Open Science Short News
Short summary of what is happening at Aalto and in the national Open Science Coordination.
Aalto University has published two new policies: Policy on Open Learning Materials and Policy on Open Research Infrastructures.
- If you are interested in open learning materials, join the RDM training webinar Open Educational Resources: Circular Textiles and Introduction to Speech Processing Research, 26.10.2023 | Aalto-yliopisto.
- Open Science Coordination organises a webinar series on open education and open educational materials: (in Finnish).
- Two recommendations on accessibility of open educational environments and quality of open education are open for comments: (in Finnish).
is also open for commenting. The objective of the policy is that the archivable part of all theses approved from 2024 onwards will in principle be openly accessible.
The 2-year project on open science reference architecture is being finalised. The current material is available in (in Finnish).
If you are interested in data, two webinars are offered by CSC (both in Finnish).
- 1.11 at 9.30 -12. Registration needed.
- 2.11 at 10 – 11. Registration needed.
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