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University of Ferrara
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University of Ferrara, Department of Economics and Management, Aula Magna, Palazzo Bevilacqua Costabili – Via Voltapaletto 11, Ferrara

The conference focuses on cost transparency in academic publishing, research data management, and the evolving role of AI in legislation.
Renowned speakers will discuss strategies for enhancing research reproducibility and building reliable monitoring systems for open science.
Attendees can join the session in person or via live streaming, with mandatory registration required by September 10.

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University of Florence
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Firenze, Aula Magna Rettorato Università di Firenze

The study day marks the conclusion of the DAMEIP project (Data and Metadata for Implementing Peer Review), coordinated by Rossana Morriello (SAGAS Department) and carried out in collaboration with the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Florence. The presentation of the project’s results forms part of a wider programme which, taking peer review as its starting point, will explore key issues such as the impact of artificial intelligence on scientific communication.

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various organisers
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Rome, Central Library of the National Research Council – Room A

(Event language: Italian). The event stems from the need to explore the transformations affecting the European research system and to reflect on the challenges posed by the new framework set out in the European Research Area Act (ERA ACT). The discussion will focus on the themes of Open Science, strategic autonomy and the sovereignty of knowledge infrastructures. The event will be held in a hybrid format (in-person or online). Registration deadline: 8 June 2026.

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ORE - Open Research Europe

A call for nominations for membership of the new ORE Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is open until 10 July 2026.

The aim is to establish the new SAB by September 2026. The SAB will play a key role in supporting the governance, strategic development, and integrity of ORE from the launch onwards.

More information on ORE website

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IIT - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

For the fourth year running, the Italian Institute of Technology is launching the “Pedro Lagomarsino de Leon Roig” Doctoral Prize in Neuroscience for the best doctoral thesis in neuroscience and related disciplines, completed in Italy during the 37th and 38th academic cycles, which combines excellence in scientific results and the methods used for data analysis and management, together with the open sharing of science (“Open Science”).

The application deadline is July 20th, 2026.

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Reseau Circé

The “Report on Open Evaluation”, commissioned by the Réseau québécois de recherche et de mutualisation pour les revues scientifiques (Réseau Circé) in Canada, has been published on Zenodo.

The report provides an up-to-date overview of peer review protocols in the academic publishing sector, with a particular focus on open peer review practices.
It is currently available only in French, but a summary version in English is in preparation.