{"title":"Third spaces for science: reimagining research beyond academia and industry.","authors":"Meike Ramon, Bigna Lenggenhager, Marte Roel Lesur, Dila Suay, Linda Baines, Amanda J Haste","doi":"10.1016/j.tins.2026.04.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Science is a public good, yet the spaces where it is produced remain structurally constrained. Independent researchers, citizen scientists, and practitioners often lack access to institutional conditions needed for scientific work that is sustainable and publicly perceived as credible. We argue for third spaces-autonomous, collaborative ecosystems-as essential complements to academia and industry, promoting a distributed, transdisciplinary, and democratic knowledge ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":23325,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"501-503"},"PeriodicalIF":15.7000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Trends in Neurosciences","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2026.04.010","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/5/19 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Science is a public good, yet the spaces where it is produced remain structurally constrained. Independent researchers, citizen scientists, and practitioners often lack access to institutional conditions needed for scientific work that is sustainable and publicly perceived as credible. We argue for third spaces-autonomous, collaborative ecosystems-as essential complements to academia and industry, promoting a distributed, transdisciplinary, and democratic knowledge ecology.
期刊介绍:
For over four decades, Trends in Neurosciences (TINS) has been a prominent source of inspiring reviews and commentaries across all disciplines of neuroscience. TINS is a monthly, peer-reviewed journal, and its articles are curated by the Editor and authored by leading researchers in their respective fields. The journal communicates exciting advances in brain research, serves as a voice for the global neuroscience community, and highlights the contribution of neuroscientific research to medicine and society.