Quality research data output management and the FAIR principles emphasise the provision of licences, clear access conditions or limitations, and applicable policies for purposes of reuse. Machine-readability of such policies, access conditions, and licences is becoming more and more important as automation of research workflows and AI agent-driven processes gather pace. The current landscape of […]
For the first time in Switzerland, four prestigious academic institutions are joining forces to bring you a unique event: an entire week dedicated to open science! The University of Lausanne (UNIL), the HES-SO, the Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (HEP Vaud), and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are joining forces to […]
The next in-person meeting of the EOSC Federation Build-up Group will take place on 08-09 September 2026 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The meeting will be hosted by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) at the invitation of the German EOSC Node and its coordinating organisation, NFDI, together with EUDAT EOSC Node. The main objective of the meeting is to assess the operational […]
Reproducibility is often taught as a set of principles: share data, document code, pre-specify analyses, and make results transparent. Replication Games turn these principles into practice. In these hackathon-style events, researchers work in small teams to reproduce and stress-test published studies, learning not only whether results can be recreated, but also how empirical claims depend […]
To celebrate and advance the practice of Open Science, the Open Science Community Delft as part of the Network of Open Science Communities in the Netherlands (OSC-NL) proudly presents the third National Open Science Week at TU Delft. This year’s theme, “How to Open Science”, focuses on the practical side of making research more open, […]
18th BERLIN OPEN ACCESS CONFERENCE RESETTING THE TERMS OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 15–17 September 2026, Harnack House, Berlin, Germany After a decade of open access agreements, the focus is extending beyond execution to what scholarly publishing is expected to deliver and how to shape system-level outcomes. The 18th Berlin Open Access Conference (B18) will convene senior leaders from research […]
The next Fellowship of the Data Community Meeting will take place on September 21-22, 2026 at the University of Vienna! We invite everyone interested or involved in Research Data Management (RDM) from everywhere: Data Stewards, Data Managers, Data Curators – Researchers – RDM Trainers – RDM Professionals – RDM Officers – and all the other titles the […]
The OASPA 2026 annual conference will take place at Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb in Croatia from 21 – 23 September 2026. The programme will tackle today’s most pressing challenges in open scholarly communication with a focus on interactivity and interchange. Selected lightning talks will spark connections and new ideas. Meanwhile, panels and keynotes will discuss and invite your questions on: […]
EGI2026 is coming to Ghent, Belgium! Block your calendars between September 21 and 25, 2026. Over the next months, we will release more details about the Call for Proposals, Exhibition and Partnerships opportunities, and of course about Registration – stay tuned!
Zielgruppe Lehrende, Bildungsverantwortliche und Interessierte an OER und KI – Sowohl Einsteiger:innen, als auch Fortgeschrittene sind willkommen. Thema & Ablauf Im interaktiven Workshop werden die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten erkundet, wie Künstliche Intelligenz die Welt der Open Educational Resources (OER) transformiert und deutlich erleichtern kann. Dieser Workshop richtet sich an Hochschullehrende, die ihre Lehrmaterialien auf innovative Weise […]
Join us for the second Münster Reproduction Games – a one-day event dedicated to reproducing and replicating papers from top-tier academic journals. It is run by the Institute for Replication, Center for Data Science and Complexity, Service Center for Digital Humanities, Münster Center for Open Science, Institute for Political Science, and the Replication Journal Federation. What is this about? Replication is an essential part of […]
Die Open-Access-Tage sind die zentrale jährliche Konferenz zum Thema Open Access im deutschsprachigen Raum. Sie richtet sich an alle, die sich intensiv mit den Möglichkeiten, Bedingungen und Perspektiven des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens befassen. Dazu gehören Wissenschaftler*inInnen sowie Mitarbeiter*inInnen von Bibliotheken und anderen Einrichtungen der Wissenschaftsinfrastruktur ebenso wie Mitglieder der Wissenschaftsadministration und Verlage. Die Johannes Kepler Universität […]
The Research Data Alliance 27th Plenary Meeting (P27) will take place in London, United Kingdom as an in-person event, 6-8 October 2026. P27 will be hosted by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK’s largest public research funder. UKRI brings together seven Research Councils (covering all domains), Research England and Innovate UK. It has a strong history of […]
The EOSC Symposium 2026 will demonstrate the unique value that EOSC brings to the Union’s research and innovation programme, with the EOSC Federation taking centre stage. Launched at last year’s Symposium as “the backbone of Europe’s digital research and innovation ecosystem,” the EOSC Federation is rapidly expanding and maturing into a new strategic asset for Europe’s research, innovation, and digital […]
We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to access and share knowledge continue to increase, often dramatically. Why? Who benefits? Increasing consolidation and commercial control over all aspects of knowledge comes at a […]
Annotation: The Open Science Working Group cordially invites you to Open Science Week 2026, which will offer three days packed with current Open Science topics both in Czech and international contexts. This year’s edition will focus on the diverse pathways to Open Science: from systemic conditions and institutional perspectives to inspiration from abroad, as well […]
PIDfest 2026 will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands, from October 27-29, 2026. It is intended to be a global meeting place for everyone who cares about keeping knowledge connected - across people, systems, disciplines, borders, and time. Our goal is to grow a broader, more diverse, more global Persistent Identifier community, from first-timers to […]
The University of Liège invites you to the 4th edition of Open Science Day on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Faculty room (Salle des Professeurs, Place du 20-Août). The event is designed to foster discussion about our Open Science practices and to (re)discover certain tools, new features, or initiatives developed or currently in progress […]
Organized by ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, DIW – The German Institute for Economic Research Berlin, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, and Lab² – Metalab for Better Science, this workshop brings together scholars committed to strengthening the reliability, transparency, and cumulative nature of research in the […]
The 15th General Assembly meeting of the EOSC Association will be held online on Friday, 27 November 2026. Save the date in your calendars! More information to follow.