Impact of Research Software - Open Innovation Sprint Begins in March 2025
| Stefania Amodeo
A new initiative has been launched to tackle open source and open science challenges with community-driven solutions. The Open Innovation Sprints are being coordinated by NumFOCUS, the Research Software Alliance (ReSA), and Open Source Collective, with support from OpenAIRE and other organizations. Keep reading and learn all the details!
Public Consultation: Shaping Open Infrastructures for Responsible Research Assessment
| Angeliki Tzouganatou
Research assessment shapes careers, funding, and institutional priorities, yet many systems remain opaque and exclusive. Relying on proprietary, black-box metrics, they fail to capture the full diversity of research contributions and global scholarship. To change this, the CoARA Working Group ‘’Towards Open Infrastructures for Responsible Res…
OpenAIRE PROVIDE now offers a Validated Badge for repositories and data sources that meet OpenAIRE Guidelines through the OpenAIRE Metadata Validator. A mark of trust and compliance, helping repositories showcase their commitment to global standards.
OpenAIRE & The Lens Forge Strategic Partnership to Advance Open Knowledge Integration
| Konstantinos Kavallaris
OpenAIRE, a European leader in Open Science infrastructure, and The Lens, a pioneering global open knowledge platform operated by Cambia, have formalized their commitment to collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership aims to strengthen cooperation and enhance the discoverability and accessibility of scho…
Towards Next-Gen Citation Indexes: The Groundbreaking Release of OpenAIRE ScholeXplorer API 3.0!
| Paolo Manghi
We are thrilled to unveil the latest version of ScholeXplorer, a game-changer in scholarly communication! Read on to see the revolutionary new features.
Research, Innovation & Open Science at the Forefront: Greek Minister of Development Visits ATHENA Research Center
| Konstantinos Kavallaris
On February 14, 2025, the ATHENA Research and Innovation Center welcomed Greece's Minister of Development, Mr. Takis Theodorikakos, to showcase cutting-edge projects and collaborations. Keep reading and learn all the details!
7th OpenAIRE Open Science Train-the-Trainer Bootcamp
| Jonathan England
OpenAIRE's train-the-trainer bootcamps aim at empowering trainers with the knowledge and the know-hows of Open Science so they can pass it onto the researchers and students themselves, and ultimately help create a more open, transparent and accessible research ecosystem.
Data Quality & More: Highlights from the Second Open Insights Session
| Ioanna Grypari
Read the recap from the second session of the Open Insights Series highlighted the National Open Access Monitor's data quality initiatives! Discussions emphasized the OpenAIRE Graph's foundational role and the transformative impact of text mining for Research Funding Organisations. Learn more details!
Strengthening Open Science & Academic Collaboration between Europe & Latin America
| Konstantinos Kavallaris
The Latin American Federated Network for Open Scholarly Communication has signed a MoU to formalize and deepen their decade-long collaboration in fostering Open Science and interoperability between Europe and Latin America.
Exploring Innovation: Highlights from the Pattern Remake Workshop
| Theodora Kavadia
On January 23, 2025, the Pattern Remake Workshop brought together researchers, facilitators, and citizen scientists to discuss emerging trends in Open & Responsible Research and Innovation. Held in a hybrid format, it connected participants across Europe, with in-person sessions at Politecnico di Milano.
Building Open Science together: HOSI Driving Policy Adoption in Greece
| Elli Papadopoulou
On December 10–11, 2024, the Hellenic Open Science Initiative (HOSI) hosted the 3rd Open Science Symposium at the National Center for Natural Sciences Research “Demokritos” in Athens. Dive into!
SciLake's Research Community is Charting New Frontiers with Scientific Knowledge Graphs
| Stefania Amodeo
SciLake project has exciting news to share! In collaboration with EBRAINS, is enhancing neuroscience research by linking the EBRAINS data network with SciLake's services. SciLake as a project contains 13 partners from 9 countries with a common purpose of advancing research connectivity with open Scientific Knowledge Graphs. Scilake’s Pilot p…
