Groningen highlights at the National Open Science Festival

On 24 October, the National Open Science Festival will take place in Groningen. At this annual festival, researchers and other interested parties can learn more about open science, exchange experiences, and find inspiration for applying open science in daily practice.

We are delighted that there is such strong interest in the festival - registration has reached full capacity. However, all plenary sessions of the festival will be livestreamed. 

Groningen is strongly represented in the programme. Below you will find an overview of workshops, talks, poster sessions, and information stands led by colleagues from the University of Groningen and the UMCG.

Plenary

• Plenary opening, Casper Albers, Co-chair of the Open Science Festival Programme Committee and Dean of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences (University of Groningen), Wiro Niessen, Dean of the UMCG. 

• Panel discussion, Sarahanne Field, Assistant Professor of Science Reform and Open Science (University of Groningen) and co-host of the Open Update Podcast for Liberate Science, Nina Schwarzbach, PhD-student and co-author of the Open Science LLM bot (University of Groningen).

• Panel discussion: Resilience of open science, Ana Ranitovic, Chief of Open Science (University of Groningen), Michiel de Boer,  Associate Professor of Epidemiology (UMCG) and Founder of the Netherlands Reproducibility Network (NLRN).

• Closing, Jacquelien Scherpen, Rector Magnificus of the University of Groningen.

Workshops

• Unlocking patient involvement, Paul van Duuren (UMCG)

• Netherlands University Presses (NUPs): Why scholar-led open access publishing matters: opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead, Margreet Nieborg, Nienke van Schaverbeke, Beatriz Lourenço Barrocas Neves Ferreira (University of Groningen)

• Playing with Openness: Exploring Open Science and Open Pedagogy through a Board Game, Angelos Konstantinidis (University of Groningen) 

• Toward inclusive Open Science: Bridging WO, hbo, and mbo for regional impact, Taichi Ochi, (University of Groningen), Sabine van der Ham (Hanze University of Applied Sciences), Lisanne Knol (Hanze University of Applied Sciences and Hogeschool Utrecht), Leen Liefsoens (Hanze University of Applied Sciences), Fienke Strijbos (Hanze University of Applied Sciences).

• Equitable Recognition and Reward through Open Science – disseminating Groningen’s Open Research Award across the Netherlands, Giulia Trentacosti, Babette Knauer, Taichi Ochi, Maurits Masselink (University of Groningen). 

• Connecting society, students, and researchers: The Groningen Science Shop Method, Henk Mulder, Yorick Karseboom (University of Groningen).

Poster sessions

• University-Led, open by design: The Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), Margreet Nieborg, Just de Leeuwe, Beatriz Lourenço Barrocas Neves Ferreira, Elisabeth Elbers, Ron Aardening (University of Groningen).

• The Open Education Training Roadmap: From Adopting OER to Co-Creating Knowledge for Social Justice, Angelos Konstantinidis, Martijn Blikmans-Middel (University of Groningen).

• From Research to Readers: Open Publishing with University of Groningen Press, Margreet Nieborg (University of Groningen).

Info market 

• University of Groningen Open Science Community: Showcasing open science in the North of the Netherlands, Taichi Ochi (University of Groningen).

• University of Groningen Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC): Alba Soares Cappellas (University of Groningen).

• Netherlands University Presses (NUPs): open access publishing with impact: Margreet Nieborg, Beatriz Lourenço Barrocas Neves Ferreira, Nienke van Schaverbeke (University of Groningen).

• (Bio)medical data and sample sharing for reuse and collaboration at the UMCG: Kim Meijer, Kiana Gholamjani Moghaddam (UMCG). 

We look forward to sharing Groningen’s initiatives with the national open science community!