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 join our Open Science Retreat in spring 2026? Then go to www.openscienceretreat.eu
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
- The OSCNL Barcamp goes Groningen
The tradition of hosting a satellite event of the Open Science Festival took us to Groningen in October this year! Following the successful set up of last year’s Barcamp in Maastricht, this unconference brought together around 100 open science enthusiasts for a day of exchange, discussion and connection. In contrast to the programme of the Open Science Festival, the content … - A warm welcome to our new Board MembersOn October 10th, we as OSC-NL held our first yearly Assembly of the Members, where we also voted for three open seats on our Board. We are very happy that we can welcome Ana Martinovici, Esther Plomp and Nami Sunami! This means that from November 1st 2025, the Board members are:For a term until November 1st, 2026:Anna van ‘t Veer, …
- Join our first OSC-NL Assembly of the Members
All members (including the representatives) of Dutch local Open Science Communities are invited for our yearly Assembly of Representatives and Members. This assembly represents the voice of the communities at large. The Assembly meets once a year and members can have their say on specific elements of the overall strategy. This year the first Assembly will take place on October …Continue reading “Join our first OSC-NL Assembly of the Members”
- Results of the Sticker Contest!
The results of the Open Science Sticker Contest are in! Over 100 people voted for almost 60 sticker designs and slogans, a massive thank you to all for having participated 🙏. At the Open Science Festival Barcamp on October 23d and 24th in Groningen you can get your own favourite(s) and make Open Science stick everywhere! See for the winning designs … - How we moved our community away from Big Tech
Melanie Imming, OSC-NL Executive Team For our volunteer-based Netherlands Network of Open Science Communities (OSC-NL), using Google Drive & Docs, together with Slack as a communication tool, was cheap and easy. We often need to work collectively and remote on all kinds of documents, and these tools are simply available and well-known. However, the wish to migrate to a more …Continue reading “How we moved our community away from Big Tech “
