Event Calendar

AI, austerity, and authoritarianism: contemporary challenges in digital curation - the theme of this year’s conference recognises the effect contemporary forces are having on digital curation practices. We invite consideration on how these forces affect the work of the digital curation community and steps we take to stay resilient. We are interested in risks, opportunities and challenges from Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in producing data for curation, supporting curation processes, and reusing curated data; from limited or reduced funding available for digital curation actions; and in acts of hostility from governments or corporations to the integrity, preservation, long-term access, and reuse of data. While recognising the financial and political challenges the contemporary environment presents, the call is also open to optimism through examples of resilience and resistance in digital curation activities to sustain momentum in open scholarship and promote social change.

At this 8th meeting, we are pleased to welcome speakers from two countries, Finland and Germany, who will share their national progress. Finland will present its ongoing implementation of a rights retention strategy across universities, while Germany will discuss its current landscape and emerging directions and preview activities on rights retention commencing in 2026 as part of a national open access project. Beyond the presentations, this meeting offers a space for community members to actively participate by sharing experiences, discussing challenges, and exploring practical solutions together in open discussion.

Join our panel of experts, representing publishers, institutions, and researchers, as they discuss the intersection of prestige and accessibility in today’s landscape.Here’s what they’ll discuss:What initiatives by publishers and institutions have impacted the perception of OA? How can publishers convey journal quality, and how can researchers evaluate it? What does good publishing look like, regardless of publishing route?

Die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten für die wissenschaftliche Forschung ist seit Anwendung der DSGVO weitgehend privilegiert. Aber gerade daher sind die Grundzüge der datenschutzrechtlichen Pflichten wesentlich, die in dieser Veranstaltung unter besonderer Betrachtung des Umgangs mit (personenbezogenen) Forschungsdaten behandelt werden.

Um die Logik des Programmierens anschaulich zu vermitteln, kommt die Python Bibliothek "Turtle" zum Einsatz, mit der grafische Formen erzeugt werden können. Diese dient nicht als Forschungswerkzeug, sondern als methodisches Hilfsmittel, um grundlegende Konzepte unmittelbar erfahrbar zu machen, da Veränderungen im Code direkten und nachvollziehbaren Einfluss haben. Anhand kleiner kreativer Programmieraufgaben lernen die Teilnehmenden die ersten Schritte in Python kennen und erhalten eine Basis, auf der sich eigene Forschungsvorhaben mit digitalen Methoden entwickeln lassen.

Die RDA Community in Deutschland will dazu beitragen, dass der Austausch von Daten verstärkt und die Wiederverwendung von Daten effizienter wird. Sie umfasst Datenexpertinnen und -experten in Deutschland, die sich in der Research Data Alliance (RDA) engagieren bzw. ein Interesse an den Ergebnissen der RDA haben.

The workshop will begin by providing key legal and practical principles for the use and creation of open educational resources. The focus will be on the practice-oriented development of open teaching and learning scenarios based on real challenges from the field of higher education and adult education. The potentials and challenges of using OER are critically reflected upon in a joint discourse and possibilities for the meaningful integration of open materials in the planning, implementation and follow-up phases of educational programs are developed. In addition, the functions and possible applications of the www.twillo.de portal will be presented.

Join us for a deep dive into open science policymaking, featuring insights from research funders. We will be joined by representatives from two forward-thinking funding organizations: the Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Stiftelsen Dam. These organizations will share their experiences to develop, implement, and manage policies that enhance the openness and transparency of the research projects they support, aligning with their core organizational missions and values

Curious how others handle ethical or governance challenges around data access and privacy? Do you have data that drives you crazy and need somebody to talk about it? Wondering if you have the best method to get the most out of your data? Or maybe you just have a data-related question that has been on your mind for a while, but you have not had the right space to ask it? If you have questions likes these, we invite you to join us for an engaging unconference-style workshop fostering collaboration and innovation across business, economics, and related research fields. Share insights, connect with peers, and create tangible outcomes on topics like reproducible research, unstructured data, and AI.

At this conference we will be asking essential questions, sharing bold ideas, and forging collaborative strategies for what comes next. Through lively panels and discussions, participants will tackle the most pressing themes for open access books today, with a focus on collective action. It’s an opportunity for people across the community-led open access ecosystem to chart the next phase of open access publishing, together.

It is a week that celebrates and promotes open research for researchers and colleagues who support open research. Whilst some sessions are UK-focused, others will be of interest to colleagues around the world.

This online course is dedicated to the use of AI-powered tools in research. It offers an overview of existing AI tools and how they can be integrated at different stages of research: project planning and organization, literature review, data analysis, and the reporting and communication of results. We will discuss the opportunities these tools provide but also their limitations and how to critically evaluate them. Finally, we will address ethical considerations and the current standards for transparently disclosing one’s own use of AI.

Die Auffindbarkeit wissenschaftlicher Publikationen ist essenziell für die Sichtbarkeit und Zitierbarkeit von Artikeln, Büchern und weiteren wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungsformaten. Dieser Kurs vermittelt Strategien, mit denen Forschende durch Academic Search Engine Optimization (Academic SEO) die Sichtbarkeit ihrer Forschung signifikant steigern können. Es werden konkrete Optimierungsmöglichkeiten für Titel, Abstracts und Schlagwörter vorgestellt, die sowohl auf Suchmaschinen als auch auf Leserinnen und Leser ausgerichtet sind. Im Workshop sollen die Teilnehmer:innen anhand eigener Beispiele die Optimierung üben und mit Hilfe von bereitgestellten KI-Prompts die Optimierung mit generativer KI austesten

Two talks focusing on two different organisations that are helping to make global access to knowledge more open and equitable.   Nick Sheppard and Professor Chrissi Nerantzi from The Knowledge Equity Network, will talk about the aims of the network and the role of open access.  Carol Hollier from Research4Life, will discuss the mission, aims and goals of how Research4Life brings access and content to developing countries and the importance of academic and professional partnerships. 

Struggling to turn data into valuable insights? Wondering where to find the right research data for your topic? Finding it tough to choose the right algorithms and methods? Or maybe you just have a data-related question that has been on your mind for a while, but you have not had the right space to ask it? Kick off with your most pressing questions and dive straight into hands-on sessions. Collaborate with peers who share your challenges or offer fresh solutions. Explore methods, tools, and approaches together – this is your chance to experiment, learn, and build from real-life problems. Continue working on your data challenges and refine your solutions. Wrap up with concrete outcomes, such as best practice guides, code snippets, or new strategies. Share your insights and take away practical ideas to support your future research.

Für den Forschungsraum Berlin-Brandenburg ist das faire und nachhaltige Finanzieren von  Open Access ein drängendes Thema (Neufend et al. 2024), das aufgrund der Unsicherheiten in der Finanzierung von Wissenschafts- und Kulturerbe-Einrichtungen alle Einrichtungstypen unterschiedlich betrifft. In dieser Veranstaltung möchten wir mit Akteur*innen ins Gespräch kommen, die bereits eine nachhaltige, faire und kollektive Finanzierung von Open Access unterstützen und ermöglichen.

In diesem einführenden Workshop wird das Zentrale Open Educational Resources Repositorium für Baden-Württemberg (ZOERR) vorgestellt. Dabei geht es sowohl um die Nutzung aus Anwenderperspektive als auch um die Autorenseite. Zusätzlich werden die Features erläutert und Fragen zu Lizensierung, persistenten Identifikatoren usw. beantwortet.

This session will cover the topic of the recently published NFDI Section ELSA factsheets “FAIR-Principles and Data Protection. How can FAIR data management be reconciled with the General Data Protection Regulation?“ The aim is to support researchers and illustrate the interplay between the FAIR framework and the privacy requirements in RDM, by showing that the two in fact supplement each other. Thus, researchers can learn how to comply with both frameworks, identify legal issues in their research projects and use various tools and resources for self-education.