The idea of the conference is to bring to the fore the impact contributions of social sciences and humanities (SSH) research to transformative national and European research and innovation agendas, as well as to openly reflect on and structurally discuss the topic. Due to the huge interest in the conference and limited seating, a live-streaming of the main sessions of the conference on both conference days is offered. 

A global sprint to develop 10 FAIR things resources for data in different disciplines.

The long read: The credibility of establishment figures has been demolished by technological change and political upheavals. But it's too late to turn back the clock

The undersigned researchers believe that the world's scholarly literature is a public resource that only achieves its full value when it is freely available to all. 

The Haldane principle, born a century ago, has enabled government scientists to speak truth to power without fear of retribution.

Researchers plan to spray sunlight-reflecting particles into the stratosphere, an approach that could ultimately be used to quickly lower the planet's temperature.

Academic freedom is on the hit list when radical politicians gain office - as they have done in Europe.

Evidence overwhelmingly shows structural barriers to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, and suggests that the onus cannot be on women alone to confront the gender bias in our community. Here, I share my experience as a scientist and a woman who has collected data during more than ten years of scientific training about how best to navigate the academic maze of biases and barriers.

Scientific journals' creation of dedicated positions for rooting out misconduct before publication comes amid growing awareness of such issues.

OpenUP Hub is an open, dynamic and collaborative knowledge environment that systematically captures, organizes and categorizes research outcomes, best practices, tools and guidelines. Explore the given material about opening up the review-dissemination-assessment phases of the research lifecycle and practices to support the transition to a more open and gender sensitive research environment.

The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2018 is the twelfth edition in a series that biennially reviews key trends in science, technology and innovation (STI) policy in OECD countries and a number of major partner economies. 

FOSTER Plus developed a set of ten free online courses covering key topics of Open Science. Each course takes about one hour to complete.

When you look ahead on your career path, do you see nothing but open road to be traveled, or is there a big brick wall in your way that feels insurmountable?