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 International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) is the flagship global forum for strategic dialogue and international cooperation on research infrastructures (RIs). It brings together scientists, policymakers, RI directors and operators, funding organizations and industry to share best practices, align priorities, and help shape the future of the world’s most advanced facilities, services, and data […]
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 […]
The Research Data Alliance (RDA) will play a leading role at the AI in Science Summit 2026 (AIS26) in Dublin on 15–16 October 2026, co-curating the Open Science and Data for AI Research strand alongside University College Dublin Library and the Big Data Value Association (BDVA). AIS26 is a flagship EU conference driving the implementation of the European Strategy on AI in Science. […]
What is the consultation? The European Commission opened a public consultation on 10 July 2026, titled: Single Basic Act for Joint Undertakings and thematic priorities for the European Partnership portfolio in Horizon Europe 2028–2034. Although the title refers to Joint Undertakings, Section 2 of the questionnaire concerns the thematic priorities and overall design of the future European Partnership portfolio, and […]
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 […]
Institutionenübergreifender Kulturdaten-Hackathon an der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Bäckerstraße 13, 1010 Wien Zwei Tage, eine Mission: Kulturdaten zum Leben erwecken. Bei Hack The Pool 2026 tauchen Datenbegeisterte, Entwickler:innen und Kulturforschende gemeinsam in die Welt der offenen Kulturdaten ein – und verknüpfen sie mit dem weltgrößten offenen Wissensgraphen. Nach dem erfolgreichen Pilotformat 2025 geht Hack The […]
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 […]
UNESCO convenes the Open Science for Innovation Conference to examine how open science partnerships can support the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science. Five years since its adoption, commitment among Member States is broad but implementation remains uneven, and the evidence base for what open science partnerships deliver remains thin. The Conference is organised in […]
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.