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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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…
4th Helmholtz Open Science Forum on the NFDI

January 21, 2025 from 09:30 am to 12:00 pm, online

The Helmholtz Open Science Office's fourth forum on the NFDI will be held on the topic of ‘Helmholtz's contribution to FAIRness and Data Quality’.
70th Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar: Public Sector Open Source Program Offices

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (CET)

Johan Linåker will present a study on structural configurations and strategic utilisation of Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs) within the…
6. Helmholtz Research Software Forum

The Helmholtz Open Science Office is organizing the 6th Helmholtz Research Software Forum.
International Digital Curation Conference

17 to 19 February 2025

The 19th edition of the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25) will take place in The Hague (the Netherlands).
RDA DE Conference

18. - 19.02.2025

The RDA DE conference will take place in Potsdam.

The Perceived Tension between Open Science and Research Security

A commentary by the Helmholtz Open Science Office on the perceived tension between open science and research security.
106th 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.
Award Ceremony Helmholtz Incubator Software Award 2023

We congratulate the winners Philipp Weiler (HMGU), Birgit Hassler (DLR) and Axel Löwe (KIT) and would like to thank all the teams who took part.
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.

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…