Newsletter 2/2025 | EOSC - European Open Science Cloud

February 2025
21 Feb 2025, 8:23 | Čeština

Dear readers,

We bring you the latest updates from the world of EOSC, open science, and FAIR data. In the second part of the series Data Guardians: The FAIR Mission, you will learn why data stewards should be part of your team and what insights emerged from the online meeting of the Czech data steward community. The main theme of our February newsletter is the EOSC CZ Training centre, whose activities will be introduced in our interview by its leader, Pavlína Tassanyi. If you want to enhance your skills in research data management, don’t hesitate to sign up for the Research Data Management Basics course. We also invite you to participate in a survey focused on technology transfer practices and don’t forget to check out upcoming events in our calendar.

Enjoy your reading!

The EOSC CZ initiative team

#2 Guardians of data: The mission FAIR continues!

Scientific research is a team effort and the data steward is a key player you don’t want to leave on the bench. How can they help you? In the second part of the Guardians of data: The mission FAIR series, you’ll learn why they are an essential ally for researchers, how they make data management easier, and why you should have one by your side. Want your own data steward? Next time, we’ll tell you where to find one!

#2 Data steward through the eyes of a scientist

News from the online data stewards meeting

The Czech data steward community gathered for an online meeting on 4 February, where Beginner's data steward manual was introduced and an ongoing campaign for data stewards. The second part of the meeting focused on discussions about creating Data Management Plans for GAČR projects. Additionally, attendees decided to develop a survey on the use of the DS/FAIRWizard tool, which will be the topic at the next community meeting.

The EOSC CZ Training centre educates scientists for the open science era

Pavlína Tassanyi, originally from Ostrava, studied comparative literature at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. She spent ten years working in Prague, primarily at the National Library of Technology, before returning to Ostrava to join the Moravian-Silesian Research Library. In both institutions, she developed educational programs, and she continues this work today as part of the EOSC CZ initiative team.

Interview

Discover the EOSC CZ Training centre!

Do you want to expand your knowledge in open science, research data management, and related fields? The EOSC CZ training centre offers a wide range of training sessions, educational materials, and practical tools to help you master the entire research data management process – from planning to sharing and reuse. Explore the Training centre website and find a course tailored to your needs. Looking for something specific? Get in touch with us!

Training centre

You can find information about our training events in the Training section on the eosc.cz portal. If you've missed any sessions, you can access the recordings of completed training events on our YouTube channel EOSC Czech Republic.

Eight Czech experts actively participated in EOSC Winter School 2025

At the end of January, the second EOSC Association Winter School took place in Seville, focusing on the emerging federation of EOSC nodes. Key topics included interoperability, funding, and sustainability of the EOSC Federation, as well as the role of research infrastructures and service providers. More than 150 participants appreciated not only the expert programme but also the informal networking opportunities and the chance for in-person meetings with representatives of the EOSC ecosystem.

Winter School 2025

Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event

Are you interested in the latest trends in research data management and advancements in data-driven science and artificial intelligence? If so, mark your calendars for 20 and 21 May! The Research Data Day & EOSC National Tripartite Event will connect cutting-edge insights into research data management with an overview of EOSC implementation progress at both national and international levels. The event will be followed by the e-INFRA CZ national conference.

More info about the event

Technology transfer – CARDS project survey

We kindly ask you to complete a survey on the topic of technology transfer practices. The aim of this survey is to gain a better understanding of your experiences, needs, and challenges related to the commercialization of research results, including tools that facilitate understanding of the technological and market environment. Your responses will help tailor the services provided by the National Library of Technology within the framework of the Czech Academic and Research Discovery Services (CARDS) project.

Survey

News from the National Centre for Persistent Identifiers at the NTK

ORCID Endorses the Barcelona Declaration

ROR Annual Community Meeting 2025

DataCite has released its latest public metadata data file

More updates

20 & 21 February	FAIRfest: Celebrating advancements of FAIR solutions in EOSC	Hague
25 February	Teaching what we practice – open science in higher education	online
11 & 12 March	Open Science Retreat	online
19 & 20 March	Open Data Days	Luxembourg, online
2 April	ESFRI Forum Meeting (only for ESFRI delegates)	Brno
10 April	Core Facility Day Social Sciences & Humanities	Brno
10 to 12 June	Core Technologies for Life Sciences Congress 2025	Brno
24 June	Coffee lecture on open science education	online
15 to 17 September	Open Science Fair 2025	CERN, Switzerland
3 to 5 November	EOSC Symposium 2025	Brussels