2022 March


In this edition of Inside OR, Chair of the Publications Committee Thomas Archibald examines the health of academic publishing; Deputy Executive Director Felicity Mcleister appeals for input into how the Society can celebrate diversity in OR; John Friend looks at what we can do to manage the global response to climate change, and Jeff Jones asks the question, 'Where was OR during the pandemic?'. 


How healthy is academic publishing?

Chair of the Publications Committee, Thomas Archibald, discusses the state of academic publishing, after some years of turbulence caused by COVID-19, open access and other factors.

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COVID-19 is a multicriteria problem – so where was OR?

Jeff Jones asks the question, 'where was OR?' during the pandemic, and explores his thoughts as to what the discipline may have offered, but didn't.

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Solving the climate crisis

Reflecting on many decades of experience, John Friend considers what can be done now to manage the global response to climate change, aided by operational research. 

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Celebrating diversity at The OR Society

Deputy Executive Director Felicity Mcleister discusses opportunities and ideas for celebrating diversity at The OR Society and in the OR community. Your ideas are welcome, so please get in touch!

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