OpenAIRE hosted the second workshop in its series on Collaborative Pathways to Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) via Open Infrastructures, following the first successful hands-on session at the Open Science Fair 2025 at CERN. This new workshop brought together a diverse community of research managers, infrastructure providers, policy specialists, and open science practitioners committed to advancing RRA by understanding what infrastructures need to deliver in practice. The workshop continued...

On February 6, 2026, Pro-M Zrt. and the University of Debrecen University and National Library (DEENK) organized the popular online event, the Hungarian Open Science Forum, for the thirteenth time. The two-hour online event attracted 135 participants, and after the presentations, a very informative and thought-provoking Q&A session closed the day. The Forum traditionally covers the most current topics related to open science, and this time was no different. Three outstanding presentations pr...

The EVERSE project was established to transform how Europe's research community approaches software quality. At the two-year mark, its services are now well consolidated, and its strategic priority is ready to transition from implementation to dissemination, enabling researchers to enhance the quality and sustainability of their software through structured, community-driven methodologies. As project coordinator, Fotis Psomopoulos emphasised at EVERSE's second General Assembly at CERN, that this ...

OpenAIRE actively participated in the EOSC Winter School 2026, held in Nice, France, from 27–29 January 2026, contributing its expertise to discussions on advancing and operationalising the EOSC Federation. Organised by the EOSC Association with support from the EOSC Gravity project, the event brought together more than 170 stakeholders to focus on onboarding processes, interoperability, and skills development across the EOSC ecosystem. Engaging the community on EOSC EU Node development Through ...

This November, members of the GraspOS team met in Espoo, Finland for the Pilot Workshop. This workshop, hosted by the Center of Science (CSC), offered a chance for participants to gain insights into the Open Science Assessment Framework (OSAF) and what should be valued in terms of research assessment. About OSAF: OSAF is a research assessment framework developed under the GraspOS project that serves as a guide on how to conduct evaluations. The goal of the framework is to record assessments and ...

About PathOS: Launched in September 2022, PathOS is a three-year Horizon Europe project that brings together 10 partners to decode and measure the multifaceted impacts of Open Science (OS). With a focus on elucidating the causal dynamics within OS, the project caters to an audience spanning policymakers, researchers, and the wider scientific community. At its core, PathOS is about forging innovative methodologies and tools, and deepening understanding to shape impactful Open Science policies. De...