Stephen Curry is an Emeritus Professor of Structural Biology at Imperial College London. He previously served as the university’s first Associate Provost for EDI and a University Consul. He is currently also Director of Strategy of the Research on Research Institute (RoRI). For many years he has been a writer and campaigner on a range of scientific issues including open access, research assessment, research funding and science policy. An academic activist, he has played prominent roles in Science is Vital and the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE); from 2017-23 he was chair of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).