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OpenAIRE Newsletter September 2025

08 October 2025

New leadership, fresh perspectives for OpenAIRE: Welcoming Joeri Both

Following the Open Science Fair at CERN, OpenAIRE’s 16th General Assembly marked an important step in our governance. Members elected Joeri Both, Vice Director of the University Library of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, as the new Chair of the Executive Board and General Assembly.

Joeri brings scientific expertise, library leadership, and a deep commitment to Open Science. Having served on the Executive Board for the past year, he has been instrumental in strengthening member engagement and shaping OpenAIRE’s vision for the future.

With his appointment, OpenAIRE enters a new chapter, building on strong foundations while bringing fresh perspectives to the challenges ahead.

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SERVICE

ARGOS Q3 2025 release: fresh look, powerful upgrades!

The latest ARGOS release introduces powerful tools to make Data Management Planning smoother and more effective. Highlights include Plan Evaluation for instant quality checks, Custom Export Templates to match institutional styles, RAiD Support for persistent project identification, and FEDORA Repository Integration for seamless preservation in trusted environments. Together, these updates make ARGOS smarter, more flexible, and better aligned with Open Science workflows.

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WORKSHOP

From principles to practice: Building the future of Research Assessment

How do we turn the ideals of responsible research assessment into everyday reality? At the OSFair 2025 in Geneva, OpenAIRE, IOI, and the CoARA OI4RRA Working Group joined forces in a hands-on workshop to explore just that. Using the Open Infrastructure Checklist, participants tested real tools, shared feedback, and co-created a roadmap for infrastructures that make change possible.

Fresh insights, real collaboration, and a shared mission: to build open, trusted systems that truly reward responsible research.

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NEW BOOTCAMP

FAIR RDM Bootcamp: Join the movement of the future of responsible Data Stewardship

Building on the success of our Open Science Trainers Bootcamp, we are launching a new FAIR Research Data Management (RDM) bootcamp for data stewards this October, marking a new step in strengthening Europe’s data stewardship capacity. In collaboration with the Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS), the University of Minho, the University of Latvia, and the University of Belgrade, this four-day hybrid programme combines live expert-led sessions, hands-on case studies, and self-paced learning through OpenPlato.

Designed for early-career professionals, the bootcamp covers the full research lifecycle, from metadata and FAIR principles to legal, ethical, and governance aspects, powered by OpenAIRE services.

TRAINING

The new EOSC EU Node Learning Center

The EOSC EU Node has launched its new Learning Center on OpenPlato, helping researchers navigate the EOSC EU Node, from finding resources to using computing for advanced data science.

It builds the skills and confidence to make the most of EOSC. Here, users can seamlessly access both step-by-step tutorials and in-depth courses, and they can even work towards earning certificates and badges.

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OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Advancing research visibility: The University of Milan’s journey with open databases

The University of Milan has joined the growing community using OpenAIRE MONITOR, a dashboard powered by the OpenAIRE Graph to track research outputs, Open Access trends, and impact. In an interview, Paola Galimberti explains why open, verifiable data matters for effective policy, how MONITOR supports strategic decisions, and how it strengthens Italy’s Open Science ecosystem.

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