News 2025
News list
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Open Science Services Advent Calendar
This December, the Open Science Services (University Library) invite you to explore the world of open science through a fun and informative advent calendar!
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Connecting Switzerland to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): A SENPro Community Workshop
The SENPro project team invites all Swiss reseachers to a national community workshop dedicated to Switzerland’s future participation in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).
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UZH Projects Receive Funding for Open Science
Starting in July 2025 and January 2026, 20 projects led by or with involvement by members of UZH will receive funding from swissuniversities as part of their program "Open Science II".
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New call by swissuniversities for Open Science projects
swissuniversities has published a new call for proposals in the Open Science II program. Researchers at the University of Zurich can now submit project proposals in the area of "Mobilize and facilitate participation in relevant international initiatives".
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University of Zurich Signs the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
UZH is the first Swiss university to sign the Barcelona Declaration. By signing, UZH aligns itself with other leading universities internationally and signals its support for open and transparent practices in research.
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International Open Access Week 2025
The International Open Access Week 2025 will take place worldwide from October 20 to 26, 2025. This year's theme for the campaign week is “Who owns our knowledge?”.
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Open Innovation in Life Sciences Conference 2025
The Open Innovation in Life Sciences (OILS) Conference takes place on the 23rd of October 2025 at UZH Campus Irchel.
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Lunch & Learn 2025
The event series Lunch & Learn Open Science begins in August again with its monthly events.
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New Contract with Wiley for Reading Access and Publication in Open Access
After lengthy negotiations, swissuniversities has concluded an agreement with Wiley that allows researchers at Swiss institutions to publish in Open Access - at no additional cost to themselves.
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UZH publishes its CoARA Action Plan
The University Board has approved the Action Plan to reform research assessment at UZH.
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Incentives for Registered Reports from a risk-sensitivity perspective
Join the talk by Prof. Anne Scheel from Utrecht University on Registered Reports.
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No-Deal situation with Wiley
For over a year, swissuniversities has been negotiating with the publisher Wiley for a new Read&Publish agreement.
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Workshop on Open Access, Open & Community Peer Review
Join the DSI Community Digital Humanities for a hands-on workshop exploring new models of scholarly publishing in the digital humanities.
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Open Science Retreat 2025
This annual retreat is a chance to reset in nature while reflecting on open science topics to inspire your next career move.
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Diamond Open Access Workshop Day on 21 March 2025 in Bern
The Diamond Open Access Workshop Day is an event for the community of institutional publishing service providers and scholar-led journals in Switzerland.
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Are Community-Driven Initiatives the Key for Better Publishing?
This panel will critically discuss the advantages and challenges of publishing models, the evolving landscape of academic dissemination, and the potential of community-driven approaches to foster a more inclusive and equitable system.
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Data Protection Week 2025
In UZH's first Data Protection Week participants will learn more about how to handle personal and sensitive data.
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