Open Science Communities (OSC) are places where newcomers to Open Science learn from their peers how to put Open Science to practice, and are driving forces in the transition to Open Science. OSCs organise workshops, symposia, working groups and other means of knowledge exchange, to make for better science, for the benefit of all. Currently, […]

Want to start your own #OpenScience Community? Join our 12-week online OSC Incubator Program, cost-free, which starts in January 2024 and is now open for registration. Open Science Communities are places where newcomers to Open Science learn from their peers how to put Open Science to practice, and are driving forces in the transition to […]

Support programme for repositories and data service providers The FAIR Principles focus on characteristics of digital objects that make them Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. Achieving and maintaining those characteristics depends on the individuals and organisations that create, store, curate, and preserve the objects. These activities are 'FAIR-enabling’, and repositories and data service providers play […]

In this online incubator program, offered twice per year, we will assist up to 10 participants from around the globe in setting-up their local Open Science Community. The incubator program is a 16-week online program, based on the OSC Starter Kit, and consists of six modules: 1. Community Identity 2. Community Engagement 3. Communication Strategy 4. […]

On the occasion of what would have been Sarah’s 43rd birthday, the Research Data Alliance launched a call for nominations for The Sarah Jones Award for exceptional contribution to fostering collaboration in Open Science on 14 June 2024 in Prague. Sarah Jones served as a member of the EOSC Association Board of Directors since 2021 until her passing in […]