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.