INOSC News
- The OSCNL Barcamp: New ideas in a historic setting
Last week, the picturesque city of Maastricht played host to the satellite event of the Open Science Festival—an unconference that brought together over 100 open science enthusiasts and professionals. Held in a venue steeped in history, with plenary sessions in an awe-inspiring aula that once served as a church, the day radiated excitement, blending tradition …Continue reading “The OSCNL Barcamp: New ideas in a historic setting”
- Celebrating OSC-NL Open Science Week: Highlights from OSC Twente, OSC Amsterdam, and OSC Leiden
During the OSC-NL National Open Science Week, local Open Science Communities across the Netherlands organized engaging events aimed at promoting open science practices and enhancing collaboration among researchers. Here are some of the highlights. OSC Twente: Fostering Connections and Building Awareness OSC Twente had a bustling week filled with eight events aimed at advocating for … - OSC-NL National Open Science Week from 23 to 27 September 2024
To celebrate and recognize the crucial role of Open Science in the advancement of science, the Network of Open Science Communities in the Netherlands (OSC-NL) organises its first OSC-NL National Open Science Week from 23 to 27 September 2024. Although Open Science contributes to more transparent and inclusive research, its practical implementation is often challenging. …Continue reading “OSC-NL National Open Science Week from 23 to 27 September 2024”
- OpenFest2024Co-delivered by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, OpenFest is our flagship celebration and exploration of open research, providing an opportunity to explore current issues, share experiences, and consider how open research can be applied in your discipline. Full details and links to registration available here Open Research @ Sheffield Day 1 – …
- OSCNL Open Science Barcamp » REGISTER NOW
From today you can register for our free Open Science Barcamp, 21 Oct in Maastricht! Available Barcamp seats are limited to 100pp so they might be gone soon. We share the registration portal with the National Open Science Festival as their offical satellite event. So be quick if you are interested. More information about the …Continue reading “OSCNL Open Science Barcamp » REGISTER NOW”
- Open Science in Africa – the Case for Open Science in Crisis Management
On the Thursday 23 May 2024, Dr Rania Elsayed (North African Open Science Platform Regional Node; OSC North-Africa) and Dr Loek Brinkman (INOSC) hosted an online meeting on how to stimulate the transition to Open Science in African countries, focusing on the relevance of Open Science in response to crisis situations. The meeting was attended …Continue reading “Open Science in Africa – the Case for Open Science in Crisis Management”
- Changing Research Culture9th July 2024, 10am-3pm Workroom 2, the Wave, University of Sheffield In person, with online attendance available for keynote talks only In anticipation of REF2029’s heightened emphasis on People, Culture and Environment, ‘research culture’ is increasingly coming into scope as a focus of attention for UK institutions. But critical and reflective work is needed to …
- Welcome to the new Open Scholarship Community Sussex pages!Open Scholarship Community Sussex (OSCS) is a new initiative at the University of Sussex to bring together people interested in Open Research. We aim to provide a space for everyone to participate in Open Science/Research projects, to share information and best practice, to develop & deliver courses and knowledge-sharing, and to be a community hub …
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- OSC-NL Knowledge exchange day on February 2nd, 2024
On February 2nd, 2024, OSC-NL hosted a knowledge exchange day to kick off the year. Due to the growing awareness that the communities are crucial in the transition to OS, we now also had funding to organise this day and other network events. Representatives from seven Open Science Communities attended the event to connect, socialise, …Continue reading “OSC-NL Knowledge exchange day on February 2nd, 2024”
- Open Research Conversations – Spring 2024The University of Sheffield is pleased to announce its Spring 2024 schedule for its popular Open Research Conversations. These are free, online and open to all. Each focuses on a specific aspect of open research and features talks from 2-3 speakers followed by questions and discussion. For full details please visit Open Research Conversations – Spring …
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- How to build an open research community: Inter-institutional perspectives
The recording of the following session, part of the ‘Open Research Conversations‘ seminar series at the University of Sheffield (organised by the University Library, Scholarly Communications Team), held on 29 November 2023 is available to view: https://doi.org/10.15131/shef.data.24658950.v1 The abstract of this Open Conversation is: While centrally-led and policy-driven initiatives can be effective in supporting uptake …Continue reading “How to build an open research community: Inter-institutional perspectives”
- OSC-NL and NLRN team-up to collaborate on Open and Reproducible Science in the Netherlands
On November 27th, the Dutch Reproducibility Network was launched (NLRN). NLRN is a national network with the goal to increase the quality and efficiency of research in the Netherlands by coordinating, supporting and strengthening initiatives on reproducibility and transparency in all scholarly disciplines. We congratulate our colleagues from NLRN with this milestone! OSC-NL and NLRN share many … - Event OSCG: Celebrating Openness: Open Research & Public Engagement
📅 Save the Date: November 23, 2023 ⏰ Time: 13:00 – 17:00 📍 Where: UMCG, Keuningzaal (3214.0063) 💰 Price: Free Celebrating Openness: Open Research & Public Engagement The Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) will be hosting the Celebrating Openness: Open Research & Public Engagementevent on the 23rd of November, at the Keuningzaal (3214.0063), UMCG (Antonius Deusinglaan …Continue reading “Event OSCG: Celebrating Openness: Open Research & Public Engagement”
- Annual open research lecture – December 2023Annual open research lecture – December 2023 Open research – the set of practices that enable us to increase our work’s reach and impact by opening up research outputs and methodologies to a wider audience – is quickly gaining momentum in the Higher Education landscape. Our Annual Open Research Lecture, introduced in 2022, offers an opportunity …
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- Apply now for the Open Science Retreat / 25 – 29 March 2024 / Schoorl, the Netherlands
We are thrilled to invite you to the 2nd edition of the Open Science Retreat, from the 25th to the 29th of March, 2024 in Schoorl, the Netherlands. After a successful first German edition, organised by Heidi Seibold, this year the Netherlands Open Science Communities (OSC-NL) are in the lead. Join us for a week … - Open Access in Sweden moving beyond transformative agreements
In our latest Open Voices blog post we talked to to Wilhelm Widmark, Library Director at Stockholm University Library, about the Open Access strategy of Swedish universities and research institutes who are organised in the Bibsam Consortium. Wilhelm and his colleagues in Sweden have been thinking hard about how to move beyond transformative agreements, which …Continue reading “Open Access in Sweden moving beyond transformative agreements”
- New blog post on Open Science training from OSCG member Rory Coyne
In this Open Voices blog post we are talking to Rory Coyne about Open Science training! Rory is a PhD student in Health Psychology at the University of Galway. He completed the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at University of Galway in 2020, and the Master of Science in Health Psychology at University of Galway …Continue reading “New blog post on Open Science training from OSCG member Rory Coyne”
- Here’s what Fotis Mystakopoulos got from participating in the INOSC Open Science Community Incubator Program
I had the privilege to participate in the 2023 Spring Edition of the Incubator Program, an initiative funded by Skills4EOSC and AURORA Alliance and run by the International Network of Open Science & Scholarship Communities (INOSC). In this short piece, I wanted to reflect on the experience of the Incubator Program and the lessons learnt. … - New blog post: The state of Open Access at the University of Galway
A new blog posts looks at ambitions and the reality of Open Access publishing at the University of Galway. Can we really get to 100% Open Access? And how? Read the post at https://hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2023/08/stateofoa.html - OpenFest2023
OpenFest is the University of Sheffield’s flagship celebration and exploration of open research, providing an opportunity to explore current issues, share experiences, and consider how open research can be applied in your discipline. Register for our OpenFest events using the links below. Workshop on GitHub for academic collaboration Monday 4th September, 10.00-12.00, in person Led by … - INOSC at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)
We were happy to have been given the opportunity to represent the international network of open science communities at the 2023 annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in Washington D.C. Alexandra Sarafoglou (coordinator of OSCA) was invited to speak about the importance of grassroot communities in the symposium titled “Open Science 2.0: …Continue reading “INOSC at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)”
- OSC-NL at the Dutch EOSC Tripartite Event
Eduarda Centeno (OSC Amsterdam), representing OSC-NL, attended the first national Tripartite event in the Netherlands on April 11th, which focused on the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and how to connect stakeholders to the infrastructure being created in the context of Open Science in Europe. The event was hosted by SURF, OCW, and EZK ministries …Continue reading “OSC-NL at the Dutch EOSC Tripartite Event”
- OSC-NL at the LCRDM Networking Day
On November 1st the LCRDM networking day took place in Utrecht where we as OSC-NL also participated. The networking event was mainly focused on research data management but also had an event that was specifically aimed at communities in the Netherlands. During the “Meet the Communities” event we met many familiar faces – for example … - Open Science Communities and Universities of Applied Science: Strengthening the connection – PART IOn May 13th 2022, representatives of several Dutch Open Science Communities (OSC) and Universities of Applied Science (UAS) got together online to discuss how to foster collaboration and integration of OSC and UAS*. The premise being that OSCs have evolved from, and cater primarily to, Universities, while Open Science is a topic that is just …
- Open Science Communities and Universities of Applied Science: Strengthening the connection – PART I
On May 13th 2022, representatives of several Dutch Open Science Communities (OSC) and Universities of Applied Science (UAS) got together online to discuss how to foster collaboration and integration of OSC and UAS*. The premise being that OSCs have evolved from, and cater primarily to, Universities, while Open Science is a topic that is just …