Welcome to our 2025 Course Catalogue
This year, we are glad to offer a range of courses specifically designed for researchers and professionals in globally inclusive academic environments.
Resources
AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series: A Year in Review
AfricArXiv, a free digital archive for African research, has played a pivotal role in advancing open science on the continent. Established in 2018 and hosted by UbuntuNet Alliance since 2023, the platform is being tailored towards meeting the needs of African researchers, leveraging the Alliance’s extensive network.
Hot off the press: Digital Library Services for Open Scholarship
🗞️🌶️: 🔓 🎓 Find and/or contribute to a curated list of useful resources that can enhance a university library website,
A New Guide for Publishers to Collaborate with Early Career Researchers
In the ever-evolving landscape of scholarly communication, publishers are increasingly exploring new ways to keep pace with advancements in open access, open data, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. A new research article, Collaborating with Early Career Researchers to Enhance the Future of Scholarly Communication: A Guide for Publishers, dives into how publishers can engage with early career researchers (ECRs) to shape a more innovative, fair, and inclusive publishing ecosystem.
UNESCO consultation to develop a global framework for Diamond Open Access
Please consider participating in the UNESCO consultation and join us for the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access in Cape Town: https://doasummit.uct.ac.za/.
Open Science and Scholars at Risk
How can OS help to give harbour to scholars during a crisis?
A session summary from this year’s Open Science Barcamp held in Potsdam, Germany.
Multilingualism in Academia
Opportunities and Challenges of Conducting and Communicating Research in Multiple Languages
A session summary from this year’s Open Science Barcamp held in Potsdam, Germany.
Scholarly services incubating environments
How can we foster an environment where scholarly services can thrive with whichever business and taxation model may work best in a given (geographical and institutional) setting?
Translate Science Panel discussion on September 3rd, 2024
Join us to hear how to incorporate open and multilingual science in your work.
Open Science workshop in Zambia
We were enormously honored to deliver a workshop on Open Science, Open Data and Open Repositories to librarians at the 2024 Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN) Week & Annual General Meeting.