Improving the quality and value of research is one of the goals of the Berlin University Alliance. To that end, the Objective 3 team is participating in the 25th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, STI 2021, which will take place online on September 13, 14, and 17, 2021, in Aarhus, Denmark. The BUA team is represented by the organization and moderation of two sessions:

• Open Access: Outcome as expected? (Session A1, 13.9.2021, 15.50-16.50), Chair: Sybille Hinze, Presentation by Stefan Skupien (BUA): Asymmetries in Open Access. First results from a Systematic Review.

• Bibliometrics informing policy making: fit for purpose? (Session B5, 17.9.2021, 16.10-17.10), Chair: Sybille Hinze

For more information and registration, see the conference website: www.sti2020.org.