Open Science NL is delighted that the University of Groningen (UG) and the University Medical Center (UMCG) have generously offered to host this year’s festival. The one-day event will be held in the buildings of the UMCG. Like last year, the festival is organised by a team with representatives from the host institution, Open Science […]
Call for Papers, Posters & Lightning Talks FAIR Digital Objects (FDO) are autonomous information units that virtually bind all information in a machine-actionable way that is required to make data FAIR, including various kinds of metadata and globally unique and resolvable persistent identifiers (PIDs). FDOs provide a conceptual and implementation framework to develop scalable cross-disciplinary capabilities, […]
ZBW ─ Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, DIW Berlin (the German Institute for Economic Research), WZB (Berlin Social Science Center), and RWI ─ Leibniz Institute for Economic Research are pleased to invite to the Leibniz Open Science Day 2025: Better Science for Better Policies. With the growing importance of the social sciences in addressing societal […]
The seventh annual Open Science Day will take place on 28 October 2025. This year, BERD@NFDI and the Open Science Office have co-organized the Open Science Day to showcase, share, and discuss the diverse range of open science activities and experiences taking place at the University of Mannheim and beyond. We are delighted to announce that our […]
Over the course of three days, October 29-31, 2025, you will have the opportunity to engage with experts from a variety of fields, including bibliometrics, research policy and library & information science. The aim of the workshop is to integrate bibliometric research with research policy, showcase the latest bibliometric research from the Nordic region and […]
Please mark your calendars for the EOSC Symposium 2025, the largest and most in-demand event on the EOSC calendar. Organised by the EOSC Association for the second consecutive year, the Symposium will take place 03-05 November in Brussels. Check back for details on venue and registration. As an appetizer, please enjoy our compilation video from the 2024 Symposium […]
The current geopolitical landscape is characterised by rising political and trade tensions as well as heightened economic interest in scientific innovation. This polarisation has significant implications for the global scientific community, particularly in the pursuit of Open Science. Could the naivety of science be exploited? Where is the line between scientific idealism and naivety? As […]
Open Science Week 2025, organised by the Open Science Working Group of the Association of Libraries of Czech Universities, is approaching! We are preparing three days full of inspiration, experience sharing, and practical demonstrations focused on Open Science, research data management, open access, citizen science, and the legal aspects of open science. You can look […]
For research assessment to truly support Open Science, we must prioritise transparency, inclusivity, and fairness in how we recognise research activities and contributions. This means not only ensuring that all contributions to Open Science are valued but also promoting openness in the data, tools, services, and other resources used in the assessment process. We invite […]
The Austrian ERA Symposium 2025: "Towards Europe’s Fifth Freedom" will be held as a full-day, in-person event in Vienna on 17 November 2025. This year’s symposium offers a unique opportunity to explore and shape the future of the European Research Area (ERA). We are honoured to welcome Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, who will share […]
Exzellente Forschung an COMET-Zentren in Kooperation von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft In COMET-Zentren forschen Unternehmen gemeinsam mit Forschungseinrichtungen an einem mehrjährigen Forschungsprogramm. COMET-Zentren betreiben exzellente, kooperative Forschung auf hohem internationalem Niveau und setzen neue Forschungsimpulse. Sie bauen entsprechende Kompetenzen und Humanressourcen auf und bieten Forscher:innen vielfältige Aus- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten. Erfolgreiche Zentren zeichnen sich durch die Dissemination […]
This is the programme for the 19th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing 2024. All presentations will take place in Auditoria 1 and 2 (see information about the conference venue). Registration, poster sessions and coffee breaks will take place in the hall outside of the auditoria. The workshop rooms are above the conference hall, accessible by lift or […]
We are pleased to announce that the 5th General Assembly of the EOSC Support Office Austria will take place on November 18, 2025, at TUtheSKY, TU Wien. This event brings together members of the EOSC SOA community to review achievements over the past year, elect new representatives to governing bodies, and discuss the strategic direction […]
Der Cluster Forschungsdaten lädt herzlich ein zum FAIR&AI Symposium am 27. November 2025 an die TU Graz. Die Veranstaltung thematisiert die Schnittstellen zwischen Forschungsdatenmanagement (RDM) und Künstlicher Intelligenz (AI): Wie können FAIR-Prinzipien KI-Anwendungen unterstützen, und wie kann KI RDM-Prozesse beeinflussen? Das Programm beinhaltet Keynotes von internationalen und nationalen Expert*innen, Lightning Talks und Breakout Sessions für interdisziplinären […]
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 […]
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 […]