Helmholtz Open Science Office

The Helmholtz Open Science Office supports the Helmholtz Association as a service provider in shaping the cultural change towards Open Science. It is a partner of all stakeholders involved in this process within Helmholtz and promotes the visibility of Helmholtz on a national as well as international level within the context of Open Science in the spirit of the Helmholtz mission.

This website provides an overview of all activities of the Helmholtz Open Science Office. All relevant information is described and communicated here.

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PID4NFDI Stakeholder Workshop

11. Novemer 2024, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

PID4NFDI is organizing a stakeholder workshop with the objective of gathering insights from participants regarding their experiences with PID implementation and…
RDA 23rd Plenary

12. – 14. November 2024

The Research Data Alliance’s 23rd Plenary Meeting is taking place in the capital of Costa Rica – San José and online with the theme ‘Sustainable Science’.
Base4NFDI User Conference

20. - 21. Novemer 2024, Berlin

For all those who are interested in actively using and helping to shape the future basic services of the NFDI
Linking and contextualisation: The Common Authority File as a PID system for cultural objects in GLAM institutions

04 December 2024, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The ‘PID Network Germany’ project invites all interested parties to an event on the topic of ‘PIDs for cultural objects and their contexts’. The importance of the…
1st Forum Helmholtz Research Data Commons

December 12, 2024, 10 am to 12 pm, Online

The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) and the Helmholtz Open Science Office are launching “Research Data Commons”, a joint recurring Helmholtz-forum for…

105th Helmholtz Open Science Newsletter available

In this newsletter, we provide you with an overview of the most important developments in the field of Open Science.
Memorandum on the Open Access Transformation

New position paper of the task group Open Access Transformation sets out framework conditions for the open access transformation within the Helmholtz Association.
Report from the Open Access Days 2024

As in previous years, the Helmholtz Open Science Office attended the Open Access Days in Cologne from September 10 to 12, 2024. Here's our report from the conference.
The Helmholtz Open Science Office at the Open-Access-Tage 2024

The Helmholtz Open Science Office will again be present this year with various contributions at the Open-Access-Tage 2024 from September 10 to 12, 2024 in Cologne.
Helmholtz Software Award 2024

The application period for the Helmholtz Software Award 2024 is now open. Details on the application process can be found here.
104th Helmholtz Open Science Newsletter available

The 104th Helmholtz Open Science Newsletter has been published and is now available in German as well as in English. In this newsletter we give you an overview of the most important developments…

Open Science at Helmholtz

The mission of the Helmholtz Open Science Office is to promote the cultural change towards open science. Guided by the motto "Enabling open science practices in Helmholtz!" the Helmholtz Open Science…
Open Access

For open access, one of the Helmholtz Open Science Office's key endeavours is the promotion of the transformation from subscription-based access to open access.
Open Research Data

The Centers of the Helmholtz Association conduct data-intensive research with internationally significant large-scale facilities and digital information infrastructures. The Helmholtz Open Science…
Open Research Software

While open science calls for accessibility and reuse of scientific results, in many research areas, this can only be ensured if source code is made openly accessible in addition to the corresponding…