Open Science is FUN! Being among like-minded people can be healing and strengthening. So, come to the Open Science Borrel organised by OSCT. When: October 30th (2025) How late: 16.00 - 17.00 Where: Lange zijds building University Twente (Enschede) Dresscode: Come as you are 😉 This is a […]

This post will be in Dutch, as the concept version of the Dutch Scientific Code of Conduct is currently only avaible in Dutch. Tot maandag 20 oktober is het mogelijk om mee te denken en input te geven op de nieuwe Nederlandse Wetenschappelijke IntegriteitsCode! Wij delen deze oproep, omdat ook […]

Taking from @OpenSciTwente 's program for the Open Science week and the list of leaders (from UT and Saxion) supporting it, it seems the subject of #openscience is steadily growing https://www.openscience-twente.com/Events/oscnl%20national-open-science-week-2025/#osc-nl-national-os-week-2025

Friday, September 26, 2025 Workshop: "Publishing Research Data with Fairly Toolset" at the UT Learn more and see the full schedule here: https://lnkd.in/eq-u4kuH hashtag#OpenScience hashtag#Research hashtag#OSCNL hashtag#UniversityOfTwente hashtag#Saxion

Join us for the OSC-NL National Open Science Week from Monday, September 22, to Friday, September 26, 2025. This event is packed with workshops, talks, and interactive sessions designed to help you engage with Open Science practices. As OSC-Twente we also have some 'local' sessions: Monday […]

The summer break is here! We hope you all will take some time off to charge your batteries. For those who like to plan, mark your calendar for the Dutch Open Science week of 2025! At our website (https://www.openscience-twente.com/) you can see what kind of activities and sessions are planned […]

Another tip, and from our OSCT agenda: When: 26 June 14.00 - 15.00 What: Insights about publisher agreements Where: LA 2405 (Langezijds building University Twente), Enschede Speaker: Nicole Loorbach More information: https://www.openscience-twente.com/Events/#upcoming-events

It is almost the end of the academic year, but if you still have time or energy left for a workshop. Here is a tip: Preregistration for student assignments on 26 June from the @Dutch_Reproducibility_Network Follow the link for more information […]

Een tip voor onze open-minded volgers. Vanuit @publicspaces worden er binnenkort interessante evenementen georganiseerd! Op 13 juni: - PublicSpaces conferentie '25 "Shaping our Digital Future" zie voor meer informatie: https://conference.publicspaces.net/ (minstens 1 Saxioner gaat) Op 14 juni […]

Yesterday one of our OSC-T members, Renate, received an award from @SURF. Thereby recognising her work and support she provides to the research community and open science! https://www.surf.nl/nieuws/dit-zijn-de-research-support-champions-2025

"Naast de reguliere awards werd ook de publieksprijs uitgereikt. Tijdens SURF Research Day konden bezoekers stemmen op hun favoriete @SURF Research Support Champion. Renate Mattiszik kwam als winnaar uit de bus en kreeg een boeket bloemen van LEGO als cadeau." […]

"Sarah Coombs werd niet alleen SURF Research Support Champion (in 2022), maar heeft de afgelopen jaren liefst 6 prijzen binnengehaald als onderzoeksondersteuner." “Als ik in gesprek ga met middle-managers, zie ik de ogen glazig worden. Je ziet ze denken: waar gaat dit over?” "een zware uitdaging […]

In the upcoming days there will be pints of science in Enschede! With one of our coordinators as speaker. Safe 19th and 21st of May in your calendar!

To all Saxion Open Science people, please complete the questionnaire for the need of better options for Open Access in practical journals (vaktijdschriften in Dutch)! https://mijn.saxion.nl/nieuws-medewerkers/nieuws-medewerkers-nieuw/vragenlijst-open-acces-publiceren-in-vaktijdschriften The […]

On 7th April from 12:00 - 15:00 we will host the OSCT Hackathon: UT research Software Template During this #hackathon we will work on the development of a UT research software template. For more information: http://www OpenScience-Twente.com/Events/

Nog eens 20 wetenschappers eruit in Twente. Bezig met voedselveiligheid, klimaatadaptatie, enz. Volgende slachtoffers van de botte bijl waarop deze regering inhakt op de wetenschap. www.utoday.nl/news/75377/f...

"Debat samengevat: begroting Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap" geheel: https://www.eerstekamer.nl/verslag/20250325/verslag samengevat: https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20250325/debat_samengevat_begroting "De plenaire behandeling van die begroting vindt dinsdag 1 april plaats. ... gestemd op 8 […]

The Dutch Network for #ResearchIntegrity is hosting a keynote and panel discussion on reforms in #recognitionrewards in #maastricht on 9 April 2025 and registrations are still open! This topic ties in with current debates about budget cuts and changing priorities in #highereducation more […]

Blog entry: Why I work in the open. I’ve long worked in the open, overwhelmingly for one reason: it increases enormously the surface area for success. That might mean thinking out loud on social media, documenting ideas as blog entries, or publishing software as open source. Here are some of […]

Good morning! Today is a good day to take part in the protest against the budget cuts in #highereducation in the Netherlands! I hope to see you soon on our #twente campus or in the city centre of #enschede ! #dohetniet #woinactie More info […]

The data stewards and Open agent of Saxion are giving a good presentation about Open Science to foster this topic among a research group! Take outs: - Start small if OA is new - Publish Open Access - Minting PID's - Look for support at the Saxion Research Services

Wat zijn jouw beste slogans voor het protest tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs (morgen in Enschede) ?

De wereld staat in brand, en de minister schept wat zand in een emmertje, in de hoop dat wij hem daarvoor zullen prijzen. https://neerlandistiek.nl/2025/03/eppos-emmertje/

I know things are bad on the open web…but it could get even worse. Imagine any of these scenarios: 1. What if the Internet Archive got shut down after all those lawsuits. Ref: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41482620 2. What if Google suddenly stopped high-ranking Wikipedia links. Ref […]

https://www.utoday.nl/opinion/75359/call-ut-professors-strike-with-us "In an open letter, dozens of UT professors call for participation in the March 25 relay strike in Enschede. 'Stand up for knowledge, for students, and for the future of the University of Twente.'"

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Next week, on Saturday, 29 March, from 10:00 to 17:00, we are participating with "International Open Hackerspace Day". If you want to see member projects, our workplace or get to know our community, visit us. If we are a bit to far away check out one of the other (dutch) #hackerspaces […]

Billionaire-proof open social media is now mission-critical infrastructure for the future of democracy.

@bert_hubert, ik zag vanochtend dit voorbijkomen: https://tweakers.net/nieuws/233100/amerikaans-bedrijf-neemt-nederlands-fintechbedrijf-ccv-over.html Inzetten op Europese infrastructuur providers (bv. voor cloud services) heeft alleen zin als die industrie niet eenvoudig door de VS uitgekocht […]

Just saw "made with 💖 in Europe" in software, which I think was recently added.

“Vijanden van internationalisering zijn ook vijanden van open samenleving” https://www.scienceguide.nl/2025/03/vijanden-van-internationalisering-zijn-ook-vijanden-van-open-samenleving/

"Maar zo’n voornemen om hogeschoolbreed over te gaan op Apple-producten, is het niet verstandig om dat te heroverwegen? En om eens voorzichtig op zoek te gaan naar Europese of Aziatische alternatieven voor bijvoorbeeld Microsoft Teams? En Outlook?" […]

The *Safe Haven* fund of the Dutch Inst for Adv Sci (NIAS), helping researchers from Gaza and Ukraine was opened to include researchers from the US. Yes, the US is on that list now. Maastricht University is an official partner and potential host. Contact me if you need to flee to Maastricht.

"Universiteiten moeten, juist nu, inzetten op de langere termijn door het creëren van een breder maatschappelijk tegendiscours. Niet ‘innovatie’ of ‘economische waarde’, maar ‘solidariteit,’ ‘democratie,’ en ook ‘waarheid’ zouden in zo’n verhaal centraal moeten staan." […]

Allle cloud/soevereiniteitsmoties zijn AANGENOMEN. Inclusief ".nl weer in volledig Nederlands beheer".

From EUmail to EuTube and Feuerfox, it's time for #eu + national govt to put money where European tech development is and help wean the continent off #ustech - fantastic, practical piece by @bert_hubert. https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-how-to-get-that-european-cloud/

I think @bert_hubert really nails it here about the rotten state of EC funding through Horizon Europe et al. «The ones who do want to deal with [the bureaucracy] are slow-moving consortia, staffed with entire floors of people who love defining and checking “work packages” full of “milestones.” […]

"For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every […]

"I’ve personally been a Horizon Europe reviewer for the European Commission, and I hate to say it, but this system is terrible for real innovation." says @bert_hubert in https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-how-to-get-that-european-cloud/

“A kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school has been deported from the U.S., even though she had a valid visa and a court order temporarily blocking her expulsion, according to her lawyer and court papers.” […]

Bruins blijkt niet alleen een botte bezuiniger, maar ook een gevaarlijke technocraat. Hij wil af van zogenaamde #pretstudies. Los van het feit dat hij geen idee heeft hoe moeilijk bv #cultuurwetenschap kan zijn, hoop ik dat, bv, civiele techniek ook leuk is om te studeren. Los van het feit dat […]

TikTok era library promotion from Saxion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkxuqawWMdw

Na twee weken broeden, herschrijven, schrappen (met grote dank aan Angela Wals!) is mijn stuk er dan eindelijk, met een schitterende, hartverscheurende tekening van Zeloot (https://www.typographicposters.com/eline-zeloot). Here goes […]

In the @newyorktimes: 👏🏼 "#activitypub has also led to a wave of start-up efforts such as #mastodon, a microblogging service that now has more than 14 million accounts connected by a network of over 14,000 host computers, as well as start-ups like #pixelfed and #peertube, distributed […]

"Email is a standard service that everybody at a university is provided with. The same should go for computing resources." according to Serkan Girgin, among many other things, one of the winners of the @SURF research support champion Award 3 years ago […]

Wikidata now has support for searching lexemes by language! #wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=glass+inlanguage%3Asv&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=advanced&fulltext=1&ns146=1

Leuk om eens naar te kijken, https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau/ - gisteren genoemd in het debat digitale soevereiniteit. "Samen met Frankrijk en Duitsland onderhouden we een Europese suite van samenwerksoftware. Mijn Bureau is de Nederlandse implementatie daar van."