Events

In this two-day event, we will explore together what Diamond Open Access (DOA) has to offer, familiarize you with DOA and create a bridge between already existing publisher initiatives and researchers. 

Date: February 5-6, 2026

Location: Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Registration: here

The theme of the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access is Collaboration for Equitable Digital Infrastructures and Knowledge Commons in Agriculture and Broader Scientific Research System.

Date: February 2-6, 2026

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Registration: here

This lecture by Zakayo Kjellström (Umeå University) will be an exploration of how shadow libraries enable alternative forms of knowledge preservation and dissemination.

Date: December 17, 2025

Time: 17:00 CEST

Location: online

Registration: here

This lecture by Sam Moore (University of Cambridge) will provide a critical examination of market-driven open access models and alternative, community-centered approaches to scholarly publishing.

Date: November 26, 2025

Time: 17:00 CEST

Location: online

Registration: here

Join us for the launch of the Netherlands Open Access Books Community, with a panel discussion on the sustainability of book publishing in the Netherlands.

Date: October 28, 2025

Time: 12:00-13:30

Location: Online

Registration: here

The fifth edition of the Netherlands National Open Science Festival will take place at the University of Groningen. This Dutch festival is for the entire open science community and beyond. Professional research support staff and researchers across all disciplines are invited. The day will be full of interactive sessions, an information market, and plenty of opportunities to mingle and meet.

They have put out a call for sessions, information market stands, and posters.

Date: October 24, 2025

Location: University of Groningen

Registration: here

This lecture by Wilhelm Peekhaus (Associate Professor in Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA) will go into a Marxist perspective on the structures of academic publishing and potential paths for transformation.

Date: October 22, 2025

Time: 17:00 CEST

Location: online

Registration: here

The Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) Symposium will explore the current open publishing landscape and some of the ground-breaking projects shaping the future of open institutional publishing.

Date: October 21, 2025

Time: 14:30 CET

Location: online

Registration: here

The theme of this year's Netherlands Research Integrity Network Annual Symposium is Research Integrity in a Disruptive Academic Context: from AI to Academic Freedom. It will feature thematic presentations and workshop sessions designed to encourage interactive discussions, networking, and mutual learning among participants. 

Date: October 17, 2025

Time: 10:00

Location: Wereldmuseum, Leiden

Registration: here

This two-part workshop will cover key considerations and best practices when creating a theme for OJS. The first part will show you how to get started creating a child theme to modify another theme's HTML and CSS code. In the second part, I will share my tried and tested techniques to build maintainable, performant themes. We'll cover good ways to load custom data, create new pages, organise your code, and use modern build tools like Vite.

Date: October 17, 2025

Time: 10:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here