’s annual progress report for 2022 shares data on its performance and information on how technology and people working together are protecting integrity as publishing volumes grow.

Springer Nature opens applications for new Researcher in Residence programme

London | New York | Berlin, 27 June 2023

Global publisher Springer Nature has opened applications for a new Researcher in Residence programme.

Barnacle-inspired ‘duct tape for surgery’ wins Nature’s Spinoff Prize 2023

London | New York | Darmstadt, 23 June 2023

SanaHeal, a spinout from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, has won this year’s Spinoff Prize for its bioglue breakthrough that offers hope for wound healing and haemorrhage control.

New Springer Nature report calls for increased awareness of barriers facing researchers from underrepresented groups

London | New York | Berlin, 21 June 2023

A new report from Springer Nature shares insights into diversity, equity and inclusion across the global research community

New Nature Index data shows China on top for natural sciences as US leads on health sciences research

London | Berlin | Sydney, 15 June 2023

For the second year running, China sees the largest increase in research output among top-ten countries. The Nature Index Annual Tables reveal the institutions that have helped China surpass the United States as the leading country in the natural sciences. 

Transformative Agreements playing vital role in OA transition

London | Berlin | New York, 5 June 2023

Data from Springer Nature shows TAs powering 3x OA growth across all disciplines.

Springer Nature launches new research publishing internship programme

London | New York | Berlin, 6 April 2023

Students and recent graduates are invited to apply for the publisher’s new paid internship scheme, Opening Doors, designed to improve industry diversity and inclusion.

Springer Nature Group’s 2022 Sustainable Business Report shows increased support for the SDGs and action on climate

London | New York | Berlin, 5 April 2023

Corporate carbon emissions remain below pre-pandemic levels and policy impact of SDG-related research shared in the report for the first time.

Springer Nature and EMBO cooperate to publish the EMBO Press suite of journals

London | New York | Berlin 30th March 2023

New partnership reflects shared commitment to Open Access and Open Science.

Springer Nature makes data sharing easier with single data policy across all journals and books

London | New York | Berlin 22nd March 2023

This move continues the publishers commitment to open science.

Springer Nature’s Research Integrity Director appointed to UK Committee on Research Integrity

London 21st March 2023

Chris Graf joins the committee to help drive its focus on defining an evidence base for integrity in research.

Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2024

London | New York | Berlin, 16 March 2023

Nature Cities, Nature Chemical Engineering and Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering will be new additions to the Nature Portfolio in January 2024

Index reveals encouraging signs of recovery in Japan’s research output

London | Tokyo, 9 March 2023

Japanese STEM research is showing signs of bouncing back according to the latest data published by the Nature Index which examines the latest trends and opportunities in Japanese science.

Steven Inchcoombe takes on new role of President, Research at Springer Nature while Harsh Jegadeesan moves to become Chief Publishing Officer

London | Berlin | New York, 1st March 2023

Effective March 1st, Steven Inchcoombe becomes President, Research at Springer Nature reflecting changes in the global research ecosystem as it transitions to open access. 

Springer Nature continues to drive global OA transition with new Transformative Agreements in America, Asia, Europe and Africa

London | Berlin | New York, 27th February 2023

The global publisher’s agreements now support authors from c3,500 institutions globally.

Springer Nature acquires researcher-created writing tool, TooWrite

London | Berlin | New York, 14th February 2023

Publisher continues focus on tailored solutions for academics with latest digital solution designed to help improve their working lives.

Springer Nature and University of Tokyo to co-host 2023 SDG Symposium focusing on “Cities and Nature” on February 28th

Tokyo | London 10th February 2023

Join Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo for the 4th annual SDG Symposium - Cities and Nature

Nature announces support for authors from over 70 countries to publish open access

London | Berlin | New York, 9 January 2023

Authors from low-income and lower-middle income countries to be able to publish for free in Nature and the Nature research journals.

Innovative Silicon Valley-based medical journal, Cureus, becomes part of Springer Nature as company expands its health division

London | Berlin | San Francisco, 7 December 2022

Acquisition is an important addition to Springer Nature’s leading OA portfolio.

Springer Nature champions inclusive leadership through Generation Valuable initiative

London | New York | Heidelberg, 2 December 2022

Springer Nature names the inaugural mentee/mentor partnership to take part in the new Generation Valuable initiative, which it was the first publisher to sign up to. 

Springer Nature completes acquisition of Research Square Company

London | New York 01st December 2022

Move will increase authors’ access to best-in-class research solutions.

Springer Nature continues open access drive in Latin America

London, 28th November 2022

Publisher agrees its first TA in Mexico with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Pioneering OA agreement in Asia signed between Springer Nature and Japanese universities

London | Japan - 21st November 2022

Springer Nature agrees largest OA agreement with Japan to date, marking milestone for region in transition to OA.

Extension of partnership with Code Ocean will help Springer Nature authors to better share their code and data

London | New York | Heidelberg, 16 November 2022

By integrating sharing and tracking of code and data, this multi-year agreement will also make code peer review easier for editors and reviewers, and improve the author experience.

Nature authors can now seamlessly share their data

London | 16 November 2022

 Following successful pilot, Figshare integration is rolled out across further titles in the Nature portfolio.

Springer Nature and The Lens partner to accelerate use of science to advance solutions to global challenges

London | Canberra, 10 November 2022

New agreement will provide richer data on impact of research on driving innovation and action.

Courageous researcher using scientific evidence to tackle pollution in Niger Delta awarded 2022 John Maddox Prize

London | New York | Heidelberg, 26 October 2022

Dr Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi becomes the 11th recipient of the prestigious John Maddox Prize for her evidence-based approach to uniting conflicting communicates over pollution

Springer Nature marks new milestone with publication of its 2000th OA book

London | Heidelberg, 26 October 2022

Milestone comes less than two years after publishing its 1000th OA book and demonstrates the rapid growth of OA book publishing over the last 18 months

International journal of science Nature welcomes guest editors for the first time

London | New York | Heidelberg, 19 October 2022

A historic special issue on racism in science, the first guest-edited issue in Nature’s more than 150-year history, is published this week.

Congratulations to the 2022 Nobel Prize Laureates

London | New York | Heidelberg, 19 October 2022

Celebrating this year’s Nobel Laureates, Springer Nature creates a dedicated landing page to the work contributions through the publisher

Nationwide research integrity survey launched in the UK

London, 13 October 2022

Springer Nature launches national initiative to learn more about researchers' attitudes and understanding of issues around research integrity and the degree of institutional training provided.

The State of Open Data Report 2022: Researchers need more support to assist with open data mandates

London, 13 October 2022

New findings provide update on researchers’ attitudes towards open data.

Young scientists to benefit from extended association between Falling Walls Foundation and Springer Nature

London, Berlin - 13th October 2022

Publisher provides additional contribution to support young scientists through the Falling Walls Foundation

Springer Nature at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 - once again physically and virtually present

London | Heidelberg,  12th October 2022

Springer Nature will once again have a stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022, offering live events and new videos online for the community.

Nature Awards announces 2022 Inspiring Women in Science winners

London | New York, 11 October 2022

Kizzmekia Corbett, whose work led to the development of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and the Tem Menina no Circuito initiative named winners of this year’s Inspiring Women in Science Awards.

Springer Nature releases first Annual Progress Report demonstrating value provided to the research community

London | New York | Berlin 06th October 2022

Springer Nature shares key 2021 performance metrics from across its portfolio and platforms in new report.

Springer Nature Health acquires Austrian health tech start-up, Medbee

Heidelberg, 8th September 2022

App from leading online network for doctors to be expanded to German medical professionals.

Scientific American announces new VP Product and Technology, Dan Benjamin

New York | 7th September 2022

The new position will lead the product vision and digital roadmap for Scientific American.

Success of transformative agreement between Springer Nature and Projekt DEAL means 2019 partnership extended for fourth year

London | Berlin, 6 September 2022

Transformative Agreement led to 13% more articles published Open Access in 2021 than 2020; agreement will now run to at least the end of 2023

Springer Nature becomes first publisher to partner with CiteAb - helping researchers with their experiments by streamlining access to high quality life science data

London | Bath, 1st September 2022

Integrating its Protocols and Methods Portfolio data into the CiteAb platform will add to the resources already available to help researchers make more informed decisions in the planning and carrying out of their experiments 

Publisher announces fourth transformative agreement for its flagship Nature titles

London, 31st August 2022

FinELIb consortium authors become the latest to benefit from a TA for Nature and the Nature research journals

Springer Nature and Takeda’s Center of Health Equity and Patient Affairs (HEPA) establish new partnership to drive forwards research ideas and best practice to underpin health equity

London, UK | Cambridge, US 30th August 2022

Launching with a free panel event bringing together leading thinkers in health equity, the partners have established a programme of activity to enhance understanding of, and empower change around health inequities.

Martin Mos to retire from Springer Nature after nearly 20 years with the company. Marc Spenlé to join as new Chief Operating Officer.

London | New York | Berlin, 25th August 2022

Martin Mos retires after 30+ years in the publishing industry. Marc Spenlé joins as new Chief Operating Officer.

New report shows publishing in Springer Nature’s fully OA portfolio delivers greater benefits for authors than its competitors

London | New York | Heidelberg, 11th August 2022

Analysis of Springer Nature’s fully OA portfolio shows tangible impact publishing in these journals has for authors and research communities.  

Mpox outbreak

4th August 2022

In response to the global Mpox outbreak, Springer Nature is making Mpox-related content free to access

Springer Nature expands AI-driven digital editing services to books authors and editors

London | Heidelberg, 28th July 2022

AJE (American Journal Experts) Language editing services are being piloted for Springer Nature book authors and editors to help speed up the publication and review process 

Springer Nature and University of California announce first Nature open access agreement in the Americas

New York, 27 July 2022

Agreement extends landmark 2020 deal, which has tripled open access articles from UC authors in Springer Nature journals.

Springer Nature welcomes extension of Journal Impact Factors to include arts and humanities titles

London, 26th July 2022

Springer Nature welcomes Clarivate’s decision to include all Web of Science humanities, arts and behavioural sciences titles in its Journal Citation Reports from 2023. 

Nature Awards competition aimed at enhancing scientific communication through video announces its first winners

London | New York | Darmstadt, 14 July 2022

Nature’s new competition, ‘Science in Shorts’, announces its ten finalists, with a public vote deciding on a favourite from among the winners.

Springer Nature launches new AI-led service to support research decision makers

London | Heidelberg, 13th July 2022

Nature Research Intelligence powered by Nature’s 150 years of editorial and research expertise putts real time data into the hands of those making research decisions.

Chinese institutions on the rise, but the United States holds its position at the top of the 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables

London | Heidelberg | Sydney, 16th June 2022

The 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables examine the institutions and countries that contributed most to high-quality natural-sciences research in 2021.

Make research integrity training mandatory say 73% of Australian researchers in first national survey

London | Canberra, 8 June 2022

Springer Nature and the Australian Academy of Science release first national survey on attitudes towards research integrity in Australia

Nature Masterclasses online training made free to access for researchers in lower income countries

London | New York | Berlin, 8 June 2022

Springer Nature makes training from Nature editors free to access via Research4Life. 

OA content up 40% across Springer Nature’s Transformative Journals

London | New York | Heidelberg, 1 June 2022

Data released from Springer Nature's first annual TJ report.

Springer Nature to sponsor six research scholars through In2scienceUK

London | New York | Berlin, 25 May 2022

Springer Nature has partnered with social mobility charity In2scienceUK to sponsor bursaries for six research students

Springer Nature and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network white paper finds interdisciplinary knowledge exchange key to addressing crises

London | New York | Berlin, 12 May 2022

New white paper features the most compelling ideas from the recent Learning from Crises roundtable series.

Partnership with Max Planck Society marks Springer Nature’s largest open access book deal

London | Heidelberg, 11 May 2022

The second institutional OA book deal for the publisher will advance shared goals for open research driving forwards OA for the books market.

21 journals to be renamed as Springer Nature and Clarivate work together to enable titles to become gender neutral

London, 20 April 2022 

Publisher and Clarivate agree process to enable 21 Springer Nature German language medical portfolio titles to become gender neutral

Springer Nature and Figshare announce pilot to improve data sharing

London, 12 April 2022

Publisher extends its commitment to open science by offering authors first integrated route for data deposition 

Scientific journal Nature to expand presence at Hay Festival, bringing science communicators together to inspire and inform

London, 11 April 2022

Partnership to make science more accessible expands to include three sustainability-related events, as well as ongoing support for the John Maddox science lecture

Springer Nature Group sets out short-term targets to build on carbon-neutral achievement

London | New York | Berlin, 6 April 2022

Springer Nature Group launches its latest annual Sustainable Business report with a special focus on climate action.


Springer Nature expands fully OA portfolio with new medical technologies title

London | New York | Heidelberg, 5 April 2022

BMC Digital Health provides an outlet for cutting edge research exploring innovations and developments with digital technologies in medicine and public health

Macmillan Education stops all publishing projects in Russia and Belarus

5 April 2022

Macmillan Education joins others within academia in taking additional steps.

Springer Nature stops new sales in Russia and Belarus

31st March 2022

Springer Nature joins other academic publishers in taking additional steps.

Springer Nature and Université Grenoble Alpes release free enhanced integrity software to tackle fake scientific papers

London | Grenoble, 31 March 2022

PySciDetect builds on the original SciDetect open source software, to identify fake research and data at the point of submission

Applications open for The Spinoff Prize

24 March 2022

Applicants invited to nominate their spinoff companies for The Spinoff Prize

Nature Portfolio to expand with three new journals in 2023

London | New York | Berlin, 18 March 2022

Nature Mental Health, Nature Water and Nature Reviews Bioengineering will be added to the Nature Portfolio in January 2023

Springer Nature and Bibsam Consortium agree TA for Nature and the Nature Research journals

London, 14 March 2022

Publisher announces second Transformative Agreement for its flagship title Nature, now supporting over 2,650 institutions with OA publication across its whole portfolio

Springer Nature condemns Russian invasion

04 March 2022

Statement from Frank Vrancken Peeters, CEO, on the invasion of Ukraine

In Review extended across Springer Nature titles

London | New York | Heidelberg, 1 March 2022

In Review is now available in over 500 journals across Springer Nature's portfolio

Applications open for Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science 2022

1 March 2022

Former mentees invited to nominate mentors that have made a significant contribution to their careers.

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to organize SDGs Symposium 2022 on energy systems for a sustainable future

1 March 2022

Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo partner to deliver Sustainable Development Goals symposium on 29 March

Nature to mark International Women’s Day with first conference on gender equity

London | 28 February 2022

Nature conference to spotlight women leaders and role models in academia, research and policy.

Springer Nature continues to lead drive for OA transition across Europe

London | Heidelberg, 23 February 2022

Publisher signs new transformative agreement with Italy and renews deals with Austria and the Netherlands

Springer Nature launches new book series that addresses major research pain points

Heidelberg | London, 21 February 2022

Developed with RWTH Aachen University, Crosstracts speeds up publication and encourages cross-disciplinary working

Springer Nature continues to support open access in the Americas with its first Transformative Agreements in Latin America and Canada

London | New York, 8 February 2022

Two new Transformative Agreements signal increased momentum and support for the Open Access movement in the Americas.

Springer Nature creates role of Chief Solutions Officer to accelerate knowledge discovery

London | New York | Berlin, 31 January 2022

Harsh Jegadeesan to translate company’s digital content expertise into platforms, products and solutions  to improve scientific research and discovery 

Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science recognise those that help shape careers of young researchers in Brazil

London, 28 January 2022

2021 winners announced for Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science

Applications open for women in STEM to apply for Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022

London, 27 January 2022

Applicants invited to nominate themselves or recommend others for Inspiring Women in Science Awards 2022

Springer Nature launches 17th SDG content hub

London | New York | Berlin, 24 January 2022

New content hub launched for SDG4 to mark International Day of Education.


Springer Nature expands its partnership with the CLOCKSS digital archive

Heidelberg | London, 12 January 2022

Springer Nature, the world’s largest academic book publisher, will partner with CLOCKSS to ensure the long-term preservation of all books published since 1815.

Kimberly Lau joins Springer Nature as VP Consumer Media and President of Scientific American

New York | 10 January 2022

In this role, Kim will drive further growth of Springer Nature’s Consumer Media business.

Springer Nature to support fellowship awards for at-risk academics

London | New York | Berlin, 15 December 2021

Springer Nature to fund three fellowship awards with the Council for At-Risk Academics

Springer Nature and the Egyptian Government agree landmark deal to drive forward open research

London | Berlin | Heidelberg 14 December 2021

First Transformative Agreement for Egypt supports Government's 2030 goal for science and research.

Young universities share the secrets of their success

London | Sydney | New York, 8 December 2021

Nature Index of universities aged 50 and under finds fastest-growing institutions are characterised by sharply defined purpose and researcher independence.

Springer Nature to fund planting of 10,000 trees in celebration of OA milestone

London | New York | Berlin, 7 December 2021

Springer Nature will fund the planting of 10,000 trees to celebrate reaching one million open access articles. 

Springer Nature supports 'Scholarly Communication in Times of Crisis' project, led by RoRI

London | 06 December 2021

Report calls for more collaborative action to realise the benefits of open science.

Springer Nature expands its eBook portfolio in Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with the purchase of the Synthesis Digital Library

Berlin | London | New York, 03 December 2021 

Springer Nature has acquired the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science from Morgan & Claypool Publishers, a pioneer in online publishing of concise  books on the newest areas of engineering and computer science. 

Scientific super-sleuth Dr Elisabeth Bik awarded 2021 John Maddox Prize

London, 2 December 2021

Microbiologist Dr Elisabeth Bik recognised for work exposing threats to research integrity in scientific papers.

Publisher reaches major milestone

London | New York | Heidelberg, 02 December 2021

Springer Nature becomes first publisher to immediately publish 1 million gold OA articles 

Conservation Scientist named as 2021 winner of the Nature Award for Driving Global Impact

London | New York, 30 November 2021

Zuzana Burivalova of the Sound Forest Lab recognised for her research into protecting biodiversity in tropical forests

The State of Open Data 2021 - Global attitudes towards Open Data

London, 30 November 2021

New report finds increasing concerns around the lack of credit for data sharing.

Lifting the lid on science - Nature Awards launches new competition to improve scientific awareness

London | New York | Darmstadt, 16 November 2021

Nature Awards launches competition to engage the public with science.

Winners announced for Inspiring Women in Science Awards

London | New York, 28 October 2021

Inspiring Women in Science Awards name 2021 award winners

New research from Springer Nature confirms value in ‘Going for Gold’

London | New York | Heidelberg, 27 October 2021

A new white paper from Springer Nature builds on the growing body of evidence that shows that Gold open access (OA) is best for authors and researchers.

Springer Nature launches COP26 climate research campaign

London | New York | Berlin, 26 October 2021

Springer Nature launches campaign to highlight the important role of research in climate policy ahead of COP26.

Springer Nature and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) announce new partnership

London | Canberra, 20 October 2021

Springer Nature announces its first TA in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Springer Nature seeks to reduce language barriers by harnessing technology to offer free auto-translation service of books and manuscripts to all its book authors

Heidelberg | London, 18 October 2021 

Springer Nature is now offering researchers the opportunity to have their books and manuscripts auto-translated free of charge.

Springer Nature joins Business Ambition for 1.5 campaign

London | New York | Berlin, 5 August 2021

Springer Nature furthers commitment to climate action.

Congratulations to the 2021 Nobel Prize winners

London | New York | Heidelberg, 13 October 2021

In celebration of this year’s winners their contributions to Springer Nature publications have been made available on a dedicated landing page

Springer Nature announces Chris Graf as new Research Integrity Director

11th October 2021

Springer Nature announces the appointment of Chris Graf, a highly experienced integrity specialist who joins the publisher as its new Research Integrity Director, based in London.

Springer Nature reconnects physically and virtually at Frankfurt Book Fair 2021

Heidelberg | London, 07 October 2021 

Springer Nature has created a programme of virtual events on hot topics and trends facing the publishing industry and will also be present during the actual fair with a physical booth.

Shortlist announced for Inspiring Women in Science Awards

London | New York, 4 October 2021

Shortlist released for awards recognising the achievements of women in science.

Leading protocols publisher Springer Nature and protocols.io partner to better understand open research practices

London | New York | Berkeley, 21 September 2021

Year long pilot will provide a window into the use of protocols in lab experiments to better understand underlying methods and practices within the researcher workflow

Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi appointed as Managing Director of Springer Nature India

16th September 2021

Springer Nature Group announces the appointment of Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi as the new Managing Director of Springer Nature India.

Partnership with Pistoia Alliance opens up knowledge sharing within the life science

London | 16th September 2021

Springer Nature joins the Pistoia Alliance to advance discovery and research solutions for life sciences.

UN must explicitly recognise role of science in combating global challenges, according to Nature Editor in Chief

London, 14th September 2021

Editor in Chief, Nature, delivers speech at opening plenary of the Science Summit of the UN General Assembly.

Strong set of submissions show how Early Career Researchers are tackling world’s most pressing problems

London | New York, 14 September 2021

2021 Nature Research Award for Driving Global Impact shortlist released.

Winning titles of the 3rd "China New Development Awards" unveiled

14 September 2021

10 English-language academic books announced as winners of this year's China New Development Awards.

Springer Nature takes further action on diversity, equity and inclusion

London | Berlin | New York, 18 August 2021

Springer Nature signs Joint Commitment for Action on Inclusion and Diversity in Publishing

Springer Nature Group awards scholarship to Japanese university postgraduate students

August 6, 2021 | Tokyo

The Julius Springer Scholarships, presented at an award ceremony in July 2021, are intended to remove some of the financial barriers to study.

Springer Nature creates new Climate Action Officer role in industry-first move

London | New York | Berlin, 5 August 2021

Springer Nature steps up approach to climate action.

HighT-Tech’s innovative approach to catalyst development wins The Spinoff Prize 2021

London | New York | Darmstadt, 12 July 2021

HighT-Tech announced as winner of The Spinoff Prize 2021.

Dr. Laurencin, to be presented with prestigious Spingarn Medal

London | Baltimore  06th July 2021

NAACP will award world-renowned Engineer-Physician-Scientist, at it's 112th Annual Convention.


Springer Nature introduces trans inclusive name change policy

London | New York | Berlin, 29th June 2021

Publisher launches name change policy to enable transgender scholars and others to update their name on published works. 


Eight companies to compete in final rounds in bid to win The Spinoff Prize 2021

London | New York | Darmstadt, 24 June 2021

Shortlist announced for The Spinoff Prize.

Springer Nature, publisher of Nature and Scientific American, to build stronger understanding of US research needs with new US Research Advisory Council

New York, 10 June 2021

As part of its ongoing strategic intent to provide the best possible service to the US research ecosystem, Springer Nature is launching a US Research Advisory Council (USRAC).

BC Partners Announces Springer Nature Acquisition Fund, Led by Neuberger Berman

London, 10 June, 2021 

BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, has today announced a new Single Asset Acquisition Fund (the “Fund”), led by funds advised by Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager.

Springer Nature and LYRASIS announce open access sponsorship agreement for books that support research and teaching aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Heidelberg | London, 20 May 2021 

New sponsoring partnership between LYRASIS and Springer Nature for a suite of open access books on climate change, equity, peace, and justice will advance global collaboration

Global publisher aims to support researchers and students with return to teaching and learning

Cape Town 21st May 2021

Global publisher aims to support researchers and students with return to teaching and learning

Springer Nature further supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals with a comprehensive publication on the impact of climate change in Africa

Heidelberg | London, 20 May 2021 

The African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation will be open access; immediately available to all to build on knowledge 

Institutions maintain positions in 2020 Nature Index Annual Tables, despite pandemic

London | Berlin | Sydney 20th May 2021

Nature Index Tables released today.

Springer Nature acquires British Journal of Cancer

London | May 13th, 2021

The academic publisher acquires full ownership of BJC enhancing its international growth and development.

Nature Africa launched to showcase science across the African continent and beyond

London | Berlin | New York  May 7, 2021

New digital magazine publishes freely accessible science news, research highlights and feature stories by African researchers

Springer Nature advances its machine-generated tools and offers a new book format with AI-based literature overviews

Heidelberg | London, 04 Mai 2021 

Climate, Planetary and Evolutionary Sciences: A Machine-Generated Literature Overview marks a further step in the innovation journey of publishing services at Springer Nature 

Springer Nature and The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Release Joint White Paper on How to Narrow the Policy, Research, and Community Divide

London | New York  May 3, 2021

Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) are pleased to announce the release of a new white paper

Springer Nature leads drive for Open Access across Europe with latest Transformative Agreement with Spain

London May 5, 2021

Publisher holds the highest number of national transformative agreements in Europe enabling researchers from over 2,100 affiliated institutions to publish OA

Springer Nature leads drive for Open Access across Europe with latest Transformative Agreement with Spain

London May 5, 2021

Publisher holds the highest number of national transformative agreements in Europe enabling researchers from over 2,100 affiliated institutions to publish OA

Springer Nature Group announces the sale of Red Globe Press to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

London, 23 April 2021

Macmillan Education Limited, part of Springer Nature Group, announces the sale of Red Globe Press to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Springer Nature Group first publisher to sign The Climate Pledge and commits to net zero carbon emissions

London | Berlin | New York  21 April 2021

Springer Nature Group signs The Climate Pledge, committing to taking action on climate change. 

Springer Nature launches new publication portal for dissertations

London | Berlin | Wiesbaden, 19 April 2021

The BookSubMarine portal makes it easier for authors from all academic disciplines to submit their theses and provides comprehensive support throughout the publication process

Springer Nature and the University of California join together to better understand author attitudes to open research

London | New York 15th April 2021

Springer Nature and the University of California launch initiative to better understanding attitudes and motivations towards open research practices

Application period open -- Women in STEM encouraged to apply for Inspiring Women in Science Award 2021

London | New York, 12 April 2021

Nature Research Awards, part of Springer Nature, and The Estée Lauder Companies are now accepting applications from women researchers and those promoting STEM to girls and young women

Springer Nature Group is carbon neutral for emissions associated with its offices, fleet and flights

London | Berlin | New York 8th April 2021

Launching its latest Sustainable Business Report, Springer Nature shares how it is making a positive difference on diversity, climate and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Nomination period now open for the 2021 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science

London, 6 April 2021

Researchers who have shown great courage and integrity in standing up for science and scientific reasoning can be nominated until 14 June 2021  

Springer Nature increases the number of its national TAs to 13

London | 1st April 2021

The publisher agrees TA with IReL deepening commitment to open science by supporting an increasing number of regions and researchers to publish OA

Springer Nature and UC Berkeley Library sign new open access book partnership

Berkeley | Heidelberg | London, 23 March 2021 

Agreement to publish open access books across all subject areas will increase the reach and impact of future publications.

Latest Nature Index supplement looks at research collaboration trends in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region

London | Sydney | Berlin, 17 March 2021

Sustainability, climate change and biomedical science are research areas of interest across the APAC countries

Nature Cardiovascular Research, Nature Synthesis and Nature Reviews Psychology to launch under the Nature Portfolio imprint in 2022

London | New York | Berlin, 11 March 2021

Two new transformative journals and a review journal provide a venue for cross-disciplinary research in the natural, applied and social sciences