Open Access Week 2025

Join us for a series of events during the Open Access Week and learn about open research, open publishing, and data sharing!

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Illustration: International Open Access Week 2025. Photo: Greg Rakozy. Graphic design: Kim Henze.

Open Access Week events

Monday 20 - Friday 24 October

20 to 24 October is International Open Access Week and the 2025 theme is  “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”. Research organizations and university libraries across Norway invite you to participate in events for Open Access Week 2025.

Lectures and discussions on topics concerning implementing open research practices will be held, including AI, research data, and how to be FAIR.

Our events are hosted digitally and are open to all. There is no registration. Most of the events are in English.

Slides used in the events will be shared in the Zenodo community: Open Access Week Norway

Events

Monday 20 October

10:00–11:30: One size does not fit all: New insights into qualitative data sharing


Tuesday 21 October

10:00–11:30: Openness in the Age of AI – A Conversation with Norway’s National Centres for Artificial Intelligence


Wednesday 22 October

13:30–16:30: Fast forward Open Science 
Topics: open access publishing, research data management, open source code and software, and open education.
NB: This event is hosted by Circle U., and participants need to register in advance.


Thursday 23 October

10:00–11:30: Diamantpublisering i praksis – nye initiativ for åpen tilgang (in Norwegian)

13:00–14:00: Reusing Research Data: Opportunities, Challenges, and the FAIR Way Forward


Friday 24 October

09:00-09:30: To be FAIR: Conceptions of Purity and Pollution in Research Data Management Practices

 

Tags: Open Access Week, open science, open research, FAIR
Published Oct. 3, 2025 10:05 AM - Last modified Oct. 14, 2025 2:50 PM