EOSC News

The ESFRI-EOSC Task Force has published the report “EOSC & Research Infrastructures: Opportunities and Strategies”, presenting the key outcomes of the Policy Workshop held in Milan on 16–17 March 2026

Join the EOSC community in Florence, Italy, from 14–16 October for a landmark edition of the EOSC Symposium, as we celebrate the transition of the EOSC Federation into operations. Places are filling up so register today and be part of this milestone moment!

BRUSSELS – The EOSC Federation marked its largest milestone to date, as 28 EOSC Nodes converged in Brussels on 07-08 July 2026. The gathering signalled a coordinated push to advance from prototype to the anticipated autumn transition to production.

Register now to join the EOSC community in Florence, Italy, from 14–16 October 2026 for the EOSC Symposium 2026, a landmark edition celebrating the transition of the EOSC Federation into operations. The cost is €695 (incl. VAT) for the exclusive three-day, in-person-only event of through-provoking keynotes, informative discussions and valuable networking opportunities.

Discover the latest achievements of SPECTRUMCoP, and how the initiative will continue after the end of the SPECTRUM project.

UNESCO invites partners, researchers and the wider public to discover a new digital platform that promotes open access to UNESCO scientific knowledge and research products and tracks global progress on open science.

EOSC-A’s 13th General Assembly brought the membership together for highly engaged and open discussions on the strategic and operational future of EOSC post-2027. Nearly 200 Members, Observers, Board Directors and European Commission representatives gathered in plenary in Brussels on 28-29 May, where the community spoke with clarity and confidence across all major agenda items.

BRUSSELS—Today, the more than 250 European research-performing organisations, university alliances, research service providers, research infrastructures, and research funders represented by the EOSC Association (EOSC-A) have spoken with a single voice in support of a shared vision for the future of EOSC.

Was es Österreich bringt, sein digitales Kulturerbe zu vernetzen – darüber diskutierte die Kulturpool-Community beim Kulturpool Stakeholder Forum 2026 am 5. und 6. Mai im kärnten.museum in Klagenfurt.

The EOSC Steering Board has made a strong statement of political support for the future of EOSC in FP10 and the role of the EOSC Association.

The EOSC Academy serves as an initiative for capacity building, knowledge exchange, and mutual learning within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) ecosystem.

EOSC-A has launched an online consultation inviting its membership to provide feedback on the draft position paper outlining EOSC’s role in the EU’s 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). The consultation will remain open until 14 April 2026 at 17:00 CEST.

EOSC-A has launched an online consultation inviting its membership to provide feedback on the draft position paper outlining EOSC’s role in the EU’s 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). The consultation will remain open until 14 April 2026 at 17:00 CEST.

EOSC-A has launched an online consultation inviting its membership to provide feedback on the draft position paper outlining EOSC’s role in the EU’s 10th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10). The consultation will remain open until 14 April 2026 at 17:00 CEST.

A peer-reviewed paper resulting from the work of the former EOSC SOA Working Group on Researcher Engagement in Austria has been published in the proceedings of the STS Conference Graz 2025. The paper examines how trust is established and negotiated in increasingly complex digital research workflows

The working group on Needs of the Austrian Research Communities, coordinated by Dimitri Prandner (JKU Linz) and Stefan Reichmann (Graz University of Technology), has been officially endorsed at the EOSC SOA General Assembly 2025 to deliver on the following aim...

Registration for the EOSC Association’s 13th General Assembly in Brussels is now open! We invite all Members and Observers to register by completing this form no later than 07 May 2026 (23:59 CEST). GA#13 is organised as an in-person only event and will take place on 28–29 May 2026 at the Renaissance Brussels Hotel.

This event will explore the development of FAIR digital objects and their role in establishing a trustworthy, global data landscape. Expect lively discussions and new insights into practical implementations, strategic visions and successful interoperability.

Every year the lead of the EOSC SOA Management Board changes, and I’m delighted that you gave me the chance to step into the position of the first Chair of the Management Board for the Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU) this year. Over the first few months I already had the pleasure of working closely with many members of our community in this new role, and I look forward to continuing to do so, engaging with all of you as we continue to strengthen Austria’s engagement with the European Open Science Cloud.

This week EOSC-A launched its first round of consultations with its membership to establish a common position on a post-2027 EOSC. The sessions with Mandated Organisations and Funders took place on Monday and Tuesday. The session for research-performing organisations is planned for Wednesday and that for service providers, including e-infras and research infrastructures, is scheduled for Friday.