The April issue of NCIS peer-reviewed journal, The Independent Scholar, is available now online. Check it out: ncis.org/tis-recent-i... All issues are open access.

BaSIS – Becoming a Successful Independent Scholar Dr Linda Baines and Dr Amanda Haste have found that literature on independent scholars and researchers like themselves, so have decided to start filling this gap. They write:

COME AND JOIN OUR SANDBOX EVENT! Sat 28 Feb (3pm ET, 8pm GMT, 9pm CET) Independent Scholars Sandbox: Cuppa, Conversation and Connection We're kicking off the year with an informal Sandbox. Book at www.eventbrite.com/.../independ.... Only registered attendees will receive the Zoom link.

Congratulations to Susan Roth Breitzer on being awarded the 2025 Elizabeth Eisenstein Prize for her article "Sisterhood was Limited: Jews, Intersectionality, and the Second Wave Feminist Movement" @ncisindiescholars.bsky.social

In Regenerative Ecology: Restoring Public Green Spaces (Saturday 20 September) Dr Ventra Asana explores the moral & ethical issues involved in restoring public green spaces in our towns and cities. Register for this free NCIS webinar Sat 20 Sep 2025 at 19:30 CEST www.eventbrite.com/e/regenerati...

We’re always happy to announce our members’ successes, so congratulations to Dr Janet Smith (Brighton, UK) on the publication of her monograph Helen Taylor and her Fight for the People.

The National Coalition of Independent Researchers has just launched a new, redesigned website. Navigate to our site and learn what NCIS can do for you! ncis.org

Check out this free webinar from NCIS:

WEBINAR – Saturday June 28 Out of the Blue: A neurological hypothesis for spontaneous action selection Join us for Chris Rourk's explanation of neuroscience-based hypothesis on how diverse cortical and sensory neural signaling can result in a decision to make a specific spontaneous action. Link ↓

Learn more about intellectual property (IP) theft. The Executive Committee of National Coalition of Independent Scholars believes this issue is important and supports this anti-IP theft initiative. The Open Letter on Linkedin is here www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...

Welcome to the National Coalition of Independent Scholars on BlueSky! For more info on independent scholarship go to our website www.ncis.org or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/Natio....