Schlagwort: ‘open science’
Reflections on the Open Science Festival 2024 in Mainz
Three data stewards from the technical training and consulting group N. Parks, K. Dukkart and C. Gonzalez of the Research Process and Data Management (RPDM) Department recently had the opportunity to attend the third annual Open Science Festival held at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, an event dedicated to exploring the principles and practices of Open Science.
As in the previous year, the festival brought together a diverse group of participants—from students and researchers to decision-makers and Research Data Management (RDM) professionals under the inspiring motto: “Meet, Share, Inspire, Care”.
Rat für Informationsinfrastrukturen (RfII)
In this article, we would like to draw your attention to the Rat für Informationsinfrastrukturen (RfII). Based in Göttingen, the RfII has been initiating strategic processes since 2014 and is concerned with the entire scientific system as well as with questions relating to the further development of information infrastructures. The RfII regularly issues recommendations on research data management (RDM). The RfII mailing list allows you to stay up to date on the latest developments.
Open Meeting of the RDM Network in March 2024

Source: Own illustration; Freepik
On March 13, 2024, the open meeting of the RDM network of RWTH Aachen University for data stewards, RDM managers and those interested in RDM took place again. The topic of the digital meeting was “open science” and was presented by Monica Gonzalez-Marquez – open science Manager at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Open Science Festival in Cologne – We Were There
“Meet, Share, Inspire, Care!”: Under this motto, the second edition of the German Open Science Festival was held at the ZB MED – Information Center and Life Sciences and at CECAD in Cologne on July 4 and 5, 2023. The RDM team of RWTH Aachen University did not want to miss this spectacle and paid a visit to the cathedral city on July 4. We have captured our impressions of this eventful day for you.
Open Data Impact Award – Stifterverband sucht innovative Open Data
Der Stifterverband schreibt im Rahmen seiner Initiative innOsci – Forum offene Innovationskultur den Open Data Impact Award aus, um Open Data in der Wissenschaft sichtbarer zu machen und zu stärken. Der Preis ehrt Forschende, die Open Data für ihre Innovationen genutzt haben oder deren Forschung Potenzial zur innovativen Nachnutzung hat. Kooperationspartner ist die DUZ – Magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Insgesamt wird eine Fördersumme von 30.000 Euro bereitgestellt.