Open Science – UM General PhD Trainings

In this interactive session, you will get an overview of the Open Science landscape and set Open Science goals for yourself.

Learning goals
• The participants will familiarise themselves further with the Open Science policy of Maastricht University.
• The participants will gain an overview of concrete activities that are part of Open Science.
• The participants will set Open Science goals for their own research.

Target group:
This course is mandatory for all internal and external PhD students of Maastricht University who started their PhD on or after January 1st 2024. For some graduate schools or research institutes it was already mandatory from an earlier date.Check with your graduate school to be sure.

Completion of this training does not provide exemption from any other mandatory courses. This multidisciplinary session is intended for Maastricht University PhD students only.

Prerequisites:
To participate in this session, you need to complete the following online modules: Introduction to Open Science, Open Access Publishing, Research Data Management Basics. These modules are accessible through the UM general PhD trainings website.

Registration:
The session is offered in an online setting as well as an on-site setting. Please register for just one of these sessions. The online session is meant for external PhD students. Please note that on-site sessions can always be converted to an online setting due to unforeseen circumstances.

The session may be cancelled if there are too few subscriptions. We strive to notify you about cancellations a few days in advance. 

Language: English

!Important!: Please bring your answers from the online module to the interactive session. Bring your UM card if you are attending an on-site session and your own cup if you want to drink coffee. Using AI tools and making recordings or pictures of the session is not allowed.

Upcoming courses

Date Available spaces
Wednesday 17/12/2025
12.30 CET - 14.30 CET
Makerspace, Inner City Library, room 1.228 (route 160)
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Date Available spaces
Wednesday 07/01/2026
12.30 CET - 14.30 CET
Online
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Tuesday 13/01/2026
12.30 CET - 14.30 CET
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Wednesday 28/01/2026
15.00 CET - 17.00 CET
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Tuesday 10/03/2026
09.30 CET - 11.30 CET
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Wednesday 11/03/2026
09.30 CET - 11.30 CET
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Wednesday 22/04/2026
15.00 CEST - 17.00 CEST
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Date Available spaces
Tuesday 12/05/2026
09.30 CEST - 11.30 CEST
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Date Available spaces
Wednesday 13/05/2026
12.30 CEST - 14.30 CEST
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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Date Available spaces
Tuesday 23/06/2026
09.30 CEST - 11.30 CEST
UM Library UNS50 K 3.453
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