⁂ Fediverse meetup at #EGU26 🌍
Join us to exchange experiences and to talk about the potential fedi has to become a platform for scientific discussion and networking.
🗓️Thu, 07 May, 17:30–18:30
📍EGU networking zone – terrace G (Purple Level)
openscience
👋 Hi, #scholars, tell us, why are you on #Mastodon?
🔍 We are researching how and why academics use Mastodon compared to other platforms. Is it key for #academic #discourse?
🔜 We'll launch our #research survey by mid-October, so stay tuned.
📣 Meanwhile: what features of Mastodon do you find most valuable for academic discourse?
And which other questions should we include in our research, you think?
#AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #OpenScience #SocialMedia
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🚀1 year since we left #X / #Twitter
Our move to #Mastodon wasn't just a platform switch. It was a leap into #OpenScience in action.
We found a chance to align our communication w/ our values: transparent, meaningful, dialogue-driven.
Read about our journey, impact, challenges, and lessons:
🔗https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon
💜Thanks, 🦣-community, for this wonderful experience. We learn a lot here.
👋We hope to encourage other academic institutions to join.
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📊First results from our #research project on the role of #Mastodon in #academia are in. n=346
1️⃣94.7% say they would increase their professional use of Mastodon if more academic peers from their field joined the platform
2️⃣71.4% report a lack of institutional support for using Mastodon
3️⃣66.1% indicate their professional Mastodon use would increase if their organizations were present on Mastodon
Stay tuned for more results.
🥳 Say goodbye to #YouTube - we've launched our official channel on #PeerTube!
🔗 Find (and follow) us here: https://video.edu.nl/c/bibliothecaris_channel
We're in the early stages, so expect more videos, refined descriptions, and fine-tuning coming soon.
A big thank you to @SURF for making this possible. This is an exciting step for us 🚀
🆕 Out now: our study on #academic staff engagement on #Mastodon
🔗 Summary
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15582839
💡 While Mastodon is valued for its ethical positioning, continued engagement hinges more on social and institutional dynamics than on technical features alone
➡️Ethical concerns drive adoption
➡️Peer presence matters more for staying than joining
➡️Academic institutions could be game-changers by leading adoption instead of waiting for grassroots growth
We're pleased to share that Encyclia has joined our success stories.
@encyclia bridges academic research to the #fediverse by making #ORCID researcher profiles and publications discoverable through #ActivityPub—built with #Fedify for seamless interoperability across Mastodon and other fediverse platforms.
This demonstrates Fedify's versatility beyond traditional social networking, helping specialized domains connect to the federated web.
We're also grateful for #Encyclia's sponsorship support, which helps make Fedify's development possible.
Learn more about Encyclia at https://encyclia.pub/. 📚
#OpenScience picks of the day:
➡️ @OSFNL - Annual open science festival in the Netherlands
➡️ @oersi - Search index for open educational resources
➡️ @ORCID_Org - Free open identifiers for academic authors
➡️ @rOpenSci - Open science tools & infrastructure based on Rstats
➡️ @plazi_species - Open digital taxonomic data on plants, animals, fungi
➡️ @lajitieto - Open data on Finland's environment (in Finnish)
➡️ @ouvrirlascience - French government's Committee for Open Science (in French)
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Join this year’s #OpenScience Conference #OSC2025 in Hamburg (or online)! You can look forward to a fantastic programme at the intersection of open science and AI. It includes a keynote by Erik Schultes, 10 solution and discussion sessions, and 22 posters and demos. In light of recent developments, we've also added a dedicated session on safeguarding research.
👉 Register here: https://open-science-conference.eu
Das CoARA National Chapter Germany und das Helmholtz Open Science Office laden zu einer Informationsveranstaltung rund um #Forschungsbewertung, Reformbestrebungen und CoARA ein.
Diese Veranstaltung ermöglicht den Teilnehmenden, Fragen zu stellen, die Relevanz einer CoARA-Mitgliedschaft besser einzuordnen und potenzielle institutionelle Hürden zu klären.
Programm + Registrierung: https://os.helmholtz.de/veranstaltungen/online-seminare/informationsveranstaltung-zur-coalition-for-advancing-research-assessment-coara-fuer-deutsche-forschungseinrichtungen/
Veranstaltungssprache: Deutsch
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hellooo fedi!!!
i am overdue for an #introduction:
i am a transfem artist based in #adelaide, kaurna yerta and have a background in #gamedev, specifically #virtualreality. i cant stop thinking about #transreality experiences, #pervasivegames, and other transmedia storytelling ( #ARGs! ), but most of my artistic practice would be in what i would more broadly call participatory #performanceart
i love #opensource, #diy (as in punk), #openscience, and building and pulling apart systems!!
As we integrate #OpenAlex data into the #Bonfire #OpenScience flavor, we're displaying familiar metrics: works count, citations, h-index, research topics, institutional affiliations...
These might be exactly what you need, or perhaps just a starting point.
What additional information would help you find collaborators or understand someone's work better?
We're opening this design process to the open science community. Share what works, what doesn't, what's missing.
@open_science
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How does #OpenScience make science more resilient to external influences? This is one of the key questions explored in the discussion “The role of Open Science in safeguarding the research enterprise.”
With impulses from:
🔹 @petersuber (Harvard Library, online)
🔹 @lavaeolus (Humboldt University of Berlin)
🔹 Julia Prieß-Buchheit (Kiel University)
Moderated by Tim Errington (Center for Open Science).
Don’t miss this and much more at #OSC2025!
👉 https://www.open-science-conference.eu
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📣 Der neueste Helmholtz Open Science Newsletter ist da!
Wir berichten u.a. über:
🇩🇪 Der erste deutsche Staatenbericht zur UNESCO-Empfehlung zu Open Science
✅ open-access.network erhält eine verlängerte Förderung durch das BMFTR.
🚀 Einblick in Supercomputing in Deutschland (SIDE) am @fzj
https://os.helmholtz.de/ueber-uns/newsletter/112/
#OpenScience #Forschungsdaten #OpenAccess #Wissenschaftspolitik #Forschung #KI #SoftwareAward
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📢 The latest Helmholtz Open Science Office newsletter is here!
Among other things, we inform you about:
➡️ The new strategy of the Alliance of German Science Organisations for academic publishing
➡️ The results of the DFG project 'OA Datenpraxis' on Open Access dashboards
➡️ The new policy paper on Open Science and Research Assessment
In addition, there are also literature recommendations & event information.
🇩🇪 https://os.helmholtz.de/ueber-uns/newsletter/110/
🇬🇧 https://os.helmholtz.de/en/about/newsletter/110/
#openscience (AS)
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🎤 Our second Open Science Conference keynote will be given by Sonja Schimmler (TU Berlin / Fraunhofer FOKUS) about “Data Infrastructures and Data Competencies as a Foundation for AI Projects”.
💡Critical components that drive AI progress
🔍 Foundational role of infrastructures and competencies in AI-driven initiatives
👉 Join us: https://www.open-science-conference.eu
#OSC2025 #OpenScience #AI
Klaus Tochtermann is opening the Open Science Conference (#OSC2025). We are looking forward to the first keynote with Erik Schultes (Leiden University) and to many great sessions that will take place today and tomorrow! Enjoy two lively days of discussions and sharing experiences around #OpenScience & #AI!
👉 Programme: https://www.open-science-conference.eu/programme
📢 The 111th Helmholtz Open Science Newsletter has been published! 🎉
This time, we inform you, among other things, about:
* A review of the CoARA National Chapter Meeting in Berlin 🇩🇪
* The guidelines for DataCite DOI metadata published by PID Network Germany and PIDs for organizations and projects 📊
* The UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board adopts statement on Open Science 🌍
Find all the information and more here:
👉https://os.helmholtz.de/aktuelles/newsletter/111/
#OpenScience #ResearchData #PID #CoARA
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Happy New Year! As of January 1, 2026, all ACM publications and related artifacts in the ACM Digital Library are now open access, making computing research more accessible, discoverable, and reusable worldwide.
“This is a truly monumental milestone,” said ACM President Yannis Ioannidis, marking a new era for the global computing community.
Explore ACM’s open access journey:
👉 https://www.acm.org/publications/openaccess
#OpenAccess #ACM #OpenScience #ComputingResearch
Explore research‑sharing trends with our new interactive Open Science Indicators dashboard prototype.
See how practices like study registration, data, code, protocol sharing and preprints vary across fields, countries, funders and organizations.
🔗 Explore #OpenScience Indicators: https://plos.io/4cLR1P2
1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit organizations to take over the Open Access Tracking Project (#OATP, @oatp) and the open-source software (#TagTeam) on which it runs.
Details in this Google doc:
https://bit.ly/TransferOATP
Contact me <[email protected]> if you have any questions or any level of interest.
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm
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Hat irgendjemand aus der deutschsprachigen Wissenschaftscommunity schon persönliche Erfahrungen mit dem
Open Science Network
https://openscience.network/
gesammelt?
Es scheint eine Bonfire Instanz mit ORCID-Integration zu sein, eine Art Community Forum für Forschende im Fediverse... Wie LinkedIn aber ohne den Bullshit?
Kennt ihr das? Ich wüsste gern mehr darüber.
Boosts welcome!
Looking to bridge the gap between physical samples and the digital world? 🧪💻
Join the online IGSN Community Workshop on June 4, 10:00 CEST!
Program & Registration:
https://pid.services.base4nfdi.de/events/2026-06-04_igsn/
#OpenScience #ResearchData #IGSN #PID @datacite @HelmholtzOpenScienceOffice @NFDI @tibhannover @gwdg
RE: https://indieweb.social/@bonfire/115507615653471686
Pretty excited by @bonfire, especially by the Open Science flavor (see https://openscience.network). The project in general also seems to be well thought out, in terms of roadmap or governance (putting maintenance first in the roadmap and making it strongly visible = 👏).
Congrats to the team for the release and good luck for the next steps!
(Edit: there's Ursula K. Le Guin in the crowdfunding campaign trailer, also, so you definitely should watch it)
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RE: https://indieweb.social/@bonfire/115532437680552638
Over the hundred now ! I just backed @bonfire as well, and I think you should too, especially if you are a scholar who cares about academic liberty, freedom of research and trustworthy, ethical and equitable open science.
@bonfire is indeed building what they rightfully call a new home for open science : the Open Science Network, built on Bonfire, which is about to go live (https://openscience.network/).
Wondering what this is all about ? Well, it goes much beyond science, towards politics and democracy, as @kissane wonderfully outlines it : https://www.wrecka.ge/sparks-fly-up/
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