Leslie Chan

Associate Prof, Global Development Studies @UTSC ; Director @KnowEquityLab; @BiolineIntl; research lead @OCSDNet @know_gap; political economy of knowledge

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

University Rankings and Governance by Metrics & Algorithms - a close look at Elsevier's platform dominance in publishing, metrics & data supply for university rankings & what it may mean for university governance https://t.co/LkFHWKeqSg

[Stellenbosch University Library @SU_Libraries]

Join the 6th #BeOpenAccessSmartWebinar on “Advancing Inclusion and Equity through Open Access” with Prof. Leslie Chan.
📅 18 June 2026
⏰ 15:00–16:00 (SAST)
Explore how Open Access can amplify diverse voices & promote equitable knowledge sharing.
Register https://t.co/YNGTKk0RhJ

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

On Nov 27, 2024, @IDRC_CRDI held an engaging internal learning event in #Ottawa, on Equity and Decolonisation.
@RTandon_PRIA joined as one of the esteemed panelists, sharing his thought-provoking insights on the concept of #KnowledgeDemocracy.
Link - https://t.co/qC1lKb068m

[Rafael Grohmann @grohmann_rafael]

✨ New report! Custom Built / Feito Sob Medida: Reforming Tech & Democracy Programs for the Global Majority, by @jonathan_c_ong, @lanuzer, Dean Jackson, @marceloufsj @raquelrecuero @camillatavares and I!

Read here: https://t.co/YGW3WAlxp9

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

URGENT: Save UTSC Campus Farm and Dr. Béatrice Lego https://t.co/P9SGIxwjLL via @CdnChange

[Arianna Becerril-García @ariannabec]

Our journals in Latin America are public goods serving the world! Today I presented the case of
@fiocruz journals serving 28 countries of authors and much more of readers. A UNIVERSAL BENEFIT THAT COMMERCIAL OPEN ACCESS DOES NOT OFFER #OAWeek2024

[KULA @KulaJournal]

The second commentary in our section "AI and Academic Publishing" is now available! "Large Language Publishing: The Scholarly Publishing Oligopoly’s Bet on AI," written by @jeffersonpooley and edited by @lesliekwchan is available here: https://t.co/61QLN76Bm3. @UVicLib

[SPARC @SPARC_NA]

Our #OAWeek series on organizations advancing "Community over Commercialization" continues w/ a spotlight on @KnowEquityLab & @lesliekwchan.
Read about their good work here: https://t.co/wiTm1g03u5.
#OAWeek is this month! Oct. 21-27. https://t.co/T0NEkLXaqR

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@BeigelFernanda Great! As always, I look forward to learning from your work.

[KULA @KulaJournal]

Delighted to announce the publication of @erasurist's "Generative AI for Academic Publishing? Some Thoughts About Epistemic Diversity and the Pursuit of Truth," the first commentary in the new section "AI and Academic Publishing" edited by @lesliekwchan. https://t.co/SahRAQ2yPD

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@Karisma @EFF @carobotero Congratulations @carobotero !! A very well deserved recognition!

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

Invite all learn @SPARCIndia2 @ScienceShops @UIL @OAIndia @openscience @ISC @IDRCinAsia @ArjanDevDebate @lesliekwchan @LeonTikly @DSTCPRIISc @nirehbhopal @icssr @icarindia @ugc_india @AICTE_INDIA @EU_in_India @NITIAayog @Unnatbharat_Tw @PragyaChaube @CFGS_UVic @IAU_AIU @The_ACU

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@BenPatrickWill "Academic publishers" like Elsevier have long been selling academic content and researchers' profiles to other big data mining companies, as well as law enforcement agencies. https://t.co/h8V11tF4o8
See @greenarchives1's Data Cartels https://t.co/GCB1agtkwb

[African Journal of Food,Agriculture,Nutrition& Dev @AjfandOnline]

"I am a strong believer in Africa’s traditional foods and indigenous food systems. Is it possible that only these systems can withstand the ravages of climate variability? I believe that only acting locally will give us the much-needed transformation."- Prof Ruth Oniang'o

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@LabScribbles Huge congratulations, Rachel! So great to see your work and practices recognized!

[AmeliCA Conocimiento Abierto @Ameli_CA]

The Webinar "What is progress in #OpenScience?” is coming.
🗓️21 June
🕛12:00 UTC
👥 Ana Persic of @UNESCO
👥@lesliekwchan of @UTSC & Director @KnowEquityLab
👥@ariannabec Chair of @Ameli_CA/@Redalyc
Register now!👇
https://t.co/NhTQ5cFhsh

Co-organized with the @UNESCO

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@martin_eve Martin, you live each day with a purpose and with deep reflection, and you maintain such clarity of thought in your writings despite all the challenges you face. Your ten years are many lives for most of us. And you will continue to defy statistics.

[Leslie Chan @lesliekwchan]

@aupresses @martin_eve Congratulations @martin_eve ! You are truly an inspiration! Thank you!

[International Cooperative Alliance @icacoop]

En el #DiaInternacionalDeLasMujeres cooperativistas de varios países se unen para amplificar un mensaje fuerte y pilar del movimiento cooperativo en sus 200 años de historia ↩️

Las #coops construimos sociedades + justas, libres y plenas.

#BetterAssociated
@CoopAmericas @CICOPA

[GYA on BlueSky @globalyacademy.bsky.social @GlobalYAcademy]

Join us on 21 June for "What is progress in #OpenScience?", co-organized with the @UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science, featuring Ana Persic of @UNESCO, @lesliekwchan of @UTSC & Director @KnowEquityLab, and
@ariannabec, Chair of @Ameli_CA More information here: https://t.co/1sjzkVbagn