SPARC Europe promotes & supports #OpenAccess. We advocate change in scholarly communications for the benefit of researchers & society.
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SPARC Europe fosters a fair knowledge ecosystem upholding diversity, equity & inclusion while securing the future of #OpenScience & #OpenEducation. A new strategy guides us to realise our vision, mission & goals: buff.ly/3DYjWzW π§΅1/6
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Jun 11
#OpenEducation has a history stretching back centuries β from miners' libraries to MOOCs enrolling 160,000 learners at a time. But what does it look like inside today's academia?
If you work in or around higher education, please share your experience π surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M
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Jun 9
π’ Save the date! Join us for the 10th European Rights Retention Community of Practice event!
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Tuesday, 9 July 2026 | 12:00β13:30 CEST
π Topic: Rights Retention and Academic Freedom
ποΈ Speakers: Ana Lazarova, Lionel Maurel, Sam Moore
πRegister now us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regiβ¦
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Jun 4
β° One week to go!
@almasiproject.bsky.social is hosting a discussion on scholar-led publishing:
π From Preprints to Publication: How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication
ποΈ 11 June 2026, 16:30 CEST
π Programme and registration: u2l.fr/th3dc8
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Jun 4
5 reasons #openeducation matters:
π° Cost savings
π§ Independent & interdisciplinary learning
π€ Collaborative & open pedagogy
βοΈ Social justice
π¨ Versatility & creative use
But how is it embedded across European higher education? π Take the #OEsurvey: surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M
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Jun 3
π Open science & education are reshaping how knowledge is created and shared β and research libraries are at the heart of it. We are heading to @LIBEReurope Conference β stop by our Networking Power Session (2 July, 17:00) for a chat!
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Jun 2
What if global #OpenScience cost a fraction of one nation's journal subscriptions?
@scossfunding reveals a stark contrast: β¬6M feeds 12 global #DiamondOA infrastructures, while a single country spends over β¬100M on paywalls and APC.
Read the full story: scoss.org/the-6-vs-100-milliβ¦
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Jun 2
Itβs time to shift from buying access to investing in a shared, equitable future for research. π
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May 29
ALMASI is organizing its 2nd discussion series on scholar-led publishing.
From Preprints to Publication: How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication
π 11 June 2026, 16:30 CEST
π Program: u2l.fr/th3dc8
π Registration: u2l.fr/nfd3mx
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May 28
π The #OEsurvey is back!
How is #OpenEducation progressing at your institution? Growth is real β but barriers remain. Without systematic data, Open Education remains invisible in policy conversations.
β±οΈ 15 minutes. Big impact.
π surveymonkey.com/r/29W993M
#OER #OpenScience
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May 26
π’ New in the Connecting the Opens leadership series: Policies and incentives shaping openness in Higher Education. ποΈ doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20327β¦
#OpenScience #OpenEducation
The item also highlights 10 key action points for institutions π§΅π
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2οΈβ£ Stress the strategic imperative of valuing and rewarding open educational practices
3οΈβ£ Showcase the potential for increased funding and global leadership through openness
4οΈβ£ Emphasise the power of openness to drive innovation and collaboration
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5οΈβ£ Advocate for investment in infrastructure and support to lower barriers to open participation
#ConnectingtheOpens
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May 21
π’ SPARC Europe and #ENOEL are mapping open education policy & practice in European Higher Ed β policies, funding, OER, & more. If OE is part of your work, your voice matters. Please take our simple survey πsurveymonkey.com/r/29W993M | β±οΈ 15β20 min | π
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May 19
SPARC Europe, together with ALLEA, EIFL, IFLA, @LIBEReurope, and OPERAS, is calling on EU policymakers to remove persistent barriers and accelerate the transition to Open Science across Europe.
Read our joint statement ποΈ doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20165β¦
#OpenScience #OpenAccess
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May 14
How do we make open educational resources easier to find and reuse β and what does it take to actually get there?
Those questions are at the heart of the 15th #ENOEL Workshop on 19 May. Come ready to think, share, and build together.
π Register here: tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15
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May 13
π’ Vanessa Proudman & Paola Corti will open this yearβs Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week!
π Tue 19 May | 10:45 CEST
Join them to explore how a more coordinated approach can help build more equitable and impactful knowledge systems for all.
π us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regiβ¦
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May 12
From Commitment to Action: A SCOSS webinar happening tomorrow, 13 May at 2 PM UTC. This practical webinar will bring together 4 library consortia to share how they fund and support open infrastructure. You can still register to join the conversation! ποΈ bit.ly/consortia-webinar
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May 7
π’ Reminder to register for the 15th #ENOEL Workshop!
π― Embrace the Open: How do we promote the reuse of OE content?
Media, formats, technologies, software, metadata β there's a lot to discuss.
Hear from experts & shape the conversation. π tinyurl.com/ENOELWorkshop15
#OpenEducation
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