Open Access Week Awards 2024 @JCU Library

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Open Access Week Awards. The University Library has always been a strong advocate for open and equitable access to knowledge. This year’s International Open Access Week theme continues last year’s call to put “Community over Commercialisation” and prioritise approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the public and the academic community. The Open Access Week Awards are a way of recognising the great work our JCU staff and students are doing in this area. 

The HDR Open Access Advocate Award (jointly organised with the Graduate Research School) is awarded to the HDR who has created the poster that best responds to the question, “How does Open Access help the cause of Community over Commercialisation?”

2024 Winner: Chan Lymn Wei, JCU Singapore (JCUS)

Dr Denise Dillon (ADRE for JCUS) presenting the HDR Open Access award to Chan Lymn Wei

2024 Highly Commended: Carolyn Heward, CHS

Professor Liz Tynan from the Graduate Research School presenting the HDR Open Access Runner up award to Carolyn Heward

The ECR Open Access Champion Awards are presented to the Early Career Researchers who have made the greatest contribution to Open Access through their research publications within the last three years.

• 2024 ECR Open Access Champion: Dr Emma Rehn, TropWater
• 2024 ECR Green Open Access Champion: Dr Jackie Eagers, CHS
• 2024 Highly Commended 1: Dr Mary O'Loughlin, CPHMVS
• 2024 Highly Commended 2: Dr Alzayat Saleh, CSE

Gabriella Rogina, Liaison Librarian, presenting the ECR Open Access Champion Award to Dr Emma Rehn 

Professor Jenny Seddon (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research) presenting the Green Open Access Award to Dr Jackie Eagers

Dr Mary O'Loughlin, recieving the Hightly Commended Award from Gabriella Rogina

Prof. Jenny Seddon presenting the ECR Open Access Highly Commended Award to Dr Alazayat Saleh

Prof. Jenny Seddon, Prof. Dean Jerry (Associate Dean Research CSE), Dr Alzayat Saleh and Jayshree Mamtora (Manager, Scholarly Communications)

The Open Education Champion Award is presented to the staff member who, in the opinion of an expert judging panel, has made the greatest contribution to open education at JCU during 2023–2024.

2024 Winner: Open Education Champion: Dr Natalie Lloyd, CHS

Acting Director Bronwyn Mathiesen presenting the Award to Dr Natalie Lloyd

The inaugural JCU Open eBook Excellence and Impact Award honours an outstanding open educational resource published in 2022–2023 that significantly enhances the JCU student experience.

Winning book: Exploring Sociology in the Antipodes: Introduction to Sociology. Authors: Dr Theresa Petray and Dr Nick Osbaldiston, (both CASE)

Bronwyn Mathiesen presenting the Open eBook Award to Dr Theresa Petray

 

Bronwyn Mathiesen, Dr Theresa Petray, Claire Swift (Manager, Library Experience and Education Engagement) and Dr Natalie Lloyd

Learn more about open access, its many benefits and more about our awards from our Open Access Library Guide.

For more information, please contact Jayshree Mamtora, Manager, Scholarly Communications jayshree.mamtora@jcu.edu.au.