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As a new member of OpenAIRE, Eindhoven University of Technology brings extensive experience in research information management, Open Access, and the infrastructures that help make research more visible and reusable. To get to know the people behind our newest members, we spoke with Petra Dickhaut, Information Specialist at Eindhoven University of Technology.

At the latest CoARA Spotlight, the OI4RRA Working Group presented the three outputs the group has produced over its 24-month mandate, now endorsed and available in the CoARA Collection. The session set out why it matters for the research community trying to put responsible research assessment into practice through an infrastructural lens.

A new European Commission study examines how Secondary Publication Rights and copyright exceptions could support a more open, reusable, and competitive European research system.

With the v11 release, the OpenAIRE Graph has added Persons as dedicated nodes. Where authors once appeared only as identifiers within research results, they can now be explored directly, along with their work, collaborations, affiliations, and links to funded projects.

The Italian Research Monitor pilot brings together nine Italian universities and OpenAIRE to build the foundations for open, trusted and evidence-based research monitoring in Italy, starting from better data, stronger interoperability and shared responsibility for research information.

OpenAIRE has launched a new Working Group on AI Bots and Repositories that brings together technical experts, repository managers, infrastructure providers, and policy specialists to explore practical and sustainable approaches to managing AI-driven traffic.

As Leiden University joins the OpenAIRE network, Rutger de Jong reflects on his experience with national initiatives such as the Dutch Repository Federation, the importance of digital sovereignty, and the need to strengthen open infrastructure.

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.