Open Science

Is openness the answer? A seminar at UBVU

An enthusiastic crowd of PhD’s attended the seminar ‘Publishing and Integrity’ on Tuesday 24 May 2016 at the Library of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (UBVU).

EU: from 2020 “open access” standard for all scientific articles

Friday May 27 2016 the European ministers of science, innovation, trade, and industry decided that from 2020 all scientific articles must be freely available to everyone.

Seminar VU on Publishing and integrity

Publishing and Integrity

The scientific publishing process is subject to new, and sometimes controversial, developments.

Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science

On 4 and 5 April 2016 the Dutch Presidency conference on Open Science was held in Amsterdam.

Open Science Conference Amsterdam

Improving open access for scientific publications and the best possible re-use of research data is a key priority of the Dutch government.

An Academic Spring. Rector Dymph van den Boom about Open Science

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) celebrated its 384th Dies Natalis (anniversary) on Friday, 8 January.

Across the border

Open science does not stop at the border. Science is (and has always been) international and so is open access, which after all is about access to scientific results.