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[ [This post is by our guest, Dr]{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”}[[ Stephen Pinfield, a Senior Lecturer in the Information School at the University of Sheffield.

[To start, I should say that all at Europe PMC support Open Access. This is just a short list of some issues that can be frustrating…]{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”} [1.[    ]{style=“font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;

[We’re delighted that 4 new funders have joined Europe PMC, bringing the total to 24! The new funders are:]{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”} []{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”} [[[Worldwide Cancer Research (formerly AICR), who fund research into the causes of cancer.

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[[Science Engagement Intern – Europe PubMed Central]{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”}]{style=“font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;”} [ [ ]{style=“font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;”}]{style=“font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";”} [[Salary is £16,049 per annum, pro rata for the