Open Science
CHARM-EU promotes the Open Science culture: transparency, accessibility, and collaboration in scientific research.
On this page, you will find information about the CHARM-EU Open Science trainings, the CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award, useful resources to implement open science practices in scientific research, and articles studying open science practices in the CHARM-EU institutions.
Open science trainings
Skills training is key to enable Open Science practices to take root in universities. Our Open Science Training sessions aim to share experiences among partners in order to support the Open Science culture and practice of CHARM-EU universities and beyond. In these trainings, academics share their experience in various fields connected to Open Science with interested researchers, educators, research support officers and PhD students.
You can find below information on the focus topics of our previous sessions and all the training materials.
1st Open Science training
Took place on 9 June 2023 with a focus on what university and faculty leadership can achieve to mainstream Open Science. More information and programme of the training.
2nd Open Science training
Took place on 26 October 2023 with a focus on the possibilities of institutional support for OS and Open Access publishing. More information and programme of the training.
3rd Open Science training
Took place on 20 May 2025 with a focus on Open Licenses, Assisting Digital Tools as well as Open data and version control. More information and programme of the training.
4th Open Science training
Took place on the 17th June 2026 with a focus on monitoring Open Science publications, supporting alternative publication practices in academia, and enhancing transparency through open research information. More information and programme of the training.
Materials
Balázs Aczél (ELTE): Open Science Gaps in CHARM-EU Members
Sabine Avellaneda (UM): Setting up the Research Data space at the University of Montpellier
Niamh Brennan and Edie Davis (TCD): The Experience of Institution-Wide Open Science Training
Niamh Brennan (TCD): Next-Generation Metrics Including Open Science Metrics: A Practical Perspective
Niamh Brennan (TCD): [Diamond] Open Access Publishing in Trinity College Dublin
Tibor Faragó-Szilvási (ELTE): How to Choose Licenses? + Research Security and Open Science in the European Union
Zoltán Kekecs (ELTE): Practices to Improve and Guard Research Integrity
Márton Kovács (ELTE): Transparency of Contributorship in the Time Of Big Science
Kenneth Maussang (UM): Open Science at the University of Montpellier
Tamás Nagy (ELTE): FAIR Data Management
Tamás Nagy (ELTE): Open Data and Version Control
Josep Perelló (UB): Promoting Citizen Science
Immo Warntjes (TCD): The Challenges of Open Science and Cultural Change
Felix Weijdema and Najoua Ryane (UU): An introduction to Open Science: workflows, practices and implementations
open science recognition award
Open science represents a fundamental shift in the way knowledge is created, shared and utilised. It encompasses the principles of transparency, inclusivity and collaboration, thereby fostering innovation and societal impact.
The CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award was created in 2023 as part of our mission to promote and mainstream comprehensive open science practices. It aims to recognise those people who, while conducting research or teaching at the alliance member universities, have demonstrated their commitment to open science.
Find out more about the researchers and research teams awarded in previous editions, and information about the call for the 2026 Recognition Award, currently open for proposal submissions.
2023 award
Call for submissions for the 2023 CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award (closed).
The CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award 2023 was given to Utrecht University’s Dr. Saskia Stevens for her promising Citizen Science project and her outstanding achievement in promoting Open Science attitude.
2025 award
Call for submissions for the 2025 CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award (closed).
The CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award 2025 had two categories in order to award individual researchers and research teams.
Dr. Korbinian Bösl from the University of Bergen (UiB) was awarded in the individual category for building and promoting open scientific data infrastructures and culture during his career.
The OpenSystems research group from the University of Barcelona (UB) was awarded in the team category. The group, led by Dr Josep Perelló and formed by Isabelle Bonhoure, Ferran Larroya, Ivan Casanovas, Marc Sadurní, and Martin F. Díaz, co-produces knowledge with communities sharing a social concern, acting as a community builder that embeds openness in governance, methods, training, data, and policy engagement.
2026 call for submissions
The 2026 Open Science Recognition Award is open for submissions. Find out more on the call page and submit your proposal before August 31st 2026!
Action list to promote Open Science practices
The CHARM-EU Alliance has created an action list to advance Open Science practices. This initiative promotes transparency, accessibility, and collaboration in scientific research.
The action list serves as a guide for researchers, institutions, and policymakers to integrate Open Science principles, fostering a more inclusive and innovative research landscape. Learn more about how you can contribute to the Open Science movement on the CHARM-EU website.
Open Science Survey and Gap Analysis
After presenting the detailed analysis of the survey responses, along with the raw data, we provide a set of recommended actions to enhance and promote each pillar of Open Science. The shared experiences, best practices, solutions, and strategies outlined in this document aim to assist alliance members in reducing local barriers and advancing the adoption of Open Science within their research communities.
reforming research assesment
Many existing practices built to recognise and nurture RRI practices are fragmented and may act as barriers to engagement. This report identifies a need to reconsider research assessment and recognition and to identify opportunities where RRI activities could be better supported and recognised, with the researcher at the heart of any decision-making.