Brussels — The European Commission has opened a public survey to gather input from stakeholders on the upcoming Charter of Access for Industrial Users to Research and Technology Infrastructures. Building on the revised Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures, the new Charter will focus specifically on improving access for companies. Its goal is to make it easier for […]
Mark your calendars! The 12th General Assembly meeting of the EOSC Association will be held online on the afternoon of Wednesday, 10 December 2025. This meeting will include the election of three Directors to the EOSC-A Board of Directors. More details and registration information coming soon. Stay tuned!
Brussels — The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the forthcoming European Research Area Act, inviting contributions from all stakeholders. The consultation is open until 5 January 2026. The European Research Area (ERA) Act represents a major policy initiative to strengthen the EU’s research and innovation landscape. Its objective is to overcome persistent challenges such as fragmented […]
Mark your calendars for the EOSC Winter School 2026, which will take place during the week of 26 January 2026 and 1 February 2026! While the location and exact dates are yet to be decided, you can already now look forward to an engaging programme. As in the first two Winter Schools, the third edition […]
BRUSSELS — A call for independent evaluators is now open to assess applications for the EOSC Gravity preparatory and inter-project grants aiming to grow the EOSC Federation. Interested candidates can submit their applications by 30 January 2026 (14:00 CET). Evaluation work will take place from 25 February 2026 to 7 April 2026, with each evaluator receiving compensation for their […]
Mark Your Calendars! The world’s premier event on data spaces returns for its fourth edition! Under the theme “Scaling cross-border data ecosystems”, the Data Spaces Symposium 2026 will spotlight how data spaces drive collaboration, innovation, and global competitiveness. Hosted by the Data Spaces Support Centre together with BDVA – Big Data Value Association, FIWARE Foundation, Gaia-X Association for Data and Cloud (AISBL), and […]
Enrolment call of the EOSC Tripartite Governance This call invites organisations to join the second wave of the EOSC Federation’s build-up phase, requiring them to enrol as an EOSC Node, submit a Project Charter, develop use cases, and demonstrate their capacity to function as a community gateway. Total funding: No funding is provided through this call Maximum grant […]
Conference Update November 2025 Program Chairs: Andreas Rauber (TU Wien), Sven Bingert (GWDG Göttingen) Abstract Submissions & Reviews We received 51 abstract submissions, primarily concerning ongoing implementation projects. This is more than we had at previous FDO conferences. As with the Berlin conference, there will be 18 slots for paper presentations,10 slots for lightning […]
Conference URL with preliminary information and submission guidelines: https://opensciencestudies.eu/for-2026-conference/ The future of open research is uncertain. On the one hand, decades of activism and institutional support have placed the value and significance of intelligent strategies and formats for open research (and its dissemination) beyond doubt. Openness is central to the development of trustworthy, accountable, collaborative and […]
The future of open research is uncertain. On the one hand, decades of activism and institutional support have placed the value and significance of intelligent strategies and formats for open research (and its dissemination) beyond doubt. Openness is central to the development of trustworthy, accountable, collaborative, and socially engaged knowledge. On the other hand, open […]
The SCAR Open Science Conferences offer scientists from various disciplines and countries the opportunity to present their work, network and participate more actively in SCAR’s scientific activities. SCAR and the Norwegian Polar Institute are pleased to invite you to the 12th SCAR Open Science Conference, in Oslo, Norway, from 8–18 August 2026. The SCAR Open […]
The International Science Council’s Committee on Data (CODATA) and World Data System (WDS), and the Research Data Alliance (RDA) including the local hosts, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will be hosting the International Data Week 2027 (IDW 2027) which will take place on 20-23 September 2027. IDW 2027 will be held in Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, South […]