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On 24 October, the National Open Science Festival will take place in Groningen. 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.
As part of the Open Science programme, the University of Groningen and the UMCG have introduced a seed fund for public engagement. The fourth round of the fund is now open. The deadline for applications is 14 November 2025 at 1 p.m.
How can universities ensure that open science is not just encouraged but actively rewarded in academic careers? That question is now at the heart of a new project at the University of Groningen. With support from both Open Science NL and the Npuls programme, and building on cumulatively €110,000 in grants, the project Embedding Open Science in Institutional Rewards and Recognition officially launched on June 1st. Together with the UG’s Open Science Programme, this project will deliver an important contribution to the UG Open Science vision to fully embed Open Science in research and educational culture.
On Friday 24 October 2025, the annual National Open Science Festival will take place, this time at the UMCG in Groningen. At this festival, researchers and other interested parties can learn more about open science, exchange experiences, and find inspiration for applying open science in daily practice.
The article in the spotlight for the month of May 2025 is titled 'Social infrastructures as pillars of resistance against housing commodification in creative city Groningen’, written by Bart Popken and Ethemcan Turhan (both from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences).
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
As of April 2025, the UG is a sponsoring member of Peer Community In (PCI). PCI is a scholar-led, non-profit organization offering peer review, recommendation and publication of scientific articles in open access for free. PCI is currently supported by 160+ universities and research institutions worldwide. This initiative offers a transparent, inclusive and affordable alternative publication model which is in line with the UG’s open science values and objectives.
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
The article in the spotlight for the month of March 2025 is titled Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase-dependent mechanism, written by Bernd K. Gilsbach, Benjamin Riebenbauer, Giambattista Guaitoli, Christian Johannes Gloeckner (all from German Center for Neurodegenerative diseases (DZNE), Tübingen) and Franz Y. Ho, Xiaojuan Zhang and Arjan Kortholt (all from the Cell Biochemistry department at the Faculty of Science and Engineering).
The fifth edition of the National Open Science Festival will take place on 24 October 2025 at the University of Groningen.
The article in the spotlight for the month of February 2025 is titled Picking the juiciest cherries from the blockchain tree: Is the hype still alive?, written by María Lorena Flórez Rojas (Faculty of Law at the University of Groningen) and Philipp Langer (Computer Engineer).
The University of Groningen has been awarded €50,000 by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) as part of the Open Science NL Recognising and Rewarding programme. This funding supports a national initiative to integrate open science principles into the recruitment and promotion policies of academic institutions across the Netherlands.
Article in the spotlight for December 2024
The article in the spotlight for the month of December 2024 is titled Revolutionary discourses from the past: a digital hermeneutical analysis of widely read academic publications on the social impact and significance of the internet, written by Nathalie Fridzema, Susan Aasman, Tom Slootweg and Rik Smit (all from the Faculty of Arts).
The UG and UMCG have introduced a pilot public engagement seed fund as part of the Open Science programme . The second round of the fund is now open. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 12 April at 23:59h .
The UG Open Science Programme supports the academic community in making the transition to being open. In this interview, Ana Ranitovic, Chief of Open Science and programme manager, shares the key achievements of the first programme phase (2021-2023), and looks ahead to what’s next: How will open science further shape the future of research and education at our university?
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
The article in the spotlight for the month of September 2024 is titled The effectiveness and efficacy of driving interventions with ADHD: a Dutch perspective, written by Roy Noordhuis, Anselm Fuermaier and Dick de Waard (all connected to the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences).
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
Open Science Newsletter June edition is out.
The book is edited by Alain Dekker, Irene IJpma and Martha Martens. In this interview, editor and author Alain Dekker (UG/UMCG) describes his motivation and experience with publishing an open access book.
In 2023, 97% of UG/UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (30%), hybrid (41%) and green (26%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021 and 2022, but rose significantly compared to previous years (69% in 2020, 64% in 2019, 55% in 2018, 51% in 2017 and 37% in 2016).
How can authors recognise and avoid these journals? What can authors do if they have published with a questionable or predatory publisher? Open access specialists at universities across the Netherlands have written a guide that provides insight and practical advice for authors.
In a significant stride toward advancing responsible research assessment and open science, the University of Groningen has officially signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information.
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
Join the event of 23 November
The University of Groningen Library (UB) and the Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) organize the annual Open Research Award to celebrate open research practices.
Open access book fund and Diamond open access fund closed
As the new Programme Manager Open Science, you are expected to contribute to the UG mission through your active involvement in various activities.
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
According to the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking (Leiden University), the University of Groningen ranks 1st in the world in the area of open access, with 95% of publications being openly accessible in the period 2018-2021.
Presenting the winners of the public engament seed funding call 2023
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
The UG and UMCG have introduced a pilot public engagement seed fund as part of the Open Science programme . The second round of the fund is now open. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 12 April at 23:59h .
The open access policy does not introduce new requirements for UG- and UMCG-affiliated authors. It rather explains the available publishing options for researchers and crystallises existing practices.
New issue Open Science Newsletter, March 2023
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
Support for diamond open access at the UG
Since February 2022, the fund has received 35 applications: 7 books have been finalized and published, while one request has been rejected, one was withdrawn and the remaining 26 are still in progress or pending approval.
Scientific authors from Dutch universities and UMCs can publish open access with these two publishers at no extra cost.
Learn where to find open materials created by top educators, how to share your materials using an open license, and how you can increase your students’ impact through open pedagogy.
17 November, 13-17, Van Swinderen Huys plus livestream
3 winnaars van de 2022 Open Research Awards:
- Ahmad Alsahaf and team (UMCG):FAIR data management of a large-scale electron microscopy database for type 1 diabetes
- Aranka Ballering and team (UMCG): Preregistering qualitative research: our known unknown
- Julia Doornbos and team (University College Groningen/Faculty of Spatial Sciences): The Postcolonial Present: co-creating, sharing and remembering life stories of the Indo-European diaspora
Another Open Science Newsletter, October 2022 issue, has been published.
The seed fund provides the opportunity for scientific staff of the UG and the UMCG to get up to €5,000 for ongoing or future public engagement projects.
As of August 2022, the UG/UMCG has a new Read & Publish agreement with the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
Leiden University and the University of Groningen score the highest among NWO publications with 94% open access, which can presumably be attributed to these institutions’ progressive use of the Taverne amendment.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight September 2022: 'The lonely heroine: portrayal of women scientists in films'
The University of Groningen Library (UB) and the Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) organize the annual Open Research Award to celebrate open research practices.
The University of Groningen (UG) sees the development of open science as one of its priorities for the next 5 years. In this series of interviews, we explore the status of open science at the different UG faculties. This time we interviewd Prof Panos Merkouris and Prof Lorenzo Squintani from the Faculty of Law.
Article in the spotlight for June 2022
The article in the spotlight for the month of June 2022 is titled The View from Below: How the Neoliberal Academy Is Shaping Contemporary Political Theory , written by Maeve McKeown (Campus Fryslân).
Our new Open Science Newsletter (issue June 2022) is out! With, among others: Call for submissions for the Open Research Award, the Celebrating Openness event on 17 November 2022, Diamond open access fund launched, Upcoming open access publishing workshops, How to be open in your research and teaching?, and more.
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight May 2022
Diamond open access fund launched for UG and UMCG authors
UKB consortium signs new deals for access to scientific journals and open access publishing
Open access book fund launched for UG authors
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight January 2022
At the beginning of the new year, we look back at one of the highlights of 2021. On 28 October 2021, the University of Groningen Library (UB) and the Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) organized the online event Celebrating Openness. Keynote speakers and UG researchers explored the role of open science in the humanities. The three winners of the Open Research Award 2021 gave lightening talks and a panel discussion addressed how the university should recognize and reward open science practices.
As of January 2022, UG/UMCG authors can benefit from new Read & Publish agreements the University of Groningen and the UMCG closed with publishers Rockefeller University Press, John Benjamins and the Future Science Group.