Annual Report 2024–25
Knowledge for All
Through global collaboration and thought leadership, we strive to reduce inequality, improve access and shape the future of knowledge.
Knowledge Equity Network
The Knowledge Equity Network aims to reduce inequality by increasing access to knowledge. It now enables global collaboration across 28 higher education institutions and 51 organisations in 69 countries.
- 12 online/hybrid events
- 543 attendees
We presented at the:
- Knowledge Equity Symposium at the University of Salford in April 2025
- Open Education Policy Launch at the University of Leeds in July 2025
- Global Innovation Circle on Higher Education (GICHE) in Hanover in October 2025.
Knowledge Futures Symposium
We hosted the first Knowledge Futures Symposium in June 2025.
This one-day hybrid event discussed the future of knowledge in a time of global challenges and rapid technological change. Funders, partners and international guests gathered to consider how we can ensure that knowledge remains trusted and usable for generations to come.
- 237 attendees in person and online
The library remains critical to the university as a place that can facilitate collaboration, address global issues and promote innovation. The academic library is the connective fabric that links the community together in a way that nothing else can.
We must act now to reduce the misuse of knowledge and focus on knowledge preservation for the benefit of future generations.
I found the day incredibly interesting, deeply thought-provoking and enormously timely… I’ve been left with a lot of insights and inspiration for what the future of knowledge production, dissemination, and sustainability should look like.
AI doesn’t change reality; it is another artifice of humanity. AI is another version of a speaker, whose ideas need to be explored. We need to test the claims and understand. AI is one part in the ever-changing way we reconstitute the knowledge we have and create..