Make Data Count: Advancing meaningful evaluation of open data
Despite advances in open data, crucial questions remain about how data are being used and for what purposes. The Make […]
Open Science Webinar Series
Advancing Open Science and Research Management with scienceOS
ScienceOS is the AI research agent that streamlines your workflows with access to over 225 million papers. It offers answers with in-text citations, uploading PDFs, and a built-in reference manager that lets you chat with thousands of full-text papers and create shared libraries. Advanced algorithms prioritize reliable sources, while chat-based interactions make navigating knowledge feel like talking with a colleague. Additional tools, such as citation network, support your literature research.
Upcoming UbuntuNet Alliance Webinar: Crossref Services for Librarians and Journal Editors
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to invite librarians and journal editors across Eastern and Southern Africa to an insightful webinar titled “Crossref Services for Librarians and Journal Editors.”
Join us: Optimizing Open Journal Systems (OJS) for multilingual, open access journal publishing in Africa
Join us on Thu, Aug 28, 2025, at 11 am CAT for a presentation by Müge Bakioğlu from the Public Knowledge Project to learn how to make the most of Open Journal Systems (OJS) with core features for multilingual and #OpenAccess publishing, plugins, and integrations that support #persistentidentifiers, long-term preservation, and streamlined workflows.
Connecting Higher Education with Local Communities: Examples from the EPIC Africa Network
The EPIC Model is designed to be flexible and context-sensitive, allowing universities and local governments to co-create projects that address local priorities. In African contexts, this means…
Democratizing Knowledge through Diamond Open Access
The African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS) fosters open access and global knowledge exchange. Hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT), APOS empowers African researchers to take ownership of their scholarly content, promoting local research for societal development.
HAL, the French national open archive within the global Open Science ecosystem, an African perspective
We hosted Bénédicte Kuntziger as our guest in this session. Bénédicte is the support, trainer, and community engagement lead at
Building a Trustworthy Research Environment: Challenges and Solutions to Predatory Publishing
Susan Veldsman, the Director of the Scholarly Publication Unit at the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), spoke on
The Role of COAR in Advancing Open Access in Africa
The Executive Director of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), Kathleen Shearer, shared insights on how COAR supports open
From Research to Real-World Policy: Lessons from Overton’s Journey
How does academic research find its way into government policies, global reports, or public debates? That question sits at the heart of Overton — the world’s largest database of public policy documents. Euan Adie, Overton’s founder, shared the platform’s origin story, its unique role in mapping research-policy connections, and valuable advice for researchers — especially in Africa — aiming to boost their policy impact.