Events

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

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

The CRAFT-OA project will host its final event on 6-8 October 2025 in Göttingen, Germany!

The conference, “Crafting the Future of Diamond Open Access: Technical, Social, and Political Perspectives of Scholarly Publishing,” will mark the project’s final phase. It will bring together project partners and the broader Diamond OA community to exchange ideas, reflect on achievements, and explore how to shape the future of federated Diamond OA publishing practices.

We invite contributions for 20-minute Talks and 5 to 7-minute “Poster Lightning Talks” related to challenges, best practices, and projects on one or more of the following three themes: Technical Frameworks, Community Empowerment, and Policy Concepts. For details on each of these themes and submission instructions, please visit our Call for Proposals page. The deadline is on June 1, 2025.

Date: 6-8^th October 2025

Location: Göttingen, Germany

Registration: not available yet.

In this session, we’ll explore how to make the most of Open Journal Systems (OJS) by using its built-in configuration options and plugins. You’ll learn practical tips and tricks to enhance the appearance and usability of your journal, choose and customize themes to match your preferred style, and make the system truly your own. 

Date: September 26, 2025

Time: 10:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here

This symposium will examine the complex dynamics between large commercial publishing and research information platforms, open science initiatives, and emerging AI technologies in shaping the future of academic knowledge production, with particular attention to questions of surveillance and data autonomy.

Date: September 25, 2025

Time: 12:00-17:00

Location: Jantina Tammes Room, University of Groningen Library

Registration: here