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The National Programme Open Science (NPOS), in which UM is also participating, has set up an Open Consultation to allow you to reflect on the NPOS2030 Ambitions. Find out more about the NPOS2030 Ambition Document and the link to the consultation ... Keep reading

We are happy to announce the last RDM experts meeting for this calendar year! Our meeting will take place on 14 December 2021 from 15:30 to 17:00. Unfortunately, the current health situation has taken us back to the online environment. We nonetheless hope to have an exciting afternoon ... Keep reading

Library+ Education update - November 2021 ... Keep reading

Did the last 1.5 years made you re-think the way you design and deliver your courses? Apply for a place in the first UM Community of Practice on Education! ... Keep reading

Are you an educational pioneer or innovator? We would like to invite you to submit your proposals for EPIC: a three day conference on educational innovation organised by the Dutch Accelaration Plan! ... Keep reading

A year after the introduction of Keylinks as the new learning resources reference tool, we will say goodbye to the previous system as of 1 January 2022. Not yet acquainted or curious about new options? Learn all about Keylinks ... Keep reading

The do-it-yourself studio at the Inner City Library is now open for use. Easy to use, professional quality and no editing required ... Keep reading

At the beginning of November 2021 the University Library has updated the way of getting access to their databases. All users of EndNote need to manually adjust one setting ... Keep reading

Are you a researcher at Maastricht University and would you like to learn more about Research Data Management? Then register for the upcoming Introduction to Research Data Management workshop on Wednesday, 1 December from 11:00 to 13:00 ... Keep reading

Join the next DataHub sprint review with sprint goal " update the ingest procedure to work with the new customizable general metadata implementation" ... Keep reading

FAIRness is the central theme of the Digital Society Conference, organised by the Association of Universities in the Netherlands on 29 & 30 November 2021. Top scholars and scientists will explain and show the latest digital trends and developments around FAIRness, together with special guests from all over the globe ... Keep reading

Pre-registration is considered a particularly relevant tool to increase trust in science and provide more robust and replicable scientific findings. This workshop will not only teach participants how pre-registration is applicable to your study field, but will also include some hands-on practical examples on how to pre-register your research. ... Keep reading

This ReproducibiliTea meeting will contain a discussion of the main problems and which measures can be used to optimize the key elements of the scientific process, moreover, what can be done to increase the adoption of these measures of Open Science at UM ... Keep reading

Today, we published a practical guide on preprints for scholars, journalists, professionals, and the general public. DOI-10.5281/zenodo.5600535 ... Keep reading

As of today, accepted articles by Springer are no longer eligible for APC-free Open Access without costs to Maastricht University and MUMC+ researchers during the remainder of 2021 ... Keep reading

Not yet finished with your library book? No Problem! Under a new policy, the University Library will automatically renew your materials at the end of the loan period. ... Keep reading

This second edition of the FAIR Coffee lecture series on 10 November 10 2021 features a presentation by Dr. Ronald Cornet, from the department of Medical Informatics in the Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, entitled “FAIR – from Principles via Practices to Profits” ... Keep reading

The new branded and revised UM/MUMC+ Open Access Journal Browser. Use the Journal Browser to find all relevant Open Access and APC discount information from the national deals and local arrangements with publishers ... Keep reading

UM is on a mission to become a leading example of the Open Science movement, which aims to make research, including papers, data, methods, etc., open to anyone so we can all benefit. With this workshop, we aim to introduce to you one of the most important steps to making science more open, namely pre-registration. This workshop is will not only teach participants how pre-registration is applicable to your study field, but will also include some hands-on practical examples on how to pre-register your research ... Keep reading

During International Open Access Week 2021, we celebrate Open Access at Maastricht University with extra attention to new developments, services and tips. Read on to find out about eight ways to celebrate Open Access Week with us ... Keep reading