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OpenAIRE has launched its new strategy for 2026-2028,  setting out how we will strengthen Open Science infrastructures, support responsible AI in research, and help build a more open, trustworthy, and sustainable research ecosystem across Europe and beyond.

 As Utrecht University joins OpenAIRE, we are pleased to introduce Ingrid de Ruiter, Metadata Specialist Scientific Information at Utrecht University Library. 

OpenAIRE and OPIX are joining forces to help research funders, institutions, and policymakers navigate an increasingly complex innovation landscape. By connecting research outputs with wider innovation and policy signals, they are supporting more informed and timely decision-making.

OpenAIRE and Alien Intelligence are launching a 12-week Open Science hackathon focusing on AI, starting June 2, with submissions due August 20. Whether you're a researcher chasing a question, a developer building the next tool, or an analyst turning data into evidence, there's a track for you.

CWTS and OpenAIRE are delighted to announce the next steps we have agreed to take to deepen our relationship and strengthen our collaboration.

OAPEN and OpenAIRE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the visibility, discoverability and monitoring of open access books through improved metadata exchange, interoperability and shared open infrastructure practices.

OpenAIRE has partnered with Alien Intelligence to create an AI plugin powered by the OpenAIRE Graph. This connection between autonomous AI agents and the Graph means that agents can work with authoritative scholarly metadata, persistent identifiers, and verified relationships between research entities. Learn more.

What happens when an Open Science infrastructure and a research infrastructure build a monitoring system to understand how outputs connect across publications, data, and software? The collaboration between SciLifeLab and OpenAIRE shows how co-creation can turn fragmented information into a more connected, usable view of research.

OpenAIRE and OPERAS have officially joined the second wave of the EOSC Federation as the EOSC Scholarly Commons Node. This partnership represents a strategic alignment to ensure that scholarly communication  is natively integrated into the European Open Science Cloud. Learn more.

SciLake presented its results at the final event in March, demonstrating how the project's tools and methods can improve discovery and reuse for researchers, strengthen interoperability and service delivery for research infrastructures, and support evidence‑based analysis for science policy.

Amnesia 1.4.0 is live, introducing new capabilities for anonymising medical imaging data, expanding support for secure and privacy-preserving data sharing in health research. 

The OpenAIRE Graph has recently integrated mEDRA’s DOI metadata, adding 1.5M+ DOI-identified records and strengthening persistent identifier coverage across Europe, with a major increase in Italian scholarly content.

 Applications are now open for the Open Science Policy Training Programme. Learn all about what this programme entails and apply now. 

 FIZ Karlsruhe and OpenAIRE have formalised a partnership to strengthen the integration, quality, and interoperability of research information across Europe.

 As research assessment evolves beyond traditional metrics, new approaches are emerging. Insights from a large-scale survey, shared by Dr. Mathijs Vleugel, highlight a shift towards more qualitative, inclusive evaluation practices and what this means for institutions and researchers.

OpenAIRE and Institut Pasteur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on Open Science training and capacity building. Learn more about the partnership.

The AI in Science Working Groups, organised by the SCIANCE project, are now open for participation. Open to researchers, technologists, policymakers and industry practitioners, these ten thematic groups will collectively design the European Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda for AI in Science. The call closes on 10 April 2026.

In a significant move to bolster Netherlands' (NL) research infrastructure, Open Science NL has recently awarded €35 million to 45 projects dedicated to making scholarly data, software, and publications more accessible and transparent. OpenAIRE is pleased to be working alongside SURF in two of these strategic four-year initiatives: DURF and BROCCOLI.

As research software becomes increasingly central to scientific discovery, the need for systematic approaches to ensuring its quality, reliability, and sustainability has become critical. The newly released Research Software Quality Toolkit from EVERSE addresses this challenge.

OpenAIRE's train-the-trainer bootcamps aim at empowering trainers with the knowledge and the know-hows of Open Science so they can pass it onto the researchers and students themselves, and ultimately help create a more open, transparent and accessible research ecosystem.