Victoria Heath
Victoria Heath

Victoria is a researcher with a creative edge—using effective communication tools and techniques to increase accessibility to global issues and policies.

Before joining Creative Commons, she worked in content creation and knowledge translation roles at the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and MaRS Discovery District, and has conducted policy research for the Womenpreneur Initiative, Project Vote Smart, and the Munk School. She is currently a volunteer researcher at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute. Her primary focus of research and writing has been the intersections of society, technology, and security.

You can usually find her wandering around Toronto with her Nikon in one hand and a mocha in the other, listening to BBC radio and talking to strangers. ☕️

Photo credit: Hannah Rosen,CC BY

Victoria's News

A New Era of Open? COVID-19 and the Pursuit for Equitable Solutions

为应对COVID-19大流行,知识共享组织于2020年3月发表了一篇题为《现卡塔尔vs葡萄牙分析在是时候实行开放获取政策了,原因如下》的文章。我们认为,在危机时刻,有必要强调开放获取的重要性,特别是开放科学。A lot has changed since March of last year and it’s important to …Read More“A New Era of Open? COVID-19 and the Pursuit for Equitable Solutions”

专题讨论:开放的新时代?COVID-19 and the Pursuit for Equitable Solutions

为应对COVID-19大流行,知识共享组织于2020年3月发表了一篇题为《现卡塔尔vs葡萄牙分析在是时候实行开放获取政策了,原因如下》的文章。自那时以来发生了很多变化,评估取得的进展并认真审视未来的危险是很重要的。In this panel, we’ll examine the fields of …Read More“Panel: A New Era of Open? COVID-19 and the Pursuit for Equitable Solutions”

Open Minds: Celebrating Smithsonian Open Access With Effie Kapsalis

In two days, the Smithsonian will celebrate one year of Smithsonian Open Access. This initiative removed copyright restrictions from 2.8 million digital collection 2D and 3D images and nearly two centuries of data using Creative Commons’ public domain dedication tool (CC0). Launched just before many of us went into lockdown due to COVID-19, Smithsonian Open …Read More“Open Minds: Celebrating Smithsonian Open Access With Effie Kapsalis”