EuCheMS, with the support of the EuCheMS Division of Chemical Education submitted feedback on UNESCO’s Open Educational Resources (OER) draft recommendations text. We highlighted an important aspect that we found missing, namely, the lack of emphasis on the role played by educational researchers, whose actions strongly contribute to ensuring that open access to educational materials works and that teachers know how to, and are, accessing such materials. You can read our contribution here, and more information on UNESCO’s OER initiative here.