Background OPERAS is the Research Infrastructure (RI) dedicated to advancing open scholarly communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) within the European Research Area (ERA). Its mission is to coordinate and federate resources in Europe to effectively and efficiently address the scholarly communication needs of European SSH researchers. Established in response to the needs and […]
Anna Hughes, Development and engagement manager, Jisc, recently attended the Netherlands National Open Science Festival at the University of Groningen. Held annually for the past five years, it is an opportunity for the Dutch open science community – professional research support staff, researchers from across all disciplines, librarians and open access publishers – to mingle […]
On 10 September 2025, the Jisc Digital research community group gathered for a vibrant and thought-provoking meet-up focused on Electronic Research Notebooks (ERNs) – a topic that’s rapidly gaining traction across disciplines and institutions. With over 127 registered attendees and 65 participants joining live, the session spotlighted the real-world implementation of ERNs* at the Cancer […]