Webinars

OpenAIRE Connect Service: empowering Research Communities

Wednesday, 07 July 2021

This webinar will present the OpenAIRE CONNECT service for research communities and how it supports community building, strengthening and empowering. With OpenAIRE CONNECT, communities get a configurable gateway that supports the implementation and tracking of the uptake of Open Science principles.

The experience of the H2020 project “Enermaps” will be presented to showcase how the gateway is helping to address the challenges of Open Science in the domain of Energy Research.

WHEN: 7 July, 2021

TIME: 15h - 16h CEST

PROGRAMME:

Bring your data and learn how to effectively anonymize them with Amnesia!

Wednesday, 30 June 2021

‘Athena’ Research Center, as part of the activities of the OpenAIRE NOAD in Greece, launches yet another round of informative and educational online seminars, in support of research activities relevant to the coronavirus disease. The seminars will inform about new developments, promote know-how and familiarize the scientific community with the use of certain services. This seminar will run in collaboration with the OpenAIRE NOAD in Cyprus.

“Amnesia: anonymization of data with guarantees”

Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021

Time: 11.00 a.m - 12.30 p.m (EEST)

Language: Greek

Public: Researchers, Academic Staff, Research Infrastructures and Research Services, Librarians

The seminar concentrates on the processing of sensitive and personal data to show anonymization techniques and guarantees that are offered via the Amnesia tool.  Amnesia is an open source software that applies k- and km- anonymity techniques in order to achieve guaranteed irreversible anonymization of personal data. The techniques of anonymization that it offers convert the personal data into statistics with the least possible loss of information, allowing their processing without the restrictions of the General Regulation on Personal Data Protection.

During the seminar, participants will learn about the legal framework governing sensitive and personal data, as well as about alternatives that they can follow to achieve maximum compliance with Open Science conditions. There will be a presentation of the tool and then participants will have the opportunity to practice using Amnesia with their own data! 

For any questions you may have, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

• Greece
• Cyprus

Open Research Europe: The EC’s platform for open access publications

Thursday, 08 April 2021

The National Open Access Desks for Greece and Cyprus continue their joint efforts to inform and update the research and academic communities in their countries about important Open Science aspects. This time they partner with the Scholarly Communication Unit of HEAL-Link. 

The webinar presents the Open Research Europe platform which has been developed by the European Commission (EC) to support open access publishing for scientific publications of framework programme’s projects. The webinar aims to communicate the model and the ways in which the platform can be used by researchers.

When: Thursday 8 April 2021

Time: 11.00 a.m - 12.00 p.m 

Language: Greek

Target audience: Researchers, Academic Staff, Librarians

We are pleased to announce that the webinar will be delivered by Victoria Tsoukala, Policy Officer-Seconded National Expert- Open Access-Science Cloud - European Commission, DG RESEARCH. 

Victoria’s presentation is about the new platform for open access peer-reviewed publications that is promoted by the EC as a service for project coordinators of ‘Horizon 2020’ and ‘Europe Horizon’ programmes. In addition, the new Open Science policy framework of ‘Europe Horizon’ that the platform supports compliance with, will be analysed.

For any questions you may have, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

• Greece: openaire [at] athenarc [dot] gr
• Cyprus: openaire-cy [at] ucy [dot] ac [dot] cy

Open Science Communities

Learn more about Open Science Communities in the Netherlands

Friday, 12 March 2021

On March 12 at 14:00 CET, Loek Brinkman, Assistant Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht, will talk about Open Science Communities in the Netherlands. The first one, the Open Science Community Utrecht, was founded in 2018, and has now over 300 members, from all faculties and all career stages. The Open Science Community has three aims: 

1. Reach and engage researchers to learn about open science;
2. Inspire and enable to adopt open science practices; and
3. Shape institutional policies to facilitate and promote open science.

There are now ten Open Science Communities in the Netherlands, one in Ireland and one in Sweden. And an Open Science Community Starter Kit is available to help institutions to set up a local Open Science Community.

Please read the Starter Kit before joining this webinar and Loek will answer any questions you might have after his presentation.

OpenAIRE and EOSC: interactions and contribution to Open Science

Thursday, 18 February 2021

For the third consecutive year, the National Open Access Desks for Greece and Cyprus continue their joint efforts to inform and update the research and academic communities in their countries about important Open Science aspects.

This webinar presented the pan-European electronic infrastructure for Open Science - OpenAIRE and the European Open Science Cloud - EOSC. The webinar was supported also by the NI4OS-Europe project.

Lately, there is a rapid change in the field of Research and Innovation (R&I) in Europe. The adoption of the Open Science model by the European Commission has channelled open standards into national research settings. Complementary to new policies that are created, EOSC is being developed aiming to become the European research web which incorporates good practices and interconnects with national R&I ecosystems by design. Research infrastructures are called to support data-driven research and adapt to the new reality that adds value to their services.

The presentation informed about OpenAIRE, its continuous activity in the European Research Area for more than 10 years now and its evolution into a legal entity based in Greece. It also helped to provide a better understanding of EOSC and its operation, and communicated how OpenAIRE and NI4OS-Europe assist its implementation. In addition, it highlighted the changes brought by EOSC in various R&I areas and explained how everyday activities of researchers will be performed as well as what measures are underway to fully support the research process in all its dimensions.

OpenAIRE virtual coffee break

Training assessment - what does it look like for online training delivery?

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Involved in open science training and looking for ways to optimize assessment of online courses? Check out the virtual coffee break meeting notes.  

Open Science e finanziamenti europei

Come ottemperare agli obblighi nei progetti H2020 e in Horizon Europe.

Tuesday, 02 February 2021

Thursday, 04 February 2021

Tuesday, 09 February 2021

Thursday, 11 February 2021

Ciclo di 4 webinar per conoscere i principi della scienza aperta e approfondire aspetti e strumenti specifici per ottemperare agli obblighi della Commissione Europea. Il corso è riservato ai beneficiari di progetti di ricerca H2020 o Horizon Europe.

Da tempo la Commissione Europea ha abbracciato l’Open Science e la sua visione partecipativa e collaborativa del lavoro scientifico. Tutti i beneficiari di fondi europei per la ricerca sono tenuti a rispettare le richieste in fatto di Open Access alle pubblicazioni, ai dati o ad altri prodotti del lavoro di ricerca. 

In concreto rendere disponibili i prodotti della ricerca significa fare scelte ponderate, saper distinguere le alternative disponibili e gli strumenti da usare. Nonché conoscere le motivazioni che guidano la scelta di un modello aperto e trasparente di comunicazione scientifica tra pari. 

Il National Open Access Desk di OpenAIRE per l’Italia organizza, in collaborazione con il Competence Center di ICDI, un corso indirizzato ai coordinatori di progetti H2020 e Horizon Europe, in cui approfondire tutte le principali questioni su Open Science e Open Access legate ai finanziamenti europei. 

Il corso è articolato in un ciclo di 4 webinar, in programma a febbraio 2021. In ciascuna lezione è previsto ampio spazio per la discussione e per rispondere alle domande dei partecipanti. 

Programma del corso:

2 febbraio, 14.00-16.30 - Introduzione e motivazioni

• Motivazioni: come funziona la scienza oggi, valutazione della ricerca, problematiche
• L’alternativa Open Science
• La Commissione Europea e l’Open Science
• Servizi e supporto per i ricercatori in Italia e in Europa: ICDI e OpenAIRE 
• Domande e discussione (30 minuti)

4 febbraio, 14.00-16.30 - Open Access e Open Data

• Cos’è e come si fa Open Access alle pubblicazioni
• Open Data Pilot
• L’importanza di gestire i dati della ricerca
• Domande e discussione (30 minuti)

9 febbraio, 14.00-16.30 - Research Data Management e DPM

• Principi FAIR
• Cos’è e a cosa serve il Data Management Plan
• Esempi di DMP
• Strumenti per il DMP
• Domande e discussione (30 minuti)

11 febbraio, 14.00-16.30 - Sessione pratica

• Uso di strumenti e servizi per ottemperare agli obblighi 
• Integrare le buone pratiche di open science nel proprio quotidiano
• Domande e discussione (30 minuti)

Organizzatori:

Emma Lazzeri, Isti-Cnr

Gina Pavone, Isti-Cnr

Catherine Bosio, Isti-Cnr

Galaxy: an open infrastructure for biological data analysis

Thursday, 03 December 2020

Athena Research Center (ARC), in the context of the new series of informative and educational workshops on COVID-19 research organised as part of the OpenAIRE National Open Access Desk and ELIXIR-Greece activities, invites you to an educational webinar on Galaxy - an infrastructure for biological data analysis. 

“Galaxy: an open infrastructure for biological data analysis”

When: Thursday 3 December 2020

Time: 12.30 - 14.30 p.m EET

Language of presentations: Greek

Target audience: Researchers, Health Professionals, Academic Staff, Librarians, Students

The webinar is held in collaboration with the Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming” and the Institute of Applied Biosciences of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas. The purpose of the webinar is twofold: on the one hand to inform about best practices and tools developed for the scientific field of Biomedicine and Open Science, on the other hand to focus on implementation of best practices on data analysis through the Galaxy service while familiarising researchers with its functionalities and use. During the webinar, scientists and researchers will be able to understand the service’s basic functions as well as how they can use it in their research, focusing on COVID-19 activities. Furthermore, interactions with speakers are encouraged in the discussion session through posing questions and communicating use case scenarios that will strengthen compliance with global practices and will enhance the service’s utilization / exploitation by the Greek research community.

Programme:

If you would like to attend the webinar “Galaxy: an open infrastructure for biological data analysis”, please subscribe here. 

The link to connect to the online platform will be sent to registered participants one day before the webinar.

The webinar will be recorded and all related material (slides, recordings, Q&As) will be shared with everyone afterwards.

For any questions you may have, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

• OpenAIRE in Greece:  
• ELIXIR-GR : link to contact

CHIST-ERA Course on Open Science and Research Data Management

A course on Open Science and Research Data Management for CHIST-ERA beneficiaries

Wednesday, 02 December 2020

Friday, 04 December 2020

Wednesday, 09 December 2020

Friday, 11 December 2020

The Course on Open Science and Research Data Management organised in the framework of CHIST-ERA in collaboration with OpenAIRE NOADs is dedicated to CHIST-ERA funding programme beneficiaries and call applicants.

Given the engagement of CHIST-ERA in Open Science, a new Open Science policy will come into effect starting from the next CHIST-ERA Call, with new tools, standards and support.

In collaboration with OpenAIRE, the training course has been tailored to the new CHIST-ERA policy as well as to the needs of CHIST-ERA project participants. It consists of the following 4 modules:

• Module 1 (2^nd December): Introduction and motivations
• Module 2 (4^th December): Open Access to Publications, Open Data and FAIR Data, Open Software and FAIR software
• Module 3 (9^th December): Research Data Management and Data Management Plan
• Module 4 (11^th December): Hands-on session with the provided tools

The course covers all modern aspects of Open Science (Publications, Open Data, FAIR principles, DMP, etc.) and familiarise you with the tools and standards now required by the new calls of CHIST-ERA.

You will find all course material linked at the bottom of this page.

OpenAIRE virtual coffee break

The Open Science Skills Curriculum: what does it look like at the institutional level?

Wednesday, 02 December 2020

The Open Science Skills Curriculum: what does it look like at the institutional level? This is a very practical question and we seek to find concrete answers that can be shared across countries and institutions. In particular, we focused on sharing information on:

• The topics covered by Open Science skills courses at the different stages of the researcher career (R1-R4)
• The learning objectives for these courses
• The means of delivery of these courses (online only, blended, face-to-face only, etc).
• The assessment of these courses (and any certification or accreditation).

A multitude of Open Science training courses are being delivered by institutions across Europe (and beyond) to researchers at different stages of their careers. Multiple agencies and groups described their much valuable work in reports and recommendations. However, basic information on curriculum specifics at the institutional level does not appear to be generally available.

It would be useful for those who are designing and updating these courses to be able to benchmark their offerings from the curriculum viewpoint, gaining an insight into the topics and levels of detail that are considered appropriate for doctoral students/early career researchers compared with more established researchers (for example), etc.

Session notes.