Who will you nominate for the Leo Waaijers Open Science Award? The deadline (23 June 2026, 14:00:00 CEST) is fast approaching! Anyone (whether you are a researcher or not) can be nominated for award. You can submit multiple nominations! More info: www.nwo.nl/en/leo-waaij...

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Open science is an approach to science in which research processes and results are made widely accessible to everyone. The aim is to promote transparency, collaboration, reproducibility and public eng...

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Curious about what works in #openscience? Sign up for the event on 18 Sept (Leiden and online) to get to know the projects awarded in Open Science NL’s call Research on Open Science: www.openscience.nl/en/calendar/...

Researching open science | Open Science NL

Are you interested in research on open science? Would you like to know what really works and what does not when it comes to open science implementation? Then join us at this 'Researching Open Science'...

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Are you interested in research on open science? Would you like to know what really works and what does not when it comes to open science implementation? Then join us at the 'Researching Open Science' event at PLNT Leiden on 18 September 2026! More info: direc.to/oKfR

We’re delighted to welcome the Dutch Research Council (NWO), including its @opensciencenl.bsky.social programme, as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉 Learn more: www.nwo.nl/en Register for #IRSC26: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience

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Hot off the press - @opensciencenl.bsky.social just awarded 19 projects doing research on #openscience to build stronger evidence base for what works: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...

@force11.bsky.social & @makedatacount.bsky.social just published the Typology of Data Uses: makedatacount.org/read-our-blo... What an important milestone for understanding and measuring data (re)use at scale and consistently! Kudos to everyone who was involved in this work 🙌

Together w/ @opensciencenl.bsky.social we are excited to announce the call for Open and Sustainable Research Software 2026 is now open! 🎉 👉️ ~2000 in-kind contribution of RSE time 👉️ Up to €25.000 for workshops, training, community-building activities MORE: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

📢 Researchers from @unileiden.bsky.social, @rsmerasmus.bsky.social, @EUR, @vuamsterdam.bsky.social & @TUDelft — join the Data Carpentry for SSH workshop! 📅 25–26 March 2026 (09:00–17:00) 📍 TU Delft Library (@tudelftlibrary.bsky.social) 📝 Register: edu.nl/r69p6 ⏳ Registration closes Mon 16 March!

Interested in training for #datastewards? And community building? Joint the event on 9 March! researchdata.nl/en/2026/01/r...

RDNL Community Platform Event - 9 March 2026 - RDNL

With support from Open Science NL, RDNL is developing a national training and community platform for data professionals. Building on existing RDNL training activities, the platform is co-created with ...

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#researchsoftware makes modern science possible - but sustaining it is hard. That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open... #foss, #oss, #opensource

📢 Keynote reveal! We’re excited to welcome Dr. Marta Teperek as keynote at #HMCConference2026 Programme Leader for FAIR Data at @opensciencenl.bsky.social, @martateperek.bsky.social is a is a global leader in open science and research data management #RDM, advancing #FAIR, actionable metadata. 🚀

Register now for the next courses of Essentials 4 Data Support (E4DS) course, offered by Research Data Netherlands (RDNL)! Day 1: Tuesday 10 February 2026 – DANS, The Hague Day 2: Thursday 26 March 2026 – DANS, The Hague ✍ Sign up & secure your spot! community.data.4tu.nl/2025/11/19/n...

New Essentials 4 Data Support course: February-March 2026

The Essentials 4 Data Support course provides an introductory-level overview for data professionals and those who assist researchers with storing, managing, archiving and sharin…

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Really interesting webinar by the @sofair-oa.bsky.social project about recognising the value of research software as a scholarly output: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 11 December 16:00 CET

Integrating research software into open scholarly infrastructures: results of the SoFAIR project

We are pleased to invite you to the webinar "Integrating research software into open scholarly infrastructures: results of the SoFAIR project", organised as part of the international and interdiscipli...

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Wonderful to see the Dutch Interoperability Network: Bridging Data, Disciplines, and People getting off the ground: tdcc.nl/the-dutch-in... Indeed: "interoperability is often seen as a technical add-on rather than an enabler of collaboration, reproducibility, and impact"

The Dutch Interoperability NetworkThe Dutch Interoperability Network: Bridging Data, Disciplines, and PeopleThe Dutch Interoperability Network - TDCC.nl

Authors: Kimberley Zwiers, Lena Karvovskaya, Walter Baccinelli, Maryam Mazaheri, Emma Schreurs and Sreenithya Avadakkam Interoperability allows systems, datasets, and disciplines to work together seam...

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For those of you who care about #PIDs and a bit more automation in scholarly communication ecosystem, see the post by @hldejonge.bsky.social reflecting on 1 year of @crossref.bsky.social #GrantIDs at the Dutch Research Council: www.crossref.org/blog/celebra...

Celebrating one year of Crossref Grant IDs at NWO - Crossref

This month marks one year since the Dutch Research Council (NWO) introduced grant IDs—an important milestone in our journey toward more transparent and trackable research funding. We created over 1,60...

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We are kickstarting Research Software Training NL (RST-NL)! Our first upcoming training is 🔸 16 and 17 September: online Carpentries Instructor Training for new software trainers to get certified as Carpentries Instructor. 🔗 For more information and to sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-ins...

🚨 You can still get your tickets for the CaSDaR Event Launch: www.eventbrite.com/e/careers-an... If you're a #DataSteward in the #UK, you cannot miss out on this event!

I'm really grateful to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for shining a light on @carpentries.carpentries.org's decision to stand by our core values in the face of escalating pressure to jettison DEI. www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... If you're so inclined - help us keep going - www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Nonprofit Refuses $1.5M Science Grant Due To New Federal DEI Rules

A coding nonprofit turned down a $1.5M NSF grant after new DEI restrictions, highlighting the clash between federal policy and scientific community values.

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🚨 REMINDER: We're #hiring a new Executive Director! 📍 Remote ⏰ Full-time 💰 USD 100–115k Help grow the OSHF, lead programs+fundraising, and support #openscience & #openhardware: opensciencehardware.org/2025/07/were... #job #opensource #sciencejob

We’re hiring: Executive Director - Open Science Hardware Foundation

Job Summary The Open Science Hardware Foundation (OSHF) is a U.S.-based 501c3 not-for-profit organization working to foster enabling ecosystem for open-source development of scientific instruments, eq...

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I'm very pleased to announce that @cwts.nl and Dialogic will develop an Open Science monitoring framework and prototype dashboard for the Netherlands in the coming 2 years. @opensciencenl.bsky.social has selected the consortium through a European tender (outlined OSNL 2024–2025 work programme).

Thanks for writing this. Open data helps me see if I should trust or care about a particular study. If full data are crap and the paper shows amazing things, if not enough data was collected. Without data papers are nothing but illustrated essays. I see great value in having access to it.

Lots of interesting observations & ideas in this piece. “If we can stop rewarding people for output and instead reward people for good process, as judged by their own arguments that process fulfills the sound scientific principles, then we can maybe evolve towards a better state.”

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How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07...

What a beautifully refreshing message and reminder for the current times

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“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.

“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.

Great article published by @jeroenscharroo.bsky.social @opensciencenl.bsky.social reflecting on the value of #openscience principles in #AI research: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...

Open science helps to assess the value of AI tools and data | Open Science NL

Not only AI scientists, but almost all students and researchers today use AI tools in their research. To what extent is this use compliant with the principles of open science? And can open science hel...

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ZonMw and the Dutch Research Council have published their action plan for reforming research assessment, in line with CoARA principles. The plan includes actions around reviewing and refining the evidence-based CV and exploring #openscience practices in grant evaluations. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

🎓 Today we publish another evaluation for an article whose authors present a novel method—developed through a series of workshops—for assessing academics. 🙏 Thanks to the authors, reviewers & editors! 👇 Read the full text, reviews & editorial assessment on MetaROR metaror.org/kotahi/artic...

A framework for values-based assessment in promotion, tenure, and other academic evaluations

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746 proposals for a total of 3M (about 13 will be funded). If orgs spent 4000 in personnel time preparing their proposals on average, then this mechanism actually reduced funding for open science. Open science is extremely underfunded.

New on the blog today, Marta Teperek and Hans de Jonge explain why NWO has decided to support Make Data Count through SCOSS, in alignment with their investment in promoting FAIR and open data. makedatacount.org/read-our-blo...

Open Science NL is inviting researchers to submit proposals that contribute to building a robust evidence base needed to effectively promote open science in the Netherlands and beyond. The deadline for submissions is 16 September. More information 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/rese...

Research on open science: help build a solid evidence base | Open Science NL

Open Science NL invites interested parties to submit applications for the new call Research on open science. This call focuses on research into open science practices, with the aim of strengthening th...

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