Open Science Communities The Netherlands
Become a member of your local Open Science Community
If you want to join your local OSC, you can do so by clicking on the dots in the map above to go to their local website, or use the menu above.
Welcome to OSC-NL!
OSC-NL is a thriving and growing bottom up, community-led, social infrastructure of local hubs in all university cities in the Netherlands, bringing together over 2000 members of the academic community. Started by local researchers in Utrecht, it is now a place where researchers and scholars, educators, support staff, students, and citizens are welcome to learn from each other how to put Open Science to practice.
Over the years, local OSCs have organised a plethora of events and activities to make Open Science practises more visible and accessible at their institutions, ranging from workshops, symposia, barcamps, blogs, awards and newsletters to social media campaigns.
Moreover, OSC-NL provides input to policy and services on behalf of their community members on the local and national level, shaping the transition to Open Science according to the wishes and needs as experienced by the academic community.
By the same token, OSC-NL is the Dutch national chapter of the International Network of Open Science Communities (INOSC).
Want to look into our OSC-NL Open Consultation Panel?
Then go to the OSC-NL Panel Page were we share requests for input with the broader Open Science Community in the Netherlands. These can differ from policy consultations, ideas for national working groups, petitions and surveys to sticker slogans. You can also become a member!
Want to become a member of our OSC-NL Mattermost Team?
Then sign up here This team is meant as a way to connect for everyone who is active in Open Science on the national level, not (yet) for internal communications within local OSCs.
OSC-NL News
- NEW: The OSC-NL Open Consultation Panel
One of the aims of OSC-NL is to provide input to policy, infrastructure and services on a national level. We vocalise the opportunities and needs of those who put OS to practice. National stakeholders in the OS landscape ask us to provide input to policy, infrastructure and services but we also start up consultations or petitions ourselves if we feel … - Looking back on ‘Making scholarship look like the world looks: A workshop day on Openness, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Academia’
On May 12th 2025, we gathered at Radboud University in Nijmegen for a day full of insight, learning, and awareness. The goal of this workshop day was to equip participants with know-how to make their research, research support, and/or events (such as presentations, training, engagement activities) more open, participatory, and inclusive in the broadest sense of the word.Participants came from … - Making scholarship look like the world looks:A workshop day on Openness, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Academia Check out this workshop that brings together knowledge and skills for a more inclusive, diverse, equitable and therefore more open academia, co-organised by OSC-NL. The values described in the UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science (OS) aim to ensure ‘equitable, fair and reciprocal access to science for all…’ and ‘embracing …
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- 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 with the forward-looking spirit of …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 open science practices at the …
