Still planning events the same old way? Rows of chairs, endless slides, awkward networking?
Unorgodox offers another way, rethinking events as spaces for collaboration and innovation.
Travel covered.
Apply here: buff.ly/F32Jqxv
Want to grow visibility for your OS initiative?
Registration for OSPARK Bootcamp closes 10 May! Learn outreach, communication & community-building for Open Science.
For libraries, research support, infrastructure & community leads.
6 weeks online + 2 onsite days
Register now:
buff.ly/4ZoMGcQ
No time for a 6-week bootcamp? Here’s the TL;DR
Try OSPARK Online: Ensuring your Open Science is seen, used, and sustained a 2-hour workshop by the DRA & OLS.
Get a quick intro to outreach, share ideas, and contribute to a research study.
26 March | 13:00–15:00
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/IWzo296
🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲
👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest
This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity!
Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚
🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
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Day1
In a quiet winter forest, a small Open Science Bird decides to build the best nest ever. Not just any nest but one built openly, so every creature can learn from it.
“If research is a nest,” she chirps, “then I am building mine so everyone benefits.”
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Introducing our DRAdvent Calendar!
Meet our Open Science Bird where each day till 24th December she takes on a new challenge to build the most open and reproducible nest.
You’ll also get DRA workshop highlights, collaborator spotlights & tiny Open Science lessons.
Join us on 1 Dec! 🌟
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Final Call! OSR applications close 30 November!
If you’ve been planning to apply, this is the moment.
Join an international community of researchers & open science practitioners for a week of focus, creativity, collaboration, and connection in Machynlleth.
Apply: buff.ly/6z1PhfU
Open Science Retreat 2026 — yes, you can bring your kids! 🌿
Application close in 9 days: buff.ly/6z1PhfU
CAT is very family-friendly, and kids can join great workshops: Wind Power, Sustainable Building, Story of Water, Bold Futures.
Bring your family, learn together.
See you in Machynlleth!
“Being angry doesn’t change the world. Creating the path to a better one does.”
In her recent TEDx talk, Dr. Heidi Seibold explored what it means to build a better research culture through Open Science--moving from gatekeeping to transparency and from pressure to possibility.
What if the best ideas come don't come from office rooms but from hiking with people who care about the same things you do?
That’s the Open Science Retreat.
📅 April 7–11, 2026, Wales
🔗 buff.ly/E09Fj3E
We’re looking for sponsors who believe community matters. Support better science, support people. ✨
Our trainer Laura Carter is speaking at SeaGL 2025! 🎤
Open Training for Open Research
📅 Nov 7 | 10:30 | Room 340
🔗 buff.ly/BJZYdBG
She’ll share how DRA builds community-powered training to make Open Science the default.
If you're at SeaGL, say hi! 🌱
Open science retreat global is written with send in your applications now
We’re planning a hands-on workshop for the Open Science Retreat 2026 and we’d love your ideas!
What topic should we explore to that would help you and your community to make research more open, inclusive & impactful?
📅 Apr 7–11, 2026 | Machynlleth, Wales
💬 Reply or tag someone with awesome ideas!
Year-end budgets left?
Invest in openness, not leftovers.
The Digital Research Academy helps institutions build transparent, reproducible research through expert training and collaboration.
Turn unused funds into future-ready research skills.
📩 hello@digiresacademy.org
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture
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🚀 Registration is OPEN for the Open Science Retreat 2026!
A week of open ideas, fresh air & creative collaboration.
It’s not your usual conference, it’s part unconference, part hackathon, all community.
📅 Apr 7–11, 2026 | 📍 Machynlleth, Wales
👉 Sign up: buff.ly/L6MIbtq
#OpenScience
DRA is doing a #SelfieContest at #CoRDI2025!!! 😆💜💜💜
A table full of buttons which says data science, R, code buddy, DRA, research software.
🎉 DRA is at CoRDI 2025 in Aachen!
Come by our stall for pins & merch, Open Science chats, and to connect with the DRA team.
Let’s build stronger research data communities together!
#CoRDI2025 #OpenScience #Reproducibility
@heidiseibold.bsky.social is coming to Aachen 💜💜💜
Go check out her talk!!! 🎉
Yesterday we had fantastic chats at useR! 2025 🌍💬 — and we’re just getting started!
Today, swing by to:
🔍 Discover how peer-led training can transform your research practice
🤝 Explore collaboration ideas
🎁 Pick up some DRA pins & merch (perfect conference souvenirs!)
#useR2025 #RStats #Training
A picture with group of people who attended OSR last year. The following details are mentionedOPEN SCIENCE RETREAT GLOBAL EDITION TUESDAY 7 APRIL - SATURDAY 11 APRIL 2026 / MACHYNLLETH, Wales, UK. Applications open- Fall 2025. A week in which people from various disciplines and institutions across the world come together to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to open science. For more info see open.science-retreat.org
Ready to rethink research culture in a new way?
📍 April 7–11, 2026
📌 Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales, UK
🌱 Open Science Retreat Global is back!
No panels, no posters, just space to connect, build, and reimagine Open Science together.
Details: buff.ly/vTi15qE
#OpenScience #OSRetreat
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🌟 Train-the-Trainer heads to Aachen! Applications now open! 🌟
Ready to grow your training skills and spend a few days in one of Germany’s most historic and charming cities famous for its cathedral, thermal baths, and vibrant research community?
📅 When: Sep 1–3, 2025
📋 Apply → buff.ly/ApHRuo4
Want to help improve the quality of research by teaching other what you know?
Become a Trainer at the DRA!
Applications are open for the next TTT program!
🗓️ Sep 1-3, 2025
📍 Aachen, Germany
Deadline for applications: July 21, 2025
buff.ly/ApHRuo4
#OpenScience #DataLiteracy #RSE
Jun 05: Successful & Beautiful Poster Presentations Jun 03: Apptainer Jun 02: Introduction to Monte Carlo methods May 28: Git on the Command Line for Beginners May 27: Introduction to Linux for HPC May 26+27: Python on HPC Clusters May 26: Reproducible HPC workflows using JUBE
So many free courses coming up this and next month! 🤩
Skill up on HPC (6 courses!) or improve your poster-creation-game.
Sign up here: buff.ly/ZSRAPHl
Lots of free trainings coming up next week. 😆
Check it out and sign up! ✍️
📯 Free online workshop announcement!
Successful & Beautiful Poster Presentations, Tina Lang
"Scientific posters are an integral part of presenting your research. However, condensing all findings on just one canvas is truly challenging...
The schedule we put up with sticky notes for all kinds of workshops, short sessions and unconference topics, but also breaks and fun social activities
Sponsor posters
"Thanks to our sponsors"
The Open Science Retreat would not have been the same without funding and sponsorship.
The feedback from many of the participants was that it was one of the most inclusive events they've been to and without the additional money we could not have done it.
Thanks! 😍
#OSR25CH
The Open Science Retreat is over 😔
Thanks to everyone for coming! 💜
And thanks Switzerland for showing us all the seasons you have to offer ☀️ 🌧️ ☃️ 🇨🇭 #OSR25CH
Let's see if the UK will be just as amazing 🇬🇧 #OSR26UK
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Rachel moderating the session
Group on Open Science Outreach presenting their work
Open Science as Activism group showing the zine they created
The Open Science Retreat 2025 is drawing to a close.
All groups are now sharing what they worked on.
Outputs will be collected on buff.ly/XJzIv4b
Thanks everyone for your inspiring contributions 👏
Check the hashtag #OSR25CH for details on the groups
Perfect spot to work on facilitating #preregistration!😍 #OSR2025 @digiresacademy.bsky.social #OpenScience
I feel so cool!😂✨ @digiresacademy.bsky.social has the best merch! #OSR2025 #OpenScience
LOVING being at this year’s Open Science Retreat in the Swiss Alps #OSRCH25! Been working on projects relating to open science as political activism for the past few days 😊 Stay tuned for some openly accessible outputs soon!
