News and Events

Events

1–2 Oct

Shape the Future of Research Data Curation in Europe!

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Abroad Training ENG

Join the discussions on the future of research data curation in Europe. Organized under the EDEN project, the event will focus on building infrastructures and FAIR data approaches across scientific disciplines. Participants will be introduced to the proposed Research Data Commons Blueprint and will have the opportunity to actively contribute with their ideas and experiences.

8–9 Oct

Open Science Conference 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Conference Abroad ENG

The Open Science Conference is an annual international conference dedicated to the Open Science movement. It provides a unique forum for researchers, data stewards, librarians, practitioners, infrastructure providers, policy makers, and other important stakeholders to discuss the latest and future developments in Open Science.

3–5 Nov

EOSC Symposium 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Conference Abroad ENG

Please mark your calendars for the EOSC Symposium 2025, the largest and most in-demand event on the EOSC calendar. Organised by the EOSC Association for the second consecutive year, the Symposium will take place 03-05 November in Brussels.

10–12 Nov

Open Science Week 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Conference CZ

Three days full of inspiration, sharing of experiences and practical examples focused on open science, research data management, open access, citizen science and legal aspects of open science. You can look forward to expert talks, lively discussions and networking that will bring together scientists, PhD students, librarians, project support, data stewards and all other friends of open science.

News

3 Mar

Sharing Scientific Data as a Foundation for Scientific Progress and Social Responsibility

Why is open data the key to sustainable and transparent science? Professor Jiří Homola explains in an interview conducted during the EOSC CZ Networking event at the Czech Academy of Sciences in February this year.

20 Feb

The European Joint Action TEHDAS2 has prepared the first draft guidelines for working with health data for public consultation

The European project TEHDAS2 has launched a public consultation on the first four draft guidelines and technical specifications, focusing on harmonizing and processing health data for secondary used processing health data for so-called secondary use.

17 Feb

News from the Online Data Stewards Meeting

The Czech data steward community met online on February 4 to discuss key updates, including the release of the Beginner’s Guide for Data Stewards, an ongoing campaign, and an open survey on the use of AI tools in practice.

11 Feb

Eight Czech Representatives Contributed to Expert Discussions at EOSC Winter School 2025

From January 20 to 23, 2025, the second EOSC Association Winter School took place in Seville, focusing on the emerging federation of EOSC nodes. The event brought together over 150 participants who discussed topics such as interoperability, funding, and sustainability of the federation, while also taking advantage of networking opportunities and knowledge exchange.

10 Feb

EOSC CZ Training Centre: How we educate scientists for the era of Open Science – An interview with Pavlína Tassanyi

In an interview with Pavlina Tassanyi, Head of the EOSC CZ Training Centre, you will learn why the Centre was established, how it supports scientists and institutions and what challenges it is currently addressing. She will also give you an overview of the training offered and its benefits for effective research data management.

21 Jan

 In 2025, scientists will connect to the National Data Infrastructure for the first time, say Jiří Marek and Martin Dvořák from the EOSC CZ initiative 

The Czech Republic is close to storing its first data in the National Data Infrastructure. According to Jiří Marek, head of the EOSC CZ Secretariat, 2024 was a successful year in this regard. Data analyst Martin Dvořák agrees, supporting these statements with specific figures.

23 Dec 2024

PF 2025

Greetings from EOSC CZ!

18 Dec 2024

The Scientist Decides Who Gains Access to Their Data, Says EOSC CZ Chief Manager Matej Antol

Czech science has a huge opportunity to move forward by improving research data management. In this interview, Matej Antol explains how the national repository platform will change the work of scientists and take our science to a new level.