🗓️ Save the date! SPARC Europe is pleased to be coordinating the European Diamond Open Access Policy Forum, part of an international series of events bringing together decision-makers and funders to shape policy and funding for #DiamondOA. Follow @almasiproject.bsky.social for more information.

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🗓️ Save the date for the next Diamond Open Access Policy Forum! Future meetings will focus on strategies for funding Diamond OA. Join us for: 📍DOAPF Africa 📍DOAPF Latin America 📍DOAPF Europe 🌐 And one cross-regional event Registration link and more information about the speakers to come.

⏰ FINAL HOURS: #OESurvey closes at midnight! Thank you to everyone who's already responded – you're helping map open education across European higher education. Still on your to-do list? The day is not over yet 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

⏳ The #OESurvey is closing soon – but there's still time to have your say! Here's some quick maths: at an average of 15 minutes per response, that's still 430 time slots between now and the deadline on 20 July, midnight – plenty of opportunities to add your voice 👉️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

SPARC Europe's OA landscape illustration is designed to provoke thought and fuel conversation. We're inviting institutional leaders to share what strikes them most about it. First up: our director, Vanessa Proudman. Read her reflections shorturl.at/5hZyF and share your own thoughts in the comments!

SPARC Europe’s OA landscape illustration has been designed to support advocacy for a more diverse, equitable and sustainable open access ecosystem. Getting closer to that goal requires coordinated… | SPARC Europe

SPARC Europe’s OA landscape illustration has been designed to support advocacy for a more diverse, equitable and sustainable open access ecosystem. Getting closer to that goal requires coordinated…

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🤝 Our European #RightsRetention Community of Practice is back today for its 10th session, diving into #OpenScience & rights retention for academic freedom 📅 9 July, 12:00–13:30 CEST ⏰ Last-minute sign-ups: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 📩 Join the community of practice: mailchi.mp/01f7cca13388...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice - Rights Retention and Academic freedom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The European Rights Retention Community of Practice (CoP) continues to bring together experts and practitioners from across Europe to exchange experiences, learn from one another, and advance rights retention...

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Last call! The 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice meeting will take place next week! Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom Speakers: Ana Lazarova, Lionel Maurel, Sam Moore Register here 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Bridging two landscapes: A vision for OA scholarly communication in Europe. SPARC Europe's new visual case for structural change toward a more sustainable #OpenAccess ecosystem. Download & use it freely – and let us know what you think! 👉 sparceurope.org/bridging-two...

Bridging two landscapes: A vision for OA scholarly communication in Europe - SPARC Europe

This illustration is a visual argument for sustained change toward a healthier OA scholarly communication ecosystem in Europe. It is primarily for national and regional Open Access policymakers,…

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Thank you, Rene Tanner, for the inspiring presentation on #OER from the US! 🇺🇸 📖 It's a great moment to ask: What do we know about #OpenEducation in Europe? Help us find out – take the #OESurvey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M #LIBER2026

📊 Halfway through #OESurvey – 87 responses in! 🌍 A quick look at the map so far: Shoutout to 🇮🇹 Italy and 🇦🇹 Austria for leading the charge! The geographical coverage is growing, but a lot of puzzle pieces are still missing. Help us paint the whole picture! 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

100+ practitioners have already registered – will you join them? 🎓 The 10th European #RightsRetention Community of Practice: 📅 Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST 🔍 Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom Don't miss out 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Halfway through #OESurvey and the data is already telling a story worth sharing. 📊 Respondents with under 3 years of experience dropped sharply, while those with over 5 years grew to 40% – people are staying and maturing with the #OE field. Be part of the picture 👇 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

📢 New in the Connecting the Opens leadership series: How is senior leadership advancing openness in Higher Education? 🏛️ 👉️ Read here: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... The final item in our #ConnectingTheOpens series! Explore the full series here: sparceurope.org/what-we-do/c...

⏰ Reminder: register today for the 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice 📅 Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST 🔍 Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom 👉 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #RightsRetention #OpenAccess #AcademicFreedom #OpenScience

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Rights Retention and Academic freedom

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🇪🇸 ¡Ahora en español! Thanks to our colleagues from @rebiun.org, two #ProjectRetain resources are now available in Spanish: 📄 Construyendo puentes hacia el acceso abierto 🎓 Retain OER. Políticas de Retención de Derechos Both are part of our Rights Retention Helper 👉 sparceurope.org/rights-reten...

Rights Retention Helper - SPARC Europe

This helper includes key resources on rights retention for institutions and researchers: including examples of rights retention policies, support documents and guidelines and a key reading list.…

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Exciting news from SCOSS - The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services! 🌱 The spring & summer 2026 newsletter is out, packed with engaging stories and inspiring updates from the #SCOSSfamily. 👉 mailchi.mp/scoss/news_s... Don't forget to subscribe to receive the next edition!

SCOSS News Spring & Summer 2026

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SPARC Europe is heading to #OER26! 🌍 This year's theme – Openness Reimagined – invites us to reflect on shared visions of the future of openness. Our Senior #OpenEducation Expert Paola Corti takes the stage with a contribution on #ConnectingTheOpens. Find us there! 👋 #ENOEL #OpenScience

#OpenEducation has a history stretching back centuries – from miners' community libraries to MOOCs enrolling 160,000+ learners at a time. But what does it look like inside today's academia? If you work in or around higher education, please share your experience 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

📢 Save the date! Join us for the 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event! 📅 Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00–13:30 CEST 🔍 Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom 🎙️ Speakers: Ana Lazarova, Lionel Maurel, Sam Moore 👉 Register now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

⏰ One week to go! @almasiproject.bsky.social is hosting its 2nd discussion series on scholar-led publishing: 📖 From Preprints to Publication: How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication 🗓️ 11 June 2026 · 16:30 CEST 👉 Programme and registration: u2l.fr/th3dc8 #OpenScience

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Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally

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5 reasons #openeducation matters: 💰 Cost savings 🧠 Independent & interdisciplinary learning 🤝 Collaborative pedagogy ⚖️ Social justice 🎨 Versatility & creative use But how is it embedded across European higher education? 👉 Take the #OEsurvey to help us understand: www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M

Open Education in European Institutions of Higher Education - Survey 2026

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🌍 Open science & education are reshaping how knowledge is created and shared – and research libraries are at the heart of it. We are heading to @libereurope.bsky.social Conference to explore key challenges and opportunities together! Stop by our Networking Power Session (2 July, 17:00) for a chat!

What if global #OpenScience cost a fraction of one nation's journal subscriptions? 🤯 SCOSS reveals a stark contrast: €6M feeds 12 vital global #DiamondOA infrastructures, while a single country can spend over €100M on paywalls and APCs. Read the full story: scoss.org/the-6-vs-100...

The 6 vs. 100 million OA question - SCOSS - The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services

What if the global backbone of Diamond OA cost less than a single country’s journal access and APC bill? For many, it does.  Put it into perspective: the combined operating costs of the 12…

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@almasiproject.bsky.social is organizing its 2nd discussion series on scholar-led publishing. From Preprints to Publication: How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication 🕓 11 June 2026, 16:30 CEST 📝 Discover the program: u2l.fr/th3dc8 👉 Register to attend: u2l.fr/nfd3mx

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Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally

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📋 The #OEsurvey is back! How is #OpenEducation progressing at your institution? Growth is real – but barriers remain. Without systematic data, Open Education remains invisible in policy conversations. ⏱️ 15 minutes. Big impact. 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M #OER #HigherEducation #OpenScience

Open Education in European Institutions of Higher Education - Survey 2026

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📢 New in the Connecting the Opens leadership series: Policies and incentives shaping openness in Higher Education. How are institutions developing policies, governance approaches, and incentive systems to support and connect #OpenScience and #OpenEducation? 👉️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno... More details 🧵👇

Connecting the Opens (V): Policies and incentives shaping openness in Higher Education

This item is the fifth in a series exploring how university leaders across Europe are connecting open science and open education. Based on interviews conducted by SPARC Europe, the series aims to…

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Join us fo the 2nd webinar in the @almasiproject.bsky.social discussion series on #scholarled publishing! 👉 Register here: almasiproject.org/news-and-eve...

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🕓 Next ALMASI webinar: Thursday 11ᵗʰ June 2026 at 16:30 CEST. In the opening talk, @zehrataskin.bsky.social from Hacettepe University (Turkey) will focus on Preprints and Publish-Review-Curate initiatives. 📝Discover the entire program and register to attend: almasiproject.org/news-and-eve...

📢 SPARC Europe and #ENOEL are mapping open education policy & practice in European Higher Ed – policies, funding, #OER, & more. If OE is part of your work, your voice matters. Please take our simple survey! 🔗 www.surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M ⏱️ 15–20 min | 📅 20 July 2026 #OpenEducation #OESurvey

SPARC Europe, together with ALLEA, @eifl.bsky.social, @ifla.org, @libereurope.bsky.social, and @operaseu.bsky.social, is calling on EU policymakers to remove persistent barriers and accelerate the transition to Open Science across Europe 👉️ doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenScience #OpenAccess #ERAAct

How do we make open educational resources easier to find and reuse — and what does it take to actually get there? Those questions are at the heart of the 15th #ENOEL Workshop on Tuesday, 19 May. Come ready to think, share, and build together. 👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15

📢 Vanessa Proudman & @paolacorti.bsky.social will open this year’s Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week with a keynote on ‘how can we bridge the Opens?’ 🗓 Tue 19 May | 10:45 CEST 👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OpenScience #OpenAccess #OpenEducation #ConnectingTheOpens