The United Academics Foundation is a supporter of the Open Access movement. Our mission is to connect science and society: to create a world where knowledge is easily accessible for all, where all those who wish to are free to publish their academic research, where the author decides on copyright and incentive and where the peer review becomes a test of quality, rather than a barrier to publication. A place where companies, institutes and academics collaborate to generate new, exciting and productive research. The Foundation has two ongoing projects: the Open Access Library, a database of open access scientific research papers (http://www.oalibrary.org/), and the UA Magazine, a popular science magazine (https://www.ua-magazine.com/). To learn more about United Academics Foundation, find us at www.united-academics.org. Cover Image: Photo by Alfons Morales on Unsplash