Academia can seem exclusive, but there are ways to open it up. To enter, start with online courses and libraries, which are more accessible. To open up the academic space, people—both academicians and non-academicians—have to promote open-access research and affordable textbooks to share knowledge widely.

We have to encourage diverse voices by welcoming people from different backgrounds and experiences. Make research processes transparent and easy to understand, and hold open seminars and events. Collaborate with the public through workshops and community partnerships. By embracing these changes, we can make academia more inclusive, allowing everyone to participate in creating and accessing knowledge. This community itself is one way by which one makes knowledge accessible, as it provides knowledge seekers and givers a common platform to engage—we all have something worth sharing and talking about.