Registration and the call for contributions are now open! Join the National Open Science Festival 2026 on 14 October at TU Delft. Register for free or submit a proposal for a workshop, lightning talk, poster session, networking session, or more 👉 opensciencefestival.nl/registration

The call for Open & Sustainable Research Software 2026 has been open for some time now, but the deadline is fast approaching. In a few weeks, the deadline for submitting proposals will close: you have until 14 May 2026, 2PM CET. Read the full call and/or apply: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

ReSA’s April newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...): - Community news: policy brief from @eosc-everse.bsky.social - IRSC26 registration: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... & sponsors: @NWO, @opensciencenl.bsky.social & @esciencecenter.bsky.social - Events: @force11.bsky.social #FORCE2026

🚀 A strong start to #HMCConference2026 Workshops, keynote, poster sessions & welcome reception – a full first day at #DKFZ in Heidelberg. Great discussions, first connections, and a clear message: FAIR needs cultural change. #HMC2026 @opensciencenl.bsky.social @helmholtz.de @dkfz.bsky.social

Zowel het nieuwe SEP (2027-2033) als NWO’s evidence-based CV verschuiven naar open onderzoeksinformatie. Weg van gesloten databronnen, naar open alternatieven zoals OpenAlex en OpenAIRE. Op het oog een kleine stap, maar in de praktijk een groot signaal. Lees meer 👉 lnkd.in/epNmUWZh

🏆 Nominate candidates for the 2026 Leo Waaijers Open Science Award! Have you set up or come across an inspiring open science initiative that contributes to open, sustainable and accessible science? Nominate now! The winner will receive a prize fund of €50,000 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/nomi...

Are you working on open science and eager to share your work with the wider community, engage in dialogue, or spark new collaborations? Mark your calendar: the call for contributions to the 2026 Open Science Festival will open late May. 💡https://opensciencefestival.nl/pre-announcement-2026

📣 Become an eScience Center Fellow! Together with @opensciencenl.bsky.social, we're seeking 20 ambassadors for #researchsoftware sustainability. Each Fellow will receive: ➡️ €2.000 ➡️ In-kind expertise to support ➡️ A boost to existing initiatives or activities Apply by 11 June: shorturl.at/VFBPN

Netherlands University Presses (NUPs) has received €300,000 from Open Science NL! Through 5 work packages, NUPs is working on diamond open access, international collaboration, knowledge sharing and visibility. 'In two years, we’ll be an established player' – Just de Leeuwe 👉 lnkd.in/eAjrnugn

Are you into Research Software Management? Are you into Interoperability? And did you recently start your job? The LCRDM is hosting a National Onboarding Day Research Software Management and Interoperability on June 4. More info: lcrdm.nl/evenementen/...

23 Nederlandse kennisinstellingen hebben van Open Science NL elk €50.000 ontvangen om het erkennen en waarderen van open science in hun wervings- en bevorderingsbeleid te integreren. Hoe staat het ervoor met de projecten die geld hebben ontvangen? Lees het hier: www.openscience.nl/erkennen-en-...

Open Science NL awarded 5 citizen science hubs, such as PRO BONO, each €400,000 to strengthen the dialogue between science, society and policy over 4 years. ‘Citizens can provide additional knowledge for science,’ says Sabine Wildevuur from PRO BONO. Read more: www.openscience.nl/en/pro-bono-...

@cern.bsky.social lanceert een nieuwe fase van Open Research Europe (ORE). Een speciaal financieringsconsortium maakt dit mogelijk. NWO is onlangs toegetreden tot dit consortium. 👉 Lees meer: www.nwo.nl/nieuws/cern-...

On Monday, March 23, Open Science NL celebrated its third anniversary at Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam. 🎈 During the celebration, the evaluation report “Open Science NL in its formative years” was officially presented to NWO President Marcel Levi. Read more: www.openscience.nl/en/news/eval...

📢 Together with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social we are launching a new call for proposals under the Research Software Sustainability Programme. This is a great opportunity for research teams looking to future-proof their existing research software. 👉 More info: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

📢 Met ingang van 1 maart 2026 is Jeroen Bosman toegetreden tot de stuurgroep van Open Science NL. De raad van bestuur van NWO heeft op 11 februari ingestemd met zijn benoeming voor een eerste termijn van 4 jaar. Lees het hele nieuwsbericht: www.openscience.nl/nieuws/jeroe...

A step towards digital sovereignty in Dutch research! OpenAIRE is contributing to DURF and BROCCOLI, two initiatives helping build more open, connected, and community-governed research infrastructure in the Netherlands. Learn more: www.openaire.eu/building-ope... @opensciencenl.bsky.social

In 2026 more budget for Open Science Meetings! 🤝 The budget has been increased to €400,000. Our goal: providing more opportunities for gatherings where stakeholders can exchange experiences and collaborate on building an open science system. 👉 Read more: www.openscience.nl/en/news/more...

📣 We are organising a #SocialMedia conference on March 12 🎉 “From Posts to Insights: Navigating Social Media Data Challenges in Research” at the @utwente.bsky.social and @rug.nl funding by @opensciencenl.bsky.social 🧡 Register here: www.utwente.nl/en/dcc/from-...

Proud to share Open Science NL's Annual Review 2025! 🌟 114 projects, €50M+ awarded across 8 programmes spanning the full open science agenda. We spotlight inspiring projects, reflect on progress, and look ahead to 2026-2027 🌍 Read the full review: direc.to/oTJu 📖 #OpenScience #Research

Er zijn steeds meer ontwikkelingen op dit gebied gaande, bijvoorbeeld: 1. @rorinstitute.bsky.social en @aimosinc.bsky.social hebben het @metaror.bsky.social platform opgericht. 2. @opensciencenl.bsky.social heeft een project voor Publish-Review-Curate infrastructuur gefinancieerd.

#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

Our interview with Hans de Jonge @opensciencenl.bsky.social features insights on goals, impact, and sustainability, informing national and wider European infrastructure strategies. 👉 www.openaire.eu/investing-35... #OpenScience #ResearchInfrastructure #FAIR #OpenAIRE

📢 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. 🚀

Open Science NL is funding 27 replication studies with €5.2M. Projects will reanalyse data, repeat experiments, and explore variations across many fields. Read more 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/27-s...

45 projects awarded to strengthen Dutch open science infrastructure! From connecting colonial archives to opening telescope data, these initiatives make research infrastructure more accessible, transparent and inclusive. Read more👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...

Open Science NL proudly presents its new work programme for 2026–2027 with 13 funding instruments to strengthen open science in the Netherlands. It is structured around 5 themes: 🔹infrastructure 🔹capacity 🔹communities 🔹incentives 🔹monitoring www.openscience.nl/en/news/work... #OpenScience

Ik scheef een korte reactie op een stuk in de @advalvas.bsky.social. In dat artikel werd de zorg geuit dat het huidige #openaccess beleid in Nederland tot grote ongelijkheden leidt. Een zorg die NWO deelt, maar er zijn wel degelijk positieve veranderingen gaande: advalvas.vu.nl/wetenschap-o...

We look back on a truly successful Netherlands Open Science Festival in Groningen last Friday. Thanks to everyone who made it possible! See the photos, find the Zenodo link for presentations, and upload your own materials. www.openscience.nl/en/news/cele... See you next year @TU Delft! #NOSF2025

Get involved in an Open Science Monitor for the Netherlands! A consortium with @cwtsnl.bsky.social and Dialogic, funded by us, is developing a framework and dashboard in co-creation with the community. Your input is highly appreciated: www.openscience.nl/en/news/deve...

Apply for the Open Science Retreat 2026: Special Open Science Communities-NL edition in Schoorl, Netherlands, March 29–April 2. This edition is mainly aimed at Dutch Open Science Community members, but anyone interested in Open Science is welcome to apply: openscienceretreat.eu

Five Dutch journals are flipping to #DiamondOpenAccess with support from NWO — free to read and publish. An inspiring step towards a fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable research ecosystem. Making research accessible to everyone, everywhere. 👉 www.nwo.nl/en/news/five...

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).

(1/3) We are very pleased to announce that @cwts.nl and Dialogic will develop an Open Science monitoring framework for the Netherlands! @opensciencenl.bsky.social has selected the consortium through a European tender to lead the Monitoring & Evaluation project.

AI, austerity, and authoritarianism: contemporary challenges in digital curation - that is the main theme for #IDCC26. The call for contributions has just been extended — still time to submit or register!

Great to see #NWO join #SoftwareHeritage, preserving research software for the future. At Open Science NL, we support open and sustainable research software as a key part of reproducible science: 'Software is a first-class research output.' Read the statement www.softwareheritage.org/2025/05/14/n...

The widespread adoption of #AI tools in research is creating a significant conflict with #OpenScience principles, for example because of the unclear nature of their training data, experts explain in this background article on our website 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...

Welcoming the joint CoARA Action Plan by ZonMw & NWO, structured around the ten commitments to reform research assessment. It includes evidence‑based CVs, open science in proposals, awareness‑raising & leadership tools. Read more👇 www.nwo.nl/en/news/zonm... #OpenScience #RecognitionAndRewards

Zo vlak voor de zomer een vrij gevulde @opensciencenl.bsky.social nieuwsbrief, al zeg ik het zelf ;-) mailing.nwo.nl/x/?S7Y1.p9ra...

🎉 Netherlands University Presses (NUPs) receive €300,000 grant from @opensciencenl.bsky.social to strengthen diamond open access publishing! 💎 Building a sustainable, academic-led alternative free for both readers AND authors. #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #OpenScience www.openscience.nl/en/news/gran... 👆🏾

Very happy to announce this major boost for the Netherlands University Presses #NUPs network. The aim of this @opensciencenl.bsky.social funding is to strengthen collaboration and coordination, and promote inclusive (e.g. diamond) #openaccess models. 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/gran...

Five new citizen science hubs across the Netherlands receive funding from Open Science NL. Each hub has a thematic focus and strengthens collaboration between science and society. 👉towards open, inclusive and impactful science: openscience.nl/en/news/five-citizen-science-hubs-receive-funding

Open Science NL is proud to support Netherlands University Presses #NUPs, that brings together Dutch university #OpenAccess publishers. The funding will help develop joint services and infrastructure that support high-quality (diamond) open access publishing 👉 www.openscience.nl/en/news/gran...

Nieuwe blog: onze programmaleider @frederikeschmitz.bsky.social deelt haar reflecties op de Rathenau-studie Vele handen maken meer dan licht werk, over het stimuleren van #CitizenScience in opgavegericht onderzoek. Lees meer: www.openscience.nl/cases/reflec...

Invitation 🗓️ The NWOpen-API offers access to research metadata supporting open research. NWO invites users to join a meeting to share feedback & ideas for its development. Date TBD, location: The Hague. Join us! More info & register: nwo.nl/en/meetings/call-for-participation-nwopen-api-user-meeting

Explore the practice of #DiamondOA publishing in this upcoming Open 2.0 webinar. Panelists will include Iva Melinscak Zlodi ( #DIAMAS Project), @jeroenson.bsky.social (@opensciencenl.bsky.social), and Hanjo Hamann (@globalyacademy.bsky.social).‬ 📅 June 20, 2:30 PM CEST 📝 Register: plos.io/4kPjcND

Help build a solid evidence base on #openscience - the practices and impact. We issued a call with @opensciencenl.bsky.social: The empirical evidence provides persuasive arguments for advancing the open science dialogue and implementations in a constructive way. www.openscience.nl/en/news/rese...

Will we see you on 24th of October in Groningen for the Open Science Festival? Registration is now open. Make sure to reserve a spot as soon as possible! 👇

Registration is now open! 🗓️ 24 Oct | 📍UMCG Groningen Join us at the 5th Open Science Festival, kindly hosted by @rug.nl and UMCG. Register as a participant, submit a proposal for a session, poster or info stand. #NOSF2025 opensciencefestival.nl/en/news/now-...

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...