Open FDO Workshop: The EPOS Research Infrastructure – Practical Challenges in Creating an Integrated Dataspace
2025-04-07 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
The FDO Forum is happy that Daniele Bailo and Jan Michalák from the EPOS ERIC Research Infrastructure will share their experiences in building a European wide infrastructure that amongst others is working on creating an integrated dataspace for researchers in the field of solid earth science and discuss with us about future perspectives of data infrastructure development.
Motivation
The FDO Forum (FDOF) has as the major topic to develop the FDO specifications and foster their implementation to help enabling the creation of a unified and joint dataspace which should facilitate data sharing and reuse to the benefits of the researchers. Taking a naïve viewpoint, one would assume that for people responsible for the building of “research or data infrastructures (RDI)” FDOs would immediately be welcomed as the standard that would solve all integration problems. Of course, this is not the case. Not surprisingly, the many technological challenges that need to be overcome to stepwise improve data accessibility and reuse bind much person power and require long-term agendas, so that the responsible persons are very careful in jumping on new “technology waves”. Architecture designs which account for the FDO and that are enough general and abstract to allow the RDI implementation in different scenarios, are required. This endeavour has been pursued in research infrastructures such as EPOS, which are highly distributed, with many partners all over Europe and beyond, all of them having their individual technology stack, policies and processes, requiring a lot of synchronisation effort to make new steps. In addition, the available funds for RDI and thus the availability of technological experts are limited.
EPOS is an excellent example to understand the challenges in improving data sharing and reuse in detail. Therefore, this workshop is a very good opportunity to understand the practical challenges and the architectural approach in research infrastructure building and the achieved results in detail on the one hand, and discuss possible future developments on the other hand.

Die Bedeutung von wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen und Open Science Kompetenzen für Politik, Kultur, Wissenschaft und Kunst in Österreich
2025-04-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Im Rahmen des Horizon Europe Projekts Skills4EOSC (Skills for the European Open Science Commons) lädt diese Veranstaltung Akteure aus Politik, öffentlicher Verwaltung, Wissenschaft und Wissenschaftsvermittlung ein, sich mit der Entwicklung und Strategie von Open Science in Österreich zu beschäftigen. Ziel der Veranstaltung ist, die Open Science Community in Österreich zu unterstützen. Dafür werden die Ergebnisse aus dem Skills4EOSC Projekt vorgestellt, das sich dem Kompetenzaufbau zu diesem Thema widmet.
Die Veranstaltung bietet einen Einblick in speziell für Entscheidungsträger*innen entwickelte Trainingsmaterialien. Diese Trainingsmaterialien vermitteln entscheidende Kompetenzen für die Nutzung von Open Science-Daten in der Politikgestaltung. Sie sollen es politischen Entscheidungsträger*innen ermöglichen, wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse effektiv zu beschaffen, zu verwalten und zu analysieren. Der gezielte Einsatz dieser Daten kann fundierte politische Entscheidungen unterstützen und den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik stärken. Aus europäischer Perspektive und mit Fokus auf Österreich soll beispielhaft ein Einblick in rechtliche und ethische Aspekte des Themas geboten werden. Es soll außerdem Raum für Austausch und Diskussion zu Relevanz und Nutzen von Open Science und Möglichkeiten zu deren Verstetigung bieten.
Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an alle, die Open Science Initiativen fördern und die Bedeutung von Open Science und wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen für Politik, Wissenschaft, Kunst und Kultur stärken möchten.
Programm:

Begrüßung und Ziele der Veranstaltung: Generaldirektion Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Skills4EOSC-Team, EOSC-Support Office Austria
Europäische Perspektive: Open Science in der EU
Skills4EOSC: Aufbau von Open Science – Kompetenzen in Europa mit Fokus auf rechtliche und ethische Aspekte
Einblick in die Open Science Landschaft in Österreich: Standpunkte und Entwicklungen aus verschiedenen Institutionen
Geleitete Diskussion:

Institutionelle Relevanz und Nutzen von Open Science sowie Möglichkeiten der Verstetigung in Österreich
Open Science an den Universitäten Österreichs

Abschluss und Ausblick

Zielgruppe: Policy Makers, Civil Servants, Honest Brokers
Im Rahmen von Skills4EOSC wird spezielles Trainingsmaterial entwickelt, das sich an Akteure aus Politik, öffentlicher Verwaltung und Wissenschaftskommunikation richtet. Ziel ist es, grundlegende Kompetenzen im Bereich Open Science zu vermitteln, die Nutzung offener wissenschaftlicher Daten im öffentlichen Sektor zu fördern und evidenzbasierte Politikgestaltung zu stärken.
Dazu werden Fähigkeiten in der Datenakquise, -verwaltung und -analyse gestärkt, um wissenschaftliche Daten gezielt für fundierte und transparente politische Entscheidungen einzusetzen. Insgesamt soll das Training den Dialog und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik fördern. Die Schulungsinhalte umfassen Forschungsdatenmanagement (RDM), Open Science (OS) und evidenzbasierte Entscheidungsfindung. Anhand gesellschaftlich relevanter wissenschaftlicher Themen (wie z.B. Gesundheit, Umwelt und Klima) wird veranschaulicht, wie Entscheidungsprozesse durch wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse unterstützt werden können. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt auf der Kommunikation wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse, ihrem Lebenszyklus und ihrer Interpretation für politische Entscheidungsträger*innen und Förderinstitutionen.
Das Trainingsmaterial vermittelt sowohl allgemeine Prinzipien der Open Science als auch konkrete Best Practices. Die Hauptthemen sind:
• Open Science als neue Norm
• Stakeholder-Management
• Gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen
• Interventionen
Die Inhalte basieren auf den zentralen Botschaften der Open-Science-Bewegung und bewährten Methoden für deren erfolgreiche Umsetzung in der politischen Praxis.

Workshop on Industry and Open Science: Bridging Academia and Innovation
2025-04-09 | Online
Exploring the Future of Open Science and Industry Collaboration
The intersection of academia and industry is a driving force behind innovation. On 9 April 2025, experts in the public and private sectors, as well as researchers with experience in both academia and industry will convene online for the Workshop on Industry and Open Science. This event will delve into the power of Open Science (OS) and Open Innovation (OI) in transforming industries and fostering strategic collaborations.
Hosted under the OPUS Project, the workshop will showcase real-world applications of OS/OI, highlight best practices, and examine the evolving role of researchers navigating both academia and the private sector. Participants will gain first-hand insights from industry pioneers, engage in interactive discussions, and explore pathways to stronger cross-sector partnerships.
Why Attend?

Discover how Open Science and Open Innovation are shaping industries and driving sustainable growth.
Learn from experts at AstraZeneca, CERN, and BrainZell, who will share firsthand experiences in leveraging OS/OI.
Examine collaboration models that are breaking barriers between research institutions and businesses.
Engage in an interactive discussion and Q&A with leading figures in the field.

Who Should Attend?
This workshop is tailored for:

Researchers exploring new collaboration opportunities
Universities seeking to bridge the gap between academia and industry
Funders looking to maximize research impact
Policy makers driving innovation frameworks
Industry experts engaging with Open Science strategies

How to Register
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an important conversation on the future of industry-academia collaboration. Please register here.
Please note: While the workshop is held online, some project partners will be present at the University of Cyprus. Researchers on campus are welcome to join in person.
Join us in shaping the future of Open Science and Innovation!

Introducing OSTrails: Your Companion to Streamline Planning, Tracking, and Assessing Research Practices
2025-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session is an introduction to the OSTrails project, aimed at informing the broader research community of its main objectives and preliminary results, and involving them in the co-creation of its foundational Plan-Track-Assess (PTA) Framework.
Limited interoperability across the research stages, inconsistent practices between Research Data Management (RDM) services and varying Open Science maturing levels across countries and scientific domains, hinder collaboration and scientific progress. OSTrails addresses this challenge by creating a collection of open, reusable, and adaptable resources that collectively enable seamless information exchange among Data Management Planning (DMP) Platforms, Scientific Knowledge Graphs (SKGs) and FAIR Assessment Tools. This approach empowers research communities to mor effectively manage, share, and evaluate their outputs research.
In this webinar, Elli Papadopoulou from ARC (Deputy Project Coordinator) will introduce how the PTA Framework is defined and used within the project, to enable interoperability, connectivity and machine actionability.
Two of the 24 OSTrails pilot initiatives will be featured to demonstrate how project solutions are being co-created and implemented in national and domain-specific settings.

Andrew Hoffman (Leiden University) and Eileen Waegemaekers (SURF) will showcase the Dutch National Pilot, highlighting how dynamic, workflow-integrated DMPs support collaboration and knowledge sharing across institutions.

Renaud Duyme (ESRF), representing PaNoSC, will present a use case, illustrating the use of DMPs, SKGs, and FAIR evaluation for datasets from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.

The webinar marks also the launch of our OSTrails Mentorship Programme, presented by Pedro Principe (UMinho). He will inform about how the programme is structured and run to support IT infrastructure managers, Research support staff and Funders’ support officers advance their skills and deepen their expertise in DMPs, SKGs and FAIR assessment using the OSTrails Toolkit. Participants selected through the Open Call for Mentees will benefit from personalised guidance by experts across the OSTrails consortium.
The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A session.
*This session will be recorded and made available through the organiser’s official ch

Promoting Open Science at Universities
2025-04-29 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Insights from the Arqus Open Science Ambassador Network

Dienstag, 29.04.2025, 12:30-13:15

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hildrun Walter

Open Science – just the next buzz word or a remarkable development? Open Science (OS) seems to pop up here and there, often in embellished contexts that suggest a tendency towards arbitrariness. However, if one looks at the development of the policies of funding agencies, e.g., for the framework programs of the European Commission, the increase in mandatory deliverables assigned to OS shows a certain relevance of the movement. As a member of the Arqus European University Alliance, the University of Graz is committed to promoting OS and to coordinating efforts to improve openness within and outside the Alliance. The Arqus Open Science Ambassador Network is dedicated to sharing best practices, supporting students and researchers in OS practice and leveraging synergies between member universities to advocate for OS. The point is not to fall into ideology, but to become aware of opportunities and risks by critically reflecting on areas of tension.
Hildrun Walter is researcher in science communication at the University of Graz since 2019. Her research focuses on the evaluation of science communication strategies and formats. She is interested in how open science practices and participatory approaches in research can influence the societal perception of science.

5. EOSC Coffee Lecture "Die EOSC Föderation – Aktueller Stand und nächste Schritte"
2025-04-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Die Europäische Open Science Cloud (EOSC) hat das Ziel, in Europa einen integrativen und offenen Raum für den Austausch und die Nutzung wissenschaftlicher Forschungsdaten zu schaffen. Die Aufbauphase der so genannten “EOSC Föderation” hat mittlerweile begonnen, wichtige Entscheidungen wurden getroffen und Maßnahmen zur Weiterentwicklung der Föderation festgelegt.
Um darüber zu informieren, lädt die ZBW – Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft Sie am Donnerstag, den 8. Mai 2025, von 16-17 Uhr zur fünften EOSC Coffee Lecture ein.
Diese Coffee Lecture stellt folgende Inhalte in den Mittelpunkt:

Aufbau der EOSC Föderation
Identifikation von EOSC Kandidaten-Knoten
Zeitplan bis zum EOSC Symposium 2025
EOSC Föderationshandbuch
Zukunft der EOSC post-2027

Durch das einstündige, deutschsprachige Webinar (30 min Vortrag, 30 min Fragen/Diskussion) führt Sie Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann, Direktor der ZBW und Mitglied im Board of Directors der EOSC Association sowie involviert in mehrere Konsortien der NFDI und Mitglied im NFDI-Senat.
Die EOSC Coffee Lectures richten sich an alle, die sich in ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit mit Forschungsdaten beschäftigen oder an der Umsetzung und dem Betrieb von Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen beteiligt sind.
Infos und Anmeldung: https://www.zbw.eu/de/eosc-coffee-lectures

Science as a Shared Journey: Engaging Communities, Building Trust, and Advancing Open Science for the SDGs
2025-05-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library in the Department of Global Communications would like to invite you to a virtual panel discussion: “Science as a Shared Journey: Engaging Communities, Building Trust, and Advancing Open Science for the SDGs,” scheduled for Wednesday, 7 May, 2025, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. (ET). This virtual event is a side event to the 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Register Now
The right to participate in and benefit from science remains fundamental to human progress and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Open Science is collaborative and inclusive, allows new social actors to engage in scientific processes, contributes to the democratization of knowledge, upholds scientific integrity, and addresses systemic inequalities and enclosures of knowledge. Open Science, with its focus on participatory methods and citizen science initiatives, is integral to supporting SDG localization. Through examples like community-led environmental monitoring and crowd-sourced health data collection, citizen science, an integral component of Open Science, has demonstrated the power of inclusive knowledge creation. Science cannot function as a public good if the public cannot engage with it.
Building momentum toward the 4th Open Science and Open Scholarship Conference, this side event will convene diverse stakeholders – researchers, librarians, publishers and citizen science initiatives – to discuss the mechanisms through which public contributions and permanent access to scientific discoveries and innovations can strengthen public trust in scientific and knowledge organizations. This dialogue aims to produce actionable recommendations for scientific institutions to meaningfully engage diverse publics in knowledge creation and validation processes.
Speakers include:
Opening remarks by Mr. Maher Nasser, Department of Global Communications
Dr. Shalini Dhyani, CSIR-National Environment Engineering Research Institute
Mr. Thomas Kaarsted, University Library of Southern Denmark
Ms. Heather Page, United Nations Statistics Division
Dr. Mónica D. Ramírez-Andreotta, University of Arizona
Moderator: Mr. Thanos Giannakopoulos, Chief, Information Management Section & Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Department of Global Communications

FIDELIS Network Launch : Introductory Webinar
2025-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Over its three-year duration, FIDELIS will set up, develop and operate a European Network of trustworthy digital repositories. This includes developing and implementing a business model for sustaining the Network beyond the project duration. With this initiative, FIDELIS responds to a community need that was expressed in the Working Paper “Towards a European network of FAIR-enabling Trustworthy Digital Repositories (TDRs)”.
What is the FIDELIS Network webinar about?
The Network’s mission is to support digital repositories in Europe to become and remain trustworthy over time. The FIDELIS project operates the Network while working on its development. The webinar will be held online, on Tuesday, May 13th, at 14:00 to 15:00 CET. During this webinar, we will discuss the Network’s strategy, roadmap, governance and membership and encourage provisional members and the wider community to provide feedback.
Digital repositories that practice or aspire to practice TRUST-inspiring and FAIR-enabling ways of working are welcome to join. To save a spot, make sure to register for the webinar!

Agenda
Speaker

Welcome (5 minutes)
Jan Meijer, SIKT

History and introduction to FIDELIS
(10 minutes)
Ingrid Dillo, DANS

Benefits of provisional membership
(15 minutes)
Marjan Grootveld, DANS
Mari Kleemola, CESSDA/TAU-FSD
Laurence Horton/Joy Davidson, DCC

Q&A
(25 minutes)
Jan Meijer, SIKT

Wrap up and next steps
(5 minutes)
Jan Meijer, SIKT

Austrian NeuroCloud: FAIR data operations for neuroscience
2025-05-14 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
Content:
The Austrian NeuroCloud (ANC) is a FAIR-enabling platform designed to support sustainable research data management in cognitive neuroscience. It facilitates the entire lifecycle of neuroscientific data, from acquisition and storage to validation, metadata curation, publishing, and sharing. The platform equips researchers with essential tools to ensure data integrity and compliance with community standards. By providing controlled access to research data, the ANC ensures adherence to GDPR and European Open Science policies.
This webinar will provide an overview of the ANC and its key features, focusing on its operational workflows for data storage, validation, metadata curation, and dissemination.
Time and place:
14 May 2025, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Target group:
Research support staff, Researchers dealing with neuroscience
Language:
English
Speakers:
Barbara Strasser-Kirchweger, Mateusz Pawlik and Florian Hutzler, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg
Registration:
For attending this webinar, please register here.
Materials:
The materials for this webinar will be published here afterwards.

Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures info day
2025-05-19 | Online
About the event

The info day will focus on the 2025 calls of the Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures work programme 2025, for its main destinations.
First, INFRADEV, which aims to develop, consolidate and optimise the European research infrastructures landscape, and maintain global leadership.
Second, INFRAEOSC, with the objective to enable an operational, open and FAIR European Open Science Cloud ecosystem.
Third, INFRASERV, with the objective to support transnational access to state-of-the-art facilities for researchers, relevant for a large research domain or in support of societal challenge and EU priorities.
Fourth, INFRATECH, aiming to contribute at developing the next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, and advanced digital solutions for Research Infrastructures.
The info day will also offer horizontal information on the submission, evaluation and management of the 2025 Research Infrastructures calls. In addition, the Q&A sessions will give participants the opportunity to ask any remaining questions.
The Info Day will take place on 19 May 2025 and will be online only.
The programme and more details on how to participate will be made available shortly on this page.
Documents

Horizon Europe strategic plan
Horizon Europe Programme Guide

Past info days

November 2023

Contact
Any questions? Contact the Research Enquiry Service (RES) for any general question on Horizon Europe

Skills4EOSC Digital Collections Curators Training
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-20 | Online
We would like to kindly invite you the 19.-20.05.2025 to the two-days training course “Open Science skills for Digital Collection Curators”. Under the framework of the Skills4EOSC Horizon Europe Project, this training aims to promote the establishment of Open Science (OS) skills and practices in Research Data Management (RDM) of digital scientific collections. Expected participants are data stewards/curators/scientists and RDM leaders and/or trainers working on the digital transformation of collection-holding institutions, such as libraries, archives, museums and universities (among others).
This event will provide an opportunity to gain general knowledge about OS and the importance of its use in the management of digital data from collections of different research fields through lessons and case studies. We also hope that it will serve as a platform for us to connect as a community and establish enriching contacts that can help us to settle these practices in a sustainable and long-term manner.

Dates: 19.-20.05.2025
Time: 9:00 – 16:00h (CET)
Location: Online (Zoom)
Registration: Skills4EOSC Courses Registration Form – select the course “Open Science Skills for Digital Collections Curators (From 19/05 to 20/05)”
Registration closes on 12.05.2025

A more detailed overview of the training course and information about all Skills4EOSC training courses can be found in the documents attached. Feel free to also disseminate this information to potential interested people in your community/network!
We look forward to welcoming you to this important exchange!
If you have any questions or queries, please contact skills4eosc@nhm.at.

Deep Dive "Research Infrastructures in Horizon Europe – 2025 Calls"
2025-05-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Funding opportunities, strategic insights and expert advice from the FFG
The Research Infrastructures programme under Horizon Europe offers targeted support for researchers and infrastructure providers – from developing and upgrading infrastructures to enabling transnational access.
In this Deep Dive, you’ll get a compact overview of the 2025 Work Programme, including current funding opportunities, strategic priorities and practical tips for proposal preparation. FFG experts will guide you through the key aspects and answer your questions.
What to expect:
– Introduction to the 2025 Work Programme “Research Infrastructures”
– Overview of funding opportunities across destinations
– Strategic advice for successful proposal preparation
– Q&A session with FFG experts
The 2025 calls focus on sustainable funding, the integration of technologies like AI and digital twins, open science, transnational access, interoperability of research data and environmental sustainability.
Calls will be open from 6 May to 18 September 2025.
The updated call page will be linked here as soon as it’s available.
This webinar will be held in English.
Login information
To participate in the event, registration on the website is necessary. During registration (or afterward under the heading “Events”), one can register for this and other events.
10 minutes before the start of the event, the button “Join online session” will appear in the section “Events”, which allows you to join the event (ATTENTION: You have to be logged in to see the button!):

Q&A Session on 2025 Calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry & Space
2025-05-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Planning to submit a proposal in the upcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 4 calls (Digital, Industry & Space)? Join our Q&A session and get direct input from Austria’s National Contact Points!
This interactive session will focus on your specific questions – whether they’re about call topics, proposal strategy or the application process.
👥 Who is it for?
Anyone interested in applying to Cluster 4 – regardless of prior experience.
📝 Submit your questions in advance:
Use Mentimeter to send us your questions anonymously before the session.
You’re also welcome to ask questions live during the event.
ℹ️ Please note:

The session will be held in English, but feel free to ask your questions in German as well.
The session will not be recorded.

FDM in den Geisteswissenschaften
2025-05-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Mag.phil. Elisabeth Steiner, MA
Spezifika und Best Practice anhand von Beispielen

Im Webinar werden die verschiedenen Aspekte im Umgang mit geisteswissenschaftlichen Forschungsdaten dargestellt. Dabei werden die Themen Langzeitarchivierung und Transparenz von Daten, Bedeutung von Datenformaten sowie die Einhaltung von FAIR-Prinzipien (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) dargestellt und Best-Practice-Beispiele zur Veranschaulichung herangezogen. Zudem werden die Zertifizierung und Vertrauenswürdigkeit von Repositorien, die Rolle von Open Science, rechtliche und ethische Fragestellungen, sowie die Bedeutung von Ausbildungsmaßnahmen und der Vernetzung innerhalb der Forschungsgemeinschaft thematisiert.
Elisabeth Steiner studierte Linguistik, Germanistik und Digital Humanities und absolvierte die Ausbildung zum Data Steward. Sie verstärkt das Team des Instituts für Digitale Geisteswissenschaften an der Universität Graz in den Bereichen Metadaten- und Repositorienmanagement. Sie beschäftigt sich dabei praktisch und theoretisch mit Archivierung, Verfügbarkeit und Management von geisteswissenschaftlichen Forschungsdaten und vermittelt ihre Erfahrung in Vorträgen und in der Lehre.

Barrierefreiheit von PDF-Dokumenten
2025-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Inhalt
Das PDF (Portable Document Format) als Format, das plattformunabhängig eine originalgetreue Darstellung gewährleistet, ist allgemein verbreitet für die Publikation von Forschungsergebnissen. Hinsichtlich Barrierefreiheit bereitet diese stets identische Darstellung eine Herausforderung, die erst bewältigt werden kann, wenn die Inhalte unabhängig vom visuellen Layout greifbar und auch mit assistiven Technologien bedienbar sind. Wie eine Strukturierung der Inhalte im Hintergrund gestaltet wird, kann bei PDF-Dokumenten veranschaulicht werden – etwa mit dem Tool Screenreader-Vorschau.
Dabei stellen sich folgende Fragen. Was ist ein barrierefreies PDF-Dokument? Was bedeutet „PDF/UA-Konformität“ und „WCAG-Konformität“? Was ist bei Dokumenten in unterschiedlichen Formaten (z.B. Word oder PowerPoint) zu beachten, um aus ihnen ein möglichst barrierefreies PDF zu erstellen? Wie kann man ein PDF-Dokument auf Barrierefreiheit überprüfen und Fehler beheben? Diesen Fragen widmet sich der Workshop.
Zeit und Ort
10. Juni 2025, 10 – 11:30 Uhr
Zielgruppe
Forschende, Personen aus der Forschungsunterstützung, RDM-Support Staff
Sprache
Deutsch
Vortragende
Maria Guseva, Universität Wien
Anmeldung
Um an dem Webinar teilzunehmen, melden Sie sich bitte hier an.
Materialien
Die Materialien zu diesem Workshop sind im Nachgang hier verfügbar.

Open Science Framework (OSF)
2025-06-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
Dr.rer.nat. Hilmar Brohmer, MSc

In diesem Workshop wird der Umgang mit dem Open Science Framework Repository (OSF) vorgestellt. Im OSF können Forschungsdaten und Materialien schnell hochgeladen und z.B. in einem Projektsetting geteilt oder auch publiziert werden. Zudem kann es für die Präregistrierung für Studien eingesetzt werden . Diese Präregistrierung kann zudem anonymisiert werden, um sie – z.B. im Zuge von einem Peer-Review – mit einem Journal zu teilen.
Hilmar Brohmer hat nach dem Studium der Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften an mehreren europäischen Universitäten zwischen 2016 und 2020 sein Doktorat in Psychologie an der Universität Graz absolviert. Im Rahmen seiner Postdoc-Forschung interessiert er sich für das öffentliche Vertrauen in die Wissenschaft, Metawissenschaft und Umweltpsychologie.

Open Source Software and Open Science: A productive pair
2025-06-24 17:00 - 18:00
The ZBW Coffee Lecture on Open Science Education is a series of online presentations that showcase examples how to weave the principles, methods, and tools of Open Science into university education. Our Coffee Lectures are tailored specifically for those in the fields of economics and management, though we welcome contributions neighboring disciplines.
Tuesday 24 June 2025 5pm – 6pm
Open Source Software and Open Science: A productive pair
Open Source Software (OSS) and Open Science are built on the same ideas and borrow heavily from the same philosophical and practical traditions. In practice, I would go as far as arguing that open science involving computations requires an open software stack. However, while OSS has become the backbone of much of the world’s scientific and web infrastructure, adoption in economics has been fairly slow. This is especially true when compared to some fields that have seen rapid progress in recent years, such as machine learning. I will discuss some reasons for this, and how we may be able to accelerate the trend. The lecture will include many practical examples, which draw on own research, on the course materials of Effective Programming Practices for Economists, and on the OSS projects pylcm and GETTSIM.

Speaker: Hans-Martin von Gaudecker is a Professor of Applied Microeconomics in the Department of Economics of the University of Bonn.

Presenting the Results of UNESCO's Global Consultation Survey on Diamond Open Access
2025-07-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Join this session to hear about the initial findings from UNESCO’s Global Consultation on Diamond Open Access. The consultation, launched in July 2024, builds on the values of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (2021) and seeks to identify priorities, challenges, and opportunities in the Diamond OA landscape. This session will provide an overview of the consultation process, present early results from the multilingual global survey, and invite input on possible next steps.
Date: 3 July 2025
Time: 04:00 PM Amsterdam
Location: online
Registration: here

Workshop: Generative KI: Urheberrecht und Creative Commons (Andrea Schlotfeldt, 18.07.2025, online)
2025-07-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Der Online-Workshop informiert über urheberrechtlichen Fragen bei der Nutzung generativer KI-Systeme. Im Fokus steht dabei die Weiternutzung von KI-Output in Lehrveranstaltungen – auch im Rahmen von offenen Bildungsmaterialien (Open Educational Resources (OER)).
Systeme generativer KI sind für viele als alltägliches Arbeitsinstrument kaum mehr wegzudenken. Häufig stellen sich den Nutzenden urheberrechtliche Fragen, einerseits beim Prompten, aber insbesondere auch bei der Weiternutzung von KI-generierten Inhalten. Inwieweit ist dies zulässig? Besteht eine Kennzeichnungspflicht? Wann sollte von einer Weiternutzung eher abgeraten werden?
Auch wenn KI-Output im Rahmen offener Bildungsmaterialien (OER) genutzt werden soll, bestehen Unsicherheiten, ob dies möglich ist und, falls ja, welche Creative-Commons-Lizenz vergeben werden sollte und wie die Lizenzangaben für KI-Inhalte umzusetzen sind.
Ziel der Veranstaltung ist es, den Teilnehmenden wichtige urheberrechtliche Grundsätze bei Nutzung generativer KI-Systeme zu vermitteln und sie für urheber- und (CC-)lizenzrechtliche Aspekte zu sensibilisieren. Die Teilnehmenden sind herzlich eingeladen, beispielhaft Nutzungsszenarien zu schildern und Fragen hierzu zu stellen.
Anmeldung
Der Workshop richtet sich an Lehrende aller Fächer, Support-Mitarbeitende, Modulverantwortliche, Studiengangentwickler*innen und weitere Interessierte, die konkrete Umsetzungsbeispiele für KI-integrierende Lehrveranstaltungen kennenlernen möchten. Für die kostenfreie Teilnahme ist ▶ eine Anmeldung erforderlich.
Referierende
Andrea Schlotfeldt ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin für juristische Beratung für die Hamburg Open Online University (HOOU) an der Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg sowie selbständige Rechtsanwältin, Dozentin und Referentin mit Schwerpunkt Urheber- und Medienrecht. Sie berät OER-Produzierende in Rechtsangelegenheiten bei der Konzeption und Veröffentlichung ihrer offenen Bildungsmaterialien. Darüber hinaus ist sie mit Fragen des Urheberrechts, des Datenschutzes und generativer KI in der digitalen Lehre befasst. Weitere Stationen waren das Lizenzmanagement der ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft sowie die Vertrags- und Lizenzabteilung einer Hamburger Buchverlagsgruppe.
Im Rahmen der landesweiten Fortbildungsreihe »Künstliche Intelligenz in der Hochschullehre (FO>KI)« setzt das Hochschulnetzwerk Digitalisierung der Lehre Baden-Württemberg (HND-BW) in Kooperation mit dem Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (ZML) am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) landesweit Veranstaltungen zur Förderung von KI-Kompetenzen bei Lehrenden, Support-Mitarbeitenden, Studiengangentwickler*innen, Hochschulleitungen und Studierenden an allen Hochschulen in Baden-Württemberg auf. FO>KI wird vom Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg und vom Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft gefördert.

FSCI 2025
2025-07-21 - 2025-07-25
Working towards Open Scholarship in the Age of Intelligent Automation
Featuring virtual courses taught online
We are pleased to announce the FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) of 2025, which will be held: Monday, July 21st through Friday July 25th Working towards Open Scholarship in the Age of Intelligent Automation is the FSCI 2025 theme. FSCI organizers have sought and found course submissions contributing to and exploring this theme, though all ideas in scholarly communication were welcome for consideration. The theme has also shaped the institute’s plenary events.
So take a look at our FSCI 2025 Courses & Abstracts, select a course or two – and then Register Today!
In a world where AI plays a role in an increasing amount of our workflows, we all work to increasing draw the academic publishing community towards a world of Open Scholarship, in various ways and at differing levels. FSCI is a platform for professionals in the field to educate your colleagues about an aspect of this important work. FSCI courses often focus on one particular aspect of this work and provide practical training, while paying attention to the broader issues at play. Other FSCI courses look more squarely at theoretical problems and explore new solutions. We hope to focus on these components as we present a variety of courses on topics across the scholarly communication ecosphere. Further, please help us get the word out to your colleagues in research and scholarly communication by sharing this information with your network. As always, thanks for your assistance in helping FSCI to develop and grow.
Consider applying for a scholarship for FSCI 2025
FSCI is the production of a wide array of volunteers; all of the instructors and most involved in planning contribute their time and effort and help us keep the tuition fees for FSCI low. However, we know that for some in our community of scholars, even our modest tuition fees are a barrier to participation. To allow full participation by the global FSCI community, we have set aside a minimum of 100 complementary seats for the most qualified scholarship applicants. The scholarships will be available to all applicants who participate in Scholarly Communication, with preference given to both those who demonstrate active support for Open Scholarship in their communities of practice, and to those interested scholars from the Global South(s). Please fill out this form to apply for a scholarship. Applications will be due by June 20. Decisions will be made by a panel of FSCI volunteers, and applicants will be notified of their application status as soon as the week of June 16. If you intend to apply, please do not register for FSCI until you are notified of the status of your scholarship application. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a discount registration code to apply at checkout.

6. EOSC Coffee Lecture: “Die wachsende EOSC-Föderation – The Next Wave"
2025-07-23 15:00 - 16:00
Die Europäische Open Science Cloud (EOSC) ist eine wegweisende Initiative, die darauf abzielt, einen integrativen und offenen Raum für den Austausch und die Nutzung von Forschungsdaten in Europa zu schaffen.
Kostenfreie EOSC Coffee Lectures der ZBW vermitteln Klarheit darüber, was die EOSC ist und was sie nicht ist, stellen den aktuellen Stand sowie relevante Entwicklungen im Zusammenhang der EOSC vor und zeigen auf, wie man sich in die Aktivitäten der EOSC einbringen kann.
Die EOSC Coffee Lectures laden alle ein, die sich in ihrer wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit mit Forschungsdaten befassen oder an der Umsetzung und dem Betrieb von Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen beteiligt sind.
Die Coffee Lectures werden in deutscher Sprache gehalten von Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann. Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann ist Direktor der ZBW und ab 01. Juli 2025 neuer Präsident der EOSC Association. National ist er involviert in mehrere Konsortien der NFDI und Mitglied im NFDI-Senat.

Anstehende EOSC Coffee Lectures:

6. EOSC Coffee Lecture:
“Die wachsende EOSC-Föderation – The Next Wave”
Datum: Mittwoch, 23. Juli 2025
Uhrzeit: 15:00-16:00
Inhalte:

Update zum Stand des Aufbaus der EOSC Föderation
Rahmenbedingungen für Aufnahme weiterer Knotenpunkte
Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten für weitere Knotenpunkte
Zeitplan für die nächste Welle von Knotenpunkten

Anmeldung zur EOSC Coffee Lecture

ІV International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025”
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-23
The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, in cooperation with TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library, and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, is pleased to invite you to participate in the Fourth International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025”, which will take place online on 22–23 October 2025. The event is organized within the framework of the International Open Access Week 2025.
The Fourth International Conference “Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025” aims to foster dialogue among stakeholders on the effective adoption of open science practices in Ukraine. Key challenges to be addressed during the event include ensuring sustainable and uninterrupted access to research infrastructure, open access to research outputs, enhancing the national research assessment system, and aligning national policies with the European Union’s requirements and best practices in open science, including standards for research data exchange.
The conference will provide an open space for professional exchange of experience, ideas, and best practices. It offers a unique opportunity for cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers, policymakers, infrastructure providers, innovators, and policy developers. The expected outcomes of the event include strengthened cooperation, the formation of new partnerships, and the development of a shared vision for integrating Ukrainian science into the European Research Area through open science and innovation mechanisms.

9th Open Science Retreat: 23-24 September 2025 – apply now! “Diamond OA: Utopian Dream or the Only Fair Future?”
2025-09-23 - 2025-09-24 | Online
We cordially invite you to the 9th Open Science Retreat – this time with a focus on Diamond Open Access.
Diamond Open Access has gained increasing attention in recent years as a community-led, equitable model for scholarly publishing that aligns closely with the principles of Open Science. But is Diamond Open Access the long-awaited solution for equitable scholarly publishing – or merely an idealistic vision? This retreat critically explores the promises and limitations of Diamond OA, its role in advancing Open Science, and the role of the scientific community in the success of the model. A view on financing models and a spotlight on successful Diamond OA initiatives will provide practical insights into key success factors and persistent challenges.
To guide our discussions, we propose the following questions:

What can the contribution of Diamond OA be to addressing current challenges in scholarly publishing and where does its potential end?
What are effective strategies, recommendations, best practices or lessons-learnt to applying AI in a responsible manner for upholding the Open Science principles?
What policy and infrastructure conditions are necessary to ensure Diamond OA can flourish?

Join us for a critical examination of whether Diamond OA is an innovative model or simply the next battleground in the future of publishing. We are looking forward to an exciting retreat – be part of it!

Register now: EOSC-A 11th General Assembly
2025-10-10 09:00 - 13:00 | Online
The 11th General Assembly meeting of the EOSC Association will be held online on the morning of Friday, 10 October 2025. Register by Friday, 3 October 2025 to attend the meeting.
This GA will focus on the Association’s ongoing dialogue with the European Commission and the Member States concerning the future governance and financing models for EOSC post-2027.
The meeting will also serve to update you on the first draft of the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, and a possible 10th Framework Programme. We hope to brief you on any relevant positions taken by the countries and the new or continuing legal instruments available for the evolution of EOSC and the EOSC Federation.

Open Science 2025 Festival Follow-Up
2025-10-13 10:00 - 15:00
This follow-up to the 2025 Open Science Festival is open to everyone. You don’t need to have attended the festival to participate, and you’re welcome to join one or both sessions!

Session 1: Open Science Without Burnout: Building Healthier Research Culture (10:00-12:00 CEST)
Join burnout coach and data steward, Özgün Ünver, to explore how to engage with openness and transparency without overextending yourself. We’ll discuss setting boundaries, fostering sustainable practices, and building a healthier research culture for everyone. You’ll leave with practical insights—and a reminder that Open Science can be both impactful and sustainable.

Session 2: Community Conversations (13:00-15:00 CEST)
In this session, we’ll explore the common challenges that can leave open science practitioners feeling stuck and share practical, creative ways to move forward. Together, we’ll gather ideas for a little handbook to help everyone feel supported and less alone on their open science journey.

7. EOSC Coffee Lecture: “Aktuelles aus der EOSC-Föderation”
2025-12-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Die European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) schafft einen integrativen, föderierten Raum für die gemeinsame Nutzung wissenschaftlicher Forschungsdaten in Europa. Sie stärkt die europäische Datensouveränität, indem sie gemeinsame Standards und sichere, transparente Rahmenbedingungen für den Austausch von Forschungsdaten etabliert. Mit dem weiteren Ausbau der EOSC-Föderation entstehen neue Möglichkeiten für Institutionen, sich zu beteiligen und entsprechende Förderangebote zu nutzen.
Um darüber zu informieren, lädt die ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft Sie am Dienstag, den 2. Dezember 2025, von 15:00–16:00 Uhr zur siebten EOSC Coffee Lecture ein.
Diese Coffee Lecture stellt folgende Themen in den Mittelpunkt:

Bericht vom EOSC-Symposium 2025 in Brüssel
Update zum Stand der EOSC-Föderation
Fördermöglichkeiten zur Vorbereitung eines EOSC-Knotens
Fördermöglichkeiten zum Andocken von Ressourcen (Services/Repositorien)

Durch das einstündige, deutschsprachige Webinar (30 Min. Vortrag, 30 Min. Fragen/Diskussion) führt Sie Prof. Dr. Klaus Tochtermann, Präsident der EOSC Association, Mitglied im NFDI-Senat und in mehrere NFDI-Konsortien involviert.
Die EOSC Coffee Lectures richten sich an alle, die sich in ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit mit Forschungsdaten beschäftigen oder an der Umsetzung und dem Betrieb von Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen beteiligt sind.
Weiterführende Informationen zu den Inhalten der 7. EOSC Coffee Lecture finden Sie außerdem hier: https://eosc.eu/news/welcome-to-the-eosc-federation-mou-establishes-shared-path-to-operations/

EOSC-A 12th General Assembly
2025-12-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Online
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!

EOSC EU Node Ask Me Anything for Contributors
2026-02-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
Join our Ask Me Anything (AMA) session for Contributors and explore how to onboard, integrate, and build with the EOSC EU Node
When: Thursday 12 February 2026, 11.00-12.30 CET
Speakers & Moderators: Peter Szegedi, Policy Officer at the European Commission DG CNECT, Spiros Athanasiou, EOSC EU Node Contractors’ representative, Maja Dolinar
Who is it for?
Service providers, research infrastructures, candidate nodes, technical contributors, and developers interested in integrating their data sources, services, or tools into the EOSC EU Node. Ideal for anyone working on interoperability, open-source tooling, or technical onboarding.
What’s on the agenda?
This AMA session focuses on the contributor’s perspective and will cover:

Live demonstration of the testing environment with the enrolled Candidate Nodes and their onboarded services
Insights into the process of onboarding services from Candidate notes; how they were achieved, lessons learned, and what contributors can expect
Open-source components of the EOSC EU Node; what is available, how to access it, and how it can be reused, deployed, or customised

This interactive session is your opportunity to understand how to bring your services into the EOSC ecosystem and how to build on top of the software we develop.
How will the session work?

Interactive Q&A – Ask your questions about integration, and technical requirements
Live engagement – Submit and upvote questions using Zoom’s Q&A feature
Focused discussions – From onboarding services to open-source components and interoperability scenarios

Register now and join us for a hands-on discussion that will help you take the next step as a contributor to the EOSC EU Node. We look forward to seeing you there!

FIDELIS mentoring and peer-to-peer support programme : first open call
2026-02-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Join us on 27 February from 11-12 CET for an overview of the support programmes you can apply to join as a mentor or mentee in the first open call for FIDELIS mentoring and peer to peer support.

This is the first of two open calls for FIDELIS mentoring and peer to peer support and will run over the second half of 2026. In this open call, we invite applications to join one of five thematic support programmes:

1. Trustworthy at national and international levels
2: Data curation, access and preservation policies
3: Fostering engagement between repositories and end users
4: Active Data Curation for technical repository staff
5: Training approaches for repository staff

This webinar will provide more information about the support programmes, what is expected from mentors, financial support provided, and how to apply. The session will allow ample time for questions from participants and will last no longer than one hour.
Registration for this webinar is free and open to all.

Through two open calls, FIDELIS will allocate a total of €200,000 in financial support to enable around 40 successful applicants to participate as mentors in one of a series of defined support programmes.
Each of the defined support programmes will focus on a particular theme related to Trustworthy Digital Repositories and will aim to share real-life experiences on tools, methods and/or approaches that have been taken. Successful applicants to the open call will receive a standard day rate of 500 EUR/day to support their active participation in a given support programme.The support programme will require 10 days of effort and a total of 5000 euros will be paid upon completion of the support programme.
