SDG 5

The 2024 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards have recognized women-led science from more than 20 low- and middle-income countries since 2013

In a provocative new podcast series, 15 university leaders talk about gender inequality encounter in academia and how we can best tackle it.

Thank you for participating in the Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge! The first stage of the submission process closed on December 10. During the past weeks, our pool of experts worked to review the proposals. We’re proud to announce […]

Elsevier Foundation and TWAS award seven teams grants for gender equity and climate action projects in the global South

Researchers from around the world reflect on their choice to publish open access and how it helps them make a difference in their communities and beyond.

This researcher is developing eco-friendly insect control methods to protect crops — and sharing her work with farmers in Benin and beyond

Personal experience with food insecurity led Prof Eugénie Kayitesi to pursue research into making indigenous foods more nutritious — and publish it open access

These young scientists are creating innovative solutions for problems in the Philippines, Somalia — and beyond Of all scientific research conducted between 2017 and 2021, 30% is directly related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with climate change the most […]

Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action supports solutions-focused research; winners focus on plastic pollution, renewable energy and gender equity

Climate change is not just an environmental issue, it is very much a social and gendered one too. Women and girls are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than men, and yet they are often left out of decision-making processes on climate policies.

Annual report examines inclusion, climate action, and other Sustainable Development Goals.

Researchers from Latin America talk about their challenges as women in science and how to work with the media despite limited resources.