Just back from the @osfair 2025 at CERN, where I was very proud to introduce the Principles of Open Science Monitoring, the first output of @osmi, in a fantastic panel led by Agata Morka, with Iain Hrynaszkiewicz and Kirsty Merrett.

We had a wonderful audience and lots of questions. I also had the priviledge to visit the antimatter factory, a must-see ! And of course, as always in conferences, I was happy to connect in-person with #OpenScience friends.

A few highlights that resonated with me:

✔️ The alignment (or misalignment) between EU and national policies remains a key tension point, with success stories but also gaps
✔️ Reforming research assessment is still crucial if we want open practices to be truly rewarded, BUT let’s not create an open-science index
✔️Finally, the broader context matters: politics, AI, and global competition are shaping the future of science just as much as infrastructures and policies

Also very impressed by the work of @swheritage, which carried out a detailed analysis of the software produced by CERN 👏 #OSFair2025

Just back from the @osfair 2025 at CERN, where I was very proud to introduce the Principles of Open Science Monitoring, the first output of @osmi, in a fantastic panel led by Agata Morka, with Iain Hrynaszkiewicz and Kirsty Merrett.

We had a wonderful audience and lots of questions. I also had the priviledge to visit the antimatter factory, a must-see ! And of course, as always in conferences, I was happy to connect in-person with #OpenScience friends.

A few highlights that resonated with me:

✔️ The alignment (or misalignment) between EU and national policies remains a key tension point, with success stories but also gaps
✔️ Reforming research assessment is still crucial if we want open practices to be truly rewarded, BUT let’s not create an open-science index
✔️Finally, the broader context matters: politics, AI, and global competition are shaping the future of science just as much as infrastructures and policies

Also very impressed by the work of @swheritage, which carried out a detailed analysis of the software produced by CERN 👏 #OSFair2025

Open science orgs are stronger together 💪

@thecarpentries , Open Life Science, @pyOpenSci & @prereview and rOpenSci are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: https://ropensci.org/blog/2025/09/15/collaboration-communities/

#OpenScience #FOSS #Community

Open science organisations are stronger together. 💪

The Carpentries, Open Life Science (OLS), @span rOpenSci @span pyOpenSci and @span prereview are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: https://www.carpentries.org/blog/2025/09/convening-to-reclaim-and-sustain-open-science-communities/

#OpenScience#FOSS

Open science orgs are stronger together 💪

@thecarpentries , Open Life Science, @pyOpenSci & @prereview and rOpenSci are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: https://ropensci.org/blog/2025/09/15/collaboration-communities/

#OpenScience #FOSS #Community

Open science organisations are stronger together. 💪

The Carpentries, Open Life Science (OLS), @span rOpenSci @span pyOpenSci and @span prereview are convening to move from surviving → thriving.

Read how we’re charting a sustainable, collective path forward: https://www.carpentries.org/blog/2025/09/convening-to-reclaim-and-sustain-open-science-communities/

#OpenScience#FOSS

The University of Utrecht is canceling the #WebOfScience and offering training sessions on #OpenAlex.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026

"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial databases, such as Web of Science, are not in line with our desire to work with open research information as much as possible. The UU signed the #BarcelonaDeclaration in 2024 to this effect. The use of Journal Impact Factors [#JIFs] is also not in line with our vision of Open Science…With the funds freed up by not renewing the licence, we will continue to invest in open source research and infrastructure."

The University of Utrecht is canceling the #WebOfScience and offering training sessions on #OpenAlex.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/access-to-web-of-science-will-end-on-1-january-2026

"Discontinuing Web of Science is a logical step that fits in with the UU vision on #OpenScience. Closed commercial databases, such as Web of Science, are not in line with our desire to work with open research information as much as possible. The UU signed the #BarcelonaDeclaration in 2024 to this effect. The use of Journal Impact Factors [#JIFs] is also not in line with our vision of Open Science…With the funds freed up by not renewing the licence, we will continue to invest in open source research and infrastructure."

Code, data, config files, etc. all must be shared in order to describe computational methods with sufficient detail.

#reproducibility#openscience

Code, data, config files, etc. all must be shared in order to describe computational methods with sufficient detail.

#reproducibility#openscience

Outreachy’s Dec 2025 internship cohort is now open!

We call on FOSS mentoring communities to join us.

Who can be a mentoring community?
• Open source software projects
• Open science initiatives
• Non‑profit orgs with open workflows
If your work is public, collaborative, and impact‑driven, you’re welcome.

Join us to mentor diverse intern talent in open source.
Sign up by Sept 10, 2025
https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

Kindly read our latest blog post for more information about the application, learn more about our financial situation, and what this means for applicants, interns, and communities.

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2025-08-14/december-2025-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

#OpenSource#FOSS#Outreachy #OpenScience

Outreachy’s Dec 2025 internship cohort is now open!

We call on FOSS mentoring communities to join us.

Who can be a mentoring community?
• Open source software projects
• Open science initiatives
• Non‑profit orgs with open workflows
If your work is public, collaborative, and impact‑driven, you’re welcome.

Join us to mentor diverse intern talent in open source.
Sign up by Sept 10, 2025
https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

Kindly read our latest blog post for more information about the application, learn more about our financial situation, and what this means for applicants, interns, and communities.

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2025-08-14/december-2025-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

#OpenSource#FOSS#Outreachy #OpenScience

I have a new 'climate viz of the month' blog posted, which looks at the regional differences in days with open water across the #Arctic: https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/

#SciComm#DataViz #OpenScience#OpenData#ClimateChange

I have a new 'climate viz of the month' blog posted, which looks at the regional differences in days with open water across the #Arctic: https://zacklabe.com/climate-viz-of-the-month/

#SciComm#DataViz #OpenScience#OpenData#ClimateChange

More info here: https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2025/08/call-for-editors

Let me know if you have any questions.

#opensource #openaccess #OpenScience

More info here: https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2025/08/call-for-editors

Let me know if you have any questions.

#opensource #openaccess #OpenScience

A new national guide to support Early Career Researchers in Ireland is launching soon.
Webinar on Sep 4, 12–1.30PM IST.

Great to see @norfireland.bsky.social leading on this.

#OpenScience #OpenResearch #EarlyCareerResearchers #ResearchMatters #Ireland

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:np4nwymjsbbwnhvyk36m4dyz/post/3lvsezpokyk24

Will there be a possibility to migrate from a Mastodon account to Bonfire, or OSN, as it is possible between Mastodon instances ?

It might be needed to lower the migration barrier and foster Bonfire OSN uptake.

Of course, it comes along with the possibility to migrate between Bonfire, or OSN, instances as smoothly as possible.

Any plans of thoughts on that ?

#OpenAlex#Bonfire #OpenScience

In this blog post, I share my recent experiences with #Bluesky as a platform for scientific exchange. I see both advantages and risks: #Bluesky offers new opportunities, but I also miss key aspects of #Mastodon that have grown important to me ( #privacy, #sustainability, #community, #opensource). For now, I use both. In the post, I reflect on what each platform gets right (and wrong) for science.

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-23-mastodon_vs_bluesky/

#OpenScience

In this blog post, I share my recent experiences with #Bluesky as a platform for scientific exchange. I see both advantages and risks: #Bluesky offers new opportunities, but I also miss key aspects of #Mastodon that have grown important to me ( #privacy, #sustainability, #community, #opensource). For now, I use both. In the post, I reflect on what each platform gets right (and wrong) for science.

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-23-mastodon_vs_bluesky/

#OpenScience