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Big Open Science PodcastOpen Science Community at the University of CoimbraIn this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded during a study visit at the University of Coimbra, we explore how Open Science is being built through projects people and communities in Portugal.We hear from the teams behind TREASURE, a project recognising open and reproducible research practices among early career researchers and ReData, Portugal’s national network for research data management and data stewardship. The episode also features Juanina Digital, an ambitious initiative opening the historic Joanina Library through large-scale digitisation and digital humanities infrastructures.Together these conversations show that Open Science is not on...
2026-02-0531 minBig Open Science PodcastServing Open Humanities Since 2001 – A Conversation with Pierre MounierServing Open Humanities since 2001 – A Conversation with Pierre MounierIn this episode, we sit down with Pierre Mounier, a pioneer of the Open Science movement, to discuss the evolution of digital publishing over the last 25 years. From early experiments in 2001 to the creation of major infrastructures like OpenEdition and OPERAS in recent years, they explore how the landscape of scholarly communication has transformed.Pierre shares his perspective on building European federations, the "scaling small" philosophy, and why the Diamond Open Access model is crucial for the future of research.🎙️ What’s in this epis...
2025-12-2952 minBig Open Science PodcastLinked Open Culture: How Wikimedia Bridges Art, Research, and Open ScienceIn this Vienna-recorded episode, hosts Marta and Gabi talk with Dr. Kasia Makowska (Wikimedia Polska) about how Wikimedia projects — especially Wikidata — are transforming open cultural data and supporting research in the humanities and arts.Continuing our focus on Open Science practices within the SCIROS project, we explore how Wikidata’s structured, multilingual knowledge base helps researchers connect artworks, collections, and institutions worldwide. Kasia discusses how Wikimedia supports FAIR data principles, what makes community-driven infrastructures sustainable, and why multilingual open data is essential for inclusive knowledge sharing.💡 Highlights:• How Wikidata contributes to Open Sci...
2025-12-0926 min
El árbol de la músicaEl árbol de la música - Si esto es Troya ¿por qué el lío de la Ilíada? - 06/12/25Los griegos llegan a Troya con la intención de rescatar a Helena y dar un escarmiento a los troyanos. Bueno, pues las cosas salen reguleras. GLUCK. Obertura de Paride ed Elena. Gabrieli consort dir.: Paul McCreesh. THEODORAKIS. Gonia gonia. Dimitris Christodoulou. GASSMANN. Aquiles en Sciros Involarmi. Ania Vegry, NDR Radiophilharmonie dir.: David Stern. SARRO. Obertura Aquiles en Sciros. La Real Cappella di Napoli dir.: Ivano Caiazza THEODORAKIS. Marina.Maria Farantouri. HAENDEL. Non trascurate, amanti. Coro del Complesso Barocco con Il Complesso Barocco dir.:Alan Curtis. SCHUBERT. Sinfonía 1. Wiener Symphoniker dir.: Wolfgang Sawallisch.Escuchar au...
2025-12-0658 minBig Open Science PodcastWhat If Research Evaluation Supported Openness? Reflections from a Collaborative Workshop #RESSH2025This episode of BIG OS – the Big Open Science Podcast, features a recording from the workshop “Reforming Research Evaluation in SSH: Embracing Open Science for Diversity, Interdisciplinarity and Inclusivity,” held at RESSH 2025 conference in Helsinki.The workshop examined systemic limitations in current evaluation systems and explored how reform efforts—particularly those led by CoARA and the Helsinki Initiative on Multilingualism—can align research assessment with the core principles of Open Science: transparency, accessibility, and inclusivity.Through a participatory group exercise based on the Evaluation Reform Blueprint, participants representing key stakeholder groups—researchers, funders and evaluators, librarians, publishers...
2025-08-0427 minBig Open Science PodcastOpen Science and Research Assessment in SSHIn this episode of the podcast, we delve into the world of Open Science and research assessment within the Social Sciences and Humanities, focusing on the RESSH 2025 Conference hosted by the European Network for Research Evaluation in the SSH in Helsinki, Finland. Throughout the episode, we explore pivotal discussions from keynotes, panels, and workshops where researchers and policy experts grappled with a central question: How can research assessment practices in SSH align more closely with the values and principles of Open Science?Our journey begins with conversations with experts who presented their groundbreaking work at the conference, sharing...
2025-07-1545 minBig Open Science PodcastSustaining and Innovating Open Research Infrastructures. SCIROS Workshop @UniLu🔊 In the third episode of the Big Open Science podcast, Tomasz Umerle speaks with Tugce Karatas and Sofia Papastamkou from C2DH, University of Luxembourg. The discussion covers challenges in sustaining and innovating open research infrastructure, particularly within the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Topics include data preservation, ethics, institutional support, accessibility, and interoperability. AI emerges as a key challenge for all scientific stakeholders in current scholarly communication.📢 Follow SCIROS for more insights: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme...
2025-06-1334 minBig Open Science PodcastInnovations and research infrastructures. The role of the OPERAS Innovation LabIn this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded during a study visit to the University of Luxembourg, we explore innovation in scholarly communication within the Social Sciences and Humanities. Joined by Sy Holsinger and Elena Sokolova from the OPERAS Innovation Lab, we discuss how the lab fosters sustainable, visible, and impactful open science practices. The conversation dives into strategies for long-term sustainability, community engagement, and upcoming initiatives shaping the future of open scholarly ecosystems in Europe.📌 This project is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the Strategic Partnership Programme.👉 Don’t...
2025-05-0518 minBig Open Science PodcastOpen Science in SSH – The SCIROS Perspective🔊 Welcome to the first episode of SCIROS TALKS!What is Open Science, and why does it matter for the Social Sciences and Humanities? In this inaugural episode, we introduce SCIROS – Strategic Collaboration for Interdisciplinary Research on Open Science in SSH, an international project led by the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN).Together with our expert guests, we explore the goals of SCIROS, the challenges and opportunities of Open Science, and the first steps we’ve taken since the project launched.🎙️ What’s in this episode?✅ What is SCIROS and who is invol...
2025-05-0529 min