Vision & Mission
The norms and practices in academia are shifting towards Open Science (OS). This shift is an ongoing process and involves universities, research funders, public administration and publishers, all across the globe. There is no doubt that OS is the way forward. However, stakeholders have different perspectives on how to implement OS. Hence, the practical implementation of the path towards a more open academic world is still unclear.
We believe that the research community itself is best suited to lead change – those who put OS to practice. That is why local bottom-up Open Science Communities are crucial in this transition. OSCs engage and enable academics to make their workflows more open, and allow them to articulate the opportunities and obstacles they experience, to policy makers and providers of research infrastructure and services (for more info, check out the article on the right).
Towards wide-scale adoption of open science practices: The role of open science communities.
Kristijan Armeni, Loek Brinkman, Rickard Carlssn, Anita Eerland, Tiabbe Fijten, Robin Fondberg, Vera E Heininga, Stephan Heunis, Wei Qi Koh, Maurits Masselink … more…
Science and Public Policy, scab038
Published: 03 July 2021
Our mission is to make INOSC:
BIGGER: increase the number of OSCs around the globe, by providing on-boarding and mentoring;
BETTER: Make local OSCs more successful, by stimulating knowledge exchange amongst local OSCs and facilitating collaboration;
STRONGER: Shaping the international Open Science landscape, by providing input to international research policy, infrastructure and services, on behalf of our community members.
INOSC News
- 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 … - International Open Access Week (23rd-29th October 2023)A number of events are being held during the week of International Open Access Week which this year is themed around Community over Commercialisation. For full details see the schedule.
- 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. …