The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is officially launched today, 23 November 2018, during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union. The inauguration marks the conclusion of a long process of consultation and reflection with stakeholders led by the European Commission.

The event demonstrates the importance of EOSC for the advancement of research in Europe and introduces the new EOSC Portal.

Continue reading “Launch of the European Open Science Cloud”

U bent vriendelijk uitgenodigd op de vertoning van de documentaire
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
op woensdag 5 december 2018 om 20u  in de grote zaal van
Cinema Zed – Vesalius, Vesaliusstraat 9C te Leuven.

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Programma

Verwelkoming door Demmy Verbeke, KU Leuven Bibliotheken
Korte inleiding door Veerle De Laet, Universitaire Pers Leuven
Vertoning door ‘Paywall: The Business of Scholarship’

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Bevestig uw aanwezigheid graag voor 1 december 2018 via deze link.

Wednesday 5 December, 8 pm, Cinema Zed-Vesalius, Leuven

Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary which focuses on the need for open access to research and science, questions the rationale behind the $25.2 billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers, examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top academic publisher Elsevier and looks at how that profit margin is often greater than some of the most profitable tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Google.

With an introduction by Veerle De Laet (Leuven University Press) about the diverse landscape of academic publishing.

Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.  To register, please email Carl Demeyere (carl.demeyere@kuleuven.be) or go directly to registration.

During the international Open Access Week 2018, 5 webinars were organized by Belgian universities and Belspo.

You can find the recordings and some of the presentations here.

Open Peer Review

Introduction by Emilie Menz: slides Open Peer Review

Experiences of Open Peer Review at BMC by Axel Cleeremans: Slides

How to achieve OA to publications and books?

How to achieve FAIR data and good Research Data Management?

Introduction on research data management and FAIR data by Myriam Mertens: Slides introduction

Data sharing 101: a principled approach to transparency in (psychological) science by Olivier Klein (ULB): slides

ERC – consolidator grant – TransMid Towards Open Science by Niel Hens: slides

Boosting academic reputation with OA publications

Recordings Boosting Academic reputation with open access publications

Open Science Policy: funder requirements H2020, F.W.O., F.N.R.S. and Legal aspects in Belgium

Presentation by Emilie Hermans on EC, ERC, Belspo and FWO Open Science Requirements: Slides Open Science Policy

Presentation by Sandrine Brognaux: Slides policy F.N.R.S.

Presentation by Joris Deene on legal aspects and copyright:Slides Open Science Legislation

Vincent Detours (ULB – publications) talks about Open research data. He is a researcher from The Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Human and Molecular Biology (IRIBHM), a part of the ULB Medical School.

Alessandro Parente (ULB – publications), talks about Open Access. He is a researcher from Aero-Thermo-Mechanics Department, a part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

As a part of the international Open Access Week 2018, Jean-Louis Tison (ULB, publications), researcher in glaciology [ULB], talks about the open peer review.

As a part of the international Open Access Week 2018, Belgium universities host a series of lunch-time webinars. Themed “Everyone on the road to Open Science”, these online presentations will cover different topics concerning Open Science aimed at PhD’s, researchers and research supporting staff.

Practical

October 22, 12:00-13:00  | Register here for the Webinar: Open Peer Review

October 23, 12:00-13:00  | Register here for the Webinar: How to achieve OA to publications and books?

October 24, 12:30-13:30  | Register here for the Webinar: How to achieve FAIR data and good Research Data Management?

October 25, 12:00-13:00  | Register here for the Webinar: Boosting academic reputation with OA publications

October 26, 12:00-13:00  | Register here for the Webinar: Open Science Policy: funder requirements H2020, FWO, FNRS and Legal aspects in Belgium

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The day and an hour before your selected webinar you will be sent a reminder email. The webinars will last an hour with time for questions.

Can’t make it? No problem! The sessions will also be recorded and be posted here after the event.

Programme details

Continue reading “Register for the Open Science webinars during Open Access Week”

During the international Open Access Week 2018, themed “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”, the Belgian universities jointly organize a 5 day online event entitled “Everyone on the road to open science”, from the 22nd until the 26th of October 2018. Several topics of open science will be addressed, such as open peer review, the FAIR data principles, research data management, legal aspects, etc.

Anyone can attend the event, although the webinars are primarily intended for PhD students, postdocs and (junior) professors. All sessions are English-spoken.

Twitter hashtag #openaccess_be

Programme webinars

Date	Topic	Speaker(s)
22/10 12h-13h	Open Peer Review	Emilie Menz (ULB), Head of Editions de l’Université de Bruxelles Axel Cleeremans (ULB), Chief Editor for Frontiers in Psychology Louisa Flintoft, Executive Editor, BMC In-House Journals
23/10 12h-13h	How to achieve OA to publications and books?	Eric Laureys (BELSPO) Laurence Bénichou & Isabelle Gérard, European journal of taxonomy Jean-Michel Lafleur (ULiège)
24/10 12h30-13h30	How to achieve FAIR data and RDM?	Myriam Mertens (UGent) Olivier Klein (ULB) Niel Hens (UHasselt)
25/10 12h-13h	Boosting academic reputation with open access publications?	Yves Deville (Digital University UCL) Veerle De Laet (Leuven University Press) Philippe Bocquier (UCLouvain)
26/10 12h-13h	Open Science Policy: funder requirements H2020, FWO, FNRS and Legal aspects in Belgium	Emilie Hermans (UGent) Céline Thillou (UMons) Joris Deene (Everest-Law)

More information about how to register for the webinars is coming soon!