In our most recent CORE newsletter, we shared updates across CORE’s services, partnerships, and community initiatives, reflecting continued progress in advancing open access and strengthening global repository infrastructure.
As part of this ongoing evolution, the CORE Advisory Board has been refreshed, bringing together an internationally diverse group of experts whose collective insight continues to guide CORE’s direction.
An important part of that progress sits behind the scenes: ensuring that CORE remains closely aligned with the needs, priorities, and realities of the global research community.
As part of this ongoing work, we are pleased to welcome four new members to the CORE Advisory Board:
- Martin Borchert (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
- Thom Blake (University of York & UKCoRR, UK)
- Carly Robinson (SPARC, United States)
- Omo Oaiya (LIBSENSE, Nigeria)
They join an established Advisory Board made up of leading voices from across the global open scholarly infrastructure ecosystem. The board brings together expertise spanning technical innovation in repository and infrastructure development, leadership in national and international research policy, and some of the most influential figures in the open access movement.
It includes contributors who have shaped the technical foundations of repository systems, key policy leaders influencing open access across the UK and internationally, and globally recognised advocates whose work has helped define the direction of the open access movement. Alongside this, the board reflects strong regional leadership across Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, as well as deep engagement with the global repository community.
For CORE, this breadth of expertise is not simply representative, it is foundational. It ensures that our development is informed by real-world challenges across regions and systems, allowing us to build services that are both technically robust and meaningfully aligned with the needs of the communities we serve.
As highlighted in our recent newsletter, CORE’s work continues to focus on improving access to research, supporting repository interoperability, and contributing to a more connected and transparent scholarly communication landscape. The role of the Advisory Board is central to this providing insight that helps shape priorities, challenge assumptions, and guide long-term direction.
For CORE members, this ongoing strengthening of the Advisory Board reinforces a continued commitment to:
- keeping community needs at the centre of development
- reflecting regional perspectives across global research systems
- ensuring that CORE’s services evolve in ways that are both relevant and impactful
This update builds on the broader developments shared in our latest newsletter, which explores recent progress across CORE’s services and community initiatives.
Read the latest CORE newsletter here
As CORE continues to grow, maintaining this close connection to the global research community remains fundamental. The Advisory Board plays a key role in ensuring that this growth is informed, inclusive, and aligned with the needs of the open research landscape.