Conversation with Dr Magdalena Skipper

NTU is very honoured to have Dr Magdalena Skipper accept our invite to visit our campus and to meet with all faculty, students and staff. 

Springer Nature, as one of the world’s leading academic publishers, requires no introduction. 

At this open forum with our distinguished guest, we look forward to hearing Dr Skipper's insights on the evolving landscape of scholarly communication, the responsibilities of publishers in advancing science, and how researchers can better engage with the publishing process.

We are also very pleased to have Women@NTU lead the 2nd half of this forum, who will engage Dr Skipper on a conversation on developing an NTU community for diversity, equity, inclusion and excellence. 

Date/Time: 28 May 2025 (Wed), 1pm - 2.30pm 
Venue: Tan Chin Tuan LT (Northspine) [map] 

Arrive early to grab some coffee/tea! 

A. Conversation on academic publishing

• [15mins] Brief intro on Springer Nature
  (by Dr Magdalena Skipper)
• [30mins] Q&A
  (moderated by Ms Goh Su Nee, Deputy Director, NTU Library)

B. Conversation on diversity, equity, inclusion & excellence

• [15mins] Brief intro on Women@NTU
  (by A/Prof Mihaiela Stuparu, Associate Chair (Students and Continuing Education), CCEB)
• [30mins] Q&A
  (moderated by A/Prof Christine Cheung, Assistant Dean (PhD Studies and Professional Development), LKCMed)

Distinguished Guest Speaker:

Dr Magdalena Skipper
Editor-in-Chief, Springer Nature

Magdalena Skipper is Editor in Chief of Nature and Chief Editorial Advisor for the Nature Portfolio. A geneticist by training, she holds a PhD from University of Cambridge, UK. She has considerable editorial and publishing experience, having worked as Chief Editor for Nature Reviews Genetics, Senior Editor for genetics and genomics at Nature and Editor in Chief of Nature Communications. She is passionate about mentorship, research integrity, as well as collaboration and inclusion in research. As part of her desire to promote underrepresented groups in research, in 2018 she co-launched the nature Research Inspiring Science Award for women early-career researchers.

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