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DEEPENING THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA Open Science
Open Science Open science is an approach based on open cooperative work and systematic sharing of knowledge and tools as early and widely as possible in the research process Open science practices: ● Providing open access to research outputs (e.g. publications, data, software, models, algorithms, and workflows) through deposition in trusted repositories ● Early and open sharing of research (for example through preregistration, registered reports, pre-prints, or crowd-sourcing) ● Research output management ● Participation in open peer-review ● Measures to ensure reproducibility of research outputs ● Involving all relevant knowledge actors including citizens, civil society and end users in the co-creation of R&I agendas and contents (such as citizen science)
Open Science under Horizon Europe
● Open Science in the Horizon Europe Work Programme parts
Clusters, Missions and Partnerships: support to societal engagement, citizen science,
FAIRification of data, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), etc.
’Research Infrastructures’ part: support to the development of the EOSC
‘Marie Skłodowska-Curie’ actions: support for the adoption of a culture of open science
by researchers
‘ERA’ part: support for the adoption of open science practices in other parts of the
Programme and to policy developments
● Quality of open science practices evaluated under ‘Excellence’ in proposals
● Model Grant Agreement
Strengthens Open Access requirements, and empowers authors and institutions
Emphasis shifts to responsible research data management, with Data Management
Plans, and FAIR and open data sharing
● Open Research Europe, the European Commission scientific publishing platform
● Extensive reporting of open science practices. Monitoring of the
Framework Programme through Key Impact PathwaysActivities under the ERA part
Open Science
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Topic Bullets Topic title Policy Officer
● More bullets presenting
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-40 Modelling and quantifying the impacts of open science practice J-E Faure
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-45 Support to changes in the assessment of research and J-E Faure
researchers to reward the practice of open science
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-41 Increasing the reproducibility of scientific results J-E Faure
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-44 Developing and piloting training on the practice of open and J-E Faure
responsible research and innovation
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-41 Global cooperation on FAIR data policy and practice C Casorran
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-43 Capacity-building for institutional open access publishing J-F Dechamp
across Europe
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-42 Supporting the development of aligned policies for open access S Bottaro
books and monographs
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-44 Societal trust in science, research and innovation M Arentoft
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-40 Stepping-up institutional and territorial changes towards open L Farrer
and responsible research and innovationExpected impacts of the ‘ERA part’ activities ● Additional evidence for improved policy making at EU level, and maximised impact of open science ● Improved capacities to conduct open science, with increased equity and inclusivity inside the European Research Area ● Accelerated institutional and territorial changes towards open and responsible research and innovation in the European R&I system ● Identification of and spreading of good practices on initiatives for reforming the assessment of research and researchers, rewarding and incentivising the practice of open science ● Coherent strategies and policies on open science, and facilitated international cooperation
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-40
Modelling and quantifying the impacts of open
science practice
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Research and ● Total indicative ● Additional obligations ● Call opening:
Innovation Actions budget for the topic: regarding open 22 June 2021
EUR 2.00 million science practices
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 23 Sep. 2021
contribution per
project: EUR 2.00
millionContext and expected outcomes
Context
● Mainstreaming open science for:
Increased efficiency and better reliability of the R&I system. Faster R&I, more directed
towards societal challenges
Improved interface between science and society, like higher trust of society in the science
system
● Evidence base fragmented or with some gaps
Expected outcomes
● Structured evidence of scientific, societal and economic impacts of open science practice, and new
methods, tools and data required to measure them
● Better knowledge on how impacts develop and how a diversity of benefits can be achieved at
scientific, societal and economic levels. Better understanding, in particular, on how the practice of
open science can contribute to the increased reproducibility of research results
● Contributions to medium/long-term impacts: improved policy making on open science,
maximised impact of open science, and increased capacity to conduct open scienceScope ● Review the existing evidence ● Test and evaluate how robust and meaningful the existing evidence is. In particular considering the many results from earlier Framework Programme projects ● Complement existing evidence and develop scientific methodologies and models to capture impacts ● Consider in particular impacts on reproducibility of research results, and impacts of involving citizens, civil society and end-users in research and innovation ● Identify by which causality and mechanisms the impacts develop, notably in order to inform further policy developments ● Perform cost/benefit analyses of open science practices
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-45
Support to changes in the assessment of
research and researchers to reward the
practice of open science
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative - ● Call opening:
Support Actions budget for the topic: 22 June 2021
EUR 2.00 million
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 23 Sep. 2021
contribution per
project: EUR 2.00
millionContext and expected outcomes Context ● The current research assessment system often uses the quantity of publications in journals with high Journal Impact Factor ● Reforming the research assessment system to focus on creativity, quality and impact of research and to contribute building trust in the science system ● The Open Science Policy Platform identified changes as key to mainstream open science ● Commission Communication (2020) on a new European Research Area for R&I; corresponding Council Conclusions (2020) on the new ERA; Council Conclusions (2021) on researchers’ careers and working conditions ● Some institutions in Europe are reforming the assessment of their research and researchers Expected outcomes ● Consolidated information on existing initiatives, connecting initiatives, and facilitating mutual learning ● Pilots on new metrics, methods and institutional changes for reforming the assessment of research and researchers ● Contributions to medium/long-term impacts: Researchers are incentivised to practice open science, and the capacity to conduct open science is increased
Scope ● Support the sharing of information at European-level across institutions and umbrella organisations ● Identify good practices, and develop guidance and recommendations on institutional changes ● Pilot the development, implementation and monitoring of new assessment methods, associated metrics, strategies and policies, by clusters of funders and/or research performing organizations, for research and research career assessment that integrates open science practices ● Cooperate with projects to be funded under call topic HORIZON-INFRA-2022-EOSC-01- 01 “Services and tools to underpin a research assessment system that incentivises open science practices”
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-41
Increasing the reproducibility of scientific
results
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Research and ● Total indicative ● Additional ● Call opening:
Innovation Actions budget for the topic: dissemination 19 Jan. 2022
EUR 4.00 million obligations
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 20 Apr. 2022
contribution per
project: EUR 2.00
millionContext and expected outcomes
Context
● Reproducibility of scientific results: possibility for the scientific community to obtain the same
results as the originators of a specific finding
● Reproducibility of scientific results contributes to:
A higher quality and more efficient research process
More trustworthy results
Increased re-use of scientific results for further discovery and innovation
● Scoping report: « Reproducibility of scientific results in the EU », European Commission, 2020
(https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2777/341654)
Expected outcomes
● Structured understanding of the benefits of reproducibility and of its drivers
● Solutions to increase the reproducibility of R&I results
● Better collaboration between stakeholders
● Contributions to medium/long-term impacts: Greater quality of the scientific production, increased
proportion of reproducible results from publicly funded R&I, and increased re-use of
scientific resultsScope ● Create an open knowledge base of results, methodologies and interventions on the drivers and benefits of reproducibility for the R&I system (or lack thereof). Fill the main gaps in such knowledge ● Develop, validate, pilot and deploy practices and practical tools for funders, publishers and scientists ● Promote uptake, greater collaboration, and increased alignment of the activities of stakeholders to increase reproducibility ● Assist further policy development on reproducibility, based on scoping work by the Commission (solutions applicable to Europe, but also globally)
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-44
Developing and piloting training on the
practice of open and responsible research and
innovation
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative ● Additional ● Call opening:
Support Actions budget for the topic: dissemination 19 Jan. 2022
EUR 3.50 million obligations
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 20 Apr. 2022
contribution per
project: EUR 3.50
millionContext and expected outcomes Context ● Open and responsible research and innovation principles and practices are being mainstreamed in the R&I process ● This requires the workforce to strengthen a broad range of skills related in particular to integrity, avoidance of bias, non-discrimination and inclusion, FAIR data management, data robustness and reproducibility, and dissemination and exploitation of results ● It concerns also skills to communicate science and research results, to engage with public, and to work with multiple types of actors and disciplines Expected outcomes ● Consolidated evidence base on open and responsible research and innovation training for researchers at all stages of their careers across the European Research Area ● Development and piloting of high-quality training to a significant number of researchers on diverse aspects of open and responsible research and innovation ● Establishment of a platform for further development of training, mutual learning, and dissemination of recommendations to authorities and institutions responsible for researcher training
Scope
1. Evidence on researcher training on open and responsible R&I
Consolidating evidence on researcher training
Identifying gaps in existing practices in the European Research Area
Considering established and emergent good practices
2. Training modules and courses on open and responsible R&I
Developing training modules, courses or other interventions
Piloting to a significant number of students and researchers in different kinds of research
organisations and higher education organisations across Europe
Evaluating the learning outcomes in view of more widespread deployment
3. Platform for researcher training on open and responsible R&I
Establishing a platform for knowledge exchange, guidance, and further development of
training
Disseminating policy recommendations for research institutions
Developing sustainability of the platform beyond the lifetime of project funding
● All stages of researchers’ careers, from undergraduate onwards (including as part of
doctoral training)HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-41
Global cooperation on FAIR data policy and
practice
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative ● Legal entities ● Call opening:
Support Action budget for the topic: established in non- 22 June 2021
EUR 2.00 million associated third
● Deadline:
countries
● Expected EU 23 Sep. 2021
contribution per ● Additional
project: EUR 1.00 dissemination and
million exploitation obligationsContext and expected outcomes
Context
● Science has become data-intensive. The FAIR principles allow to cope with the
overabundance of data, but initiatives remain fragmented across countries and
disciplines.
● Interoperability is difficult to tackle. There is a need for standards and guidelines.
● Data is not the only research output.
● FAIRness evaluation is still in its infancy.
Expected outcomes
● Strengthened international cooperation to increase and mainstream FAIRness of data
and digital objects.
● Connection of disconnected initiatives on data management, data stewardship and
FAIR data practices, across borders and disciplines, as enablers of open science.
● Increased FAIR data sharing within and across scientific disciplines and
innovation sectors.Scope and synergies
Scope
● International cooperation is key
● Mapping of initiatives and best practices to take stock
● Case studies/pilots/use cases to develop and deploy standards and guidelines to enhance
data interoperability and FAIRness within a discipline, and across disciplines. (support
underrepresented communities)
● FAIRness appraisal methodologies building on previous work on FAIRness appraisal
(FAIRsFAIR, RDA FDMM WG, OpenAIRE, etc.)
Synergies
● EOSC Partnership (as the main construct through which Open Science and FAIRness is
expected to be mainstreamed)
● INFRAEOSC RI topics (FAIR RIA and CSA, disciplinary use case in support of the missions)
● EOSC-Future (stimulating uptake of FAIRness across communities, particularly with
underrepresented communities).HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-43
Capacity-building for institutional open access
publishing across Europe
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative - ● Call opening:
Support Actions budget for the topic: 22 June 2021
EUR 3.00 million
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 23 Sep. 2021
contribution per
project: EUR 3.00
millionContext and expected outcomes
● The increased demand for open access publishing services is partly addressed by new or
recently established initiatives, often supported by non-for-profit institutions
● In addition to challenging the publishing habits of academic communities, the prestige of
such new publishing venues is often not recognised/established yet, and the multiplication
of the offer fuels the perceived fragmentation of the scholarly publishing landscape
● Where English is not the language of the publications, other issues may arise
● Expected outcomes of a project under this topic:
Improve the understanding of the current landscape of institutional scientific publishing
activities across Europe.
Coordinate institutional publishing services and initiatives at the non-technological level and
improve their overall service efficiency (in particular in a multilingual environment).
Make actionable recommendations for strategies in the European Research Area.
Address and increase equity, diversity and inclusivity in Open Science practices.Scope
● Provide a comprehensive map of the current landscape of institutional publishing
activities across Europe, which can identify e.g. service provision mechanisms but also
potential gaps
● Improve the coordination, quality and services of existing and substantial institutional
open access publishing venues through e.g. shared standards and good practices (in
services, funding etc.) to make services more efficient and more attractive for
researchers
Note: this is not about transitioning subscription-only venues into open access ones
● Provide evidence-based recommendations that can inform future policy developments
● Different from HORIZON-INFRA-2022-EOSC-01-02: Improving and coordinating
technical infrastructure for institutional open access publishing across Europe
The action should be no longer than 36 monthsConnection with HORIZON-INFRA
● HORIZON-INFRA-2022-EOSC-01-02 Technical infrastructure for institutional open
access publishing focuses on technical aspects:
Improve efficiency, coordination and technological alignment among the network of
institutional open access publishing infrastructures
Develop and provide the technical specifications to ensure interoperability,
interconnection and improved quality of services to researchers
● Projects under this topic should liaise with funded initiatives in the Work Programmes
HORIZON-WIDERA which address the non-technological aspects of institutional
publishing under topics:
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-43: Capacity-building for institutional open access
publishing across Europe, and
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-42: Supporting the development of aligned policies for
open access books and monographs.HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-42
Supporting the development of aligned policies
for open access books and monographs
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative ● Legal entities ● Call opening:
Support Actions budget for the topic: established in non- 19 Jan. 2022
EUR 2.00 million associated third
● Deadline:
countries
● Expected EU 20 Apr. 2022
contribution per
project: EUR 2.00
millionContext and expected outcomes
● Open science includes all disciplines
● Monographs and other long-text formats are very important outputs for disciplines like
the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
● Open access to such outputs has been slower than for articles. Yet, supporting this
transition is key for the increased capacity of R&I systems to conduct open science
● Expected outcomes of a project under this topic:
Improve the understanding of the current landscape of scientific book and monograph
publishing in different fields of science in which it plays an important role, and in particular
the bottlenecks in strategies and policies for their open access.
Support aligned funder and institutional policies for open access monographs and books
within the open science culture in the European Research Area and facilitate their
coordination.
Address and increase equity, diversity and inclusivity in Open Science practices.Scope ● Provide a clear picture of the major bottlenecks in the development of policies and strategies by institutions and funders ● Support the coordination of policies and strategies among funders and research institution, also beyond Europe ● Collect and share existing good practices in policies and strategies ● Provide resources and evidence-based recommendations that can inform future policy developments The action should be no longer than 24 months
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-44
Societal trust in science, research and
innovation
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Research and ● Total indicative - ● Call opening:
Innovation Actions budget for the topic: 22 June 2021
EUR 2.00 million
● Deadline:
● Expected EU 23 Sep. 2021
contribution per
project: EUR 2.00
millionContext and expected outcomes Context ● Societal trust in research is vital to ensure contribution to SDGs and EGD, for uptake of innovation, and for public support for R&I investment. Depends on researchers’ standards of research integrity, ethics, critical thinking, rigor, openness and transparency, and their desire to maximise societal relevance, robustness and quality of outcomes. Citizen and civil society’s involvement in R&I makes research more relevant and responsive to society and strengthens co-ownership and trust in scientific evidence and innovation. ● However, not all research conducted with high standards, rules/guidelines sometimes missing/ignored, research protocols and raw data not always published, methodological limitations, inappropriate statistical analyses, only publications of significant results, self- interests. Issues: research that cannot be reproduced, that cannot be built upon, that is of limited direct relevance to end-users or out of step with societal needs and values. Expected outcomes ● Recommendations for tackling societal mistrust in SRI, for strengthening co-creation of R&I contents by society, and for spreading of good practices and evidence of their effects ● Contributions to medium/long-term impacts: increased public trust in science and increased alignment of strategic research with society needs, expectations and values
Scope To better understand the nature and scale of the sources and consequences of mistrust of society in science and the challenges of science-society co-creation: ● Series of expert workshops, small-scale studies and participatory research actions, leading to new and robust evidence and analysis for the nature and scale of the sources and consequences of mistrust of society in science and the challenges of science-society co- creation, as a basis for further policy action ● Involving a broad range of potential users and stakeholders and the general public in co- creation, developing policy guidance and recommendations, and implementing innovative means of communicating and disseminating the findings and messages
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01-40
Stepping-up institutional and territorial
changes towards open and responsible
research and innovation
TYPE OF ACTION BUDGET OTHER CONDITIONS TIMING
● Coordination and ● Total indicative ● Legal entities ● Call opening:
Support Actions budget for the topic: established in non- 19 Jan. 2022
EUR 5.00 million associated third
● Deadline:
countries
● Expected EU 20 Apr. 2022
contribution per ● Additional dissemination
project: EUR 5.00 obligations
million
● Financial support to third
partiesContext and expected outcomes Context ● Research and innovation institutions play a key role in creating an enabling environment for opening research and innovation towards society. ● However, European R&I actors lack a consolidated evidence base and guidance… there are significant differences in attention to different aspects of responsibility and openness between institutions and territories, rewards and incentives… are often misaligned or even disfavour openness to society, and there is no central point of reference or provider of services and expertise to turn to. Expected outcomes ● A central point of expertise providing services and support. ● Significant number of institutions and territories in the ERA become more porous to society. ● Reduction in disparities between institutions and territories in terms of their attention to open and responsible research and innovation.
Scope This action consists of three parts, all of which must be addressed: 1. Consolidating the evidence base and develop innovative guidance and other materials, which can support institutions and territories to implement sustainable institutional changes and open up to society. 2. Financial support to third parties, by launching ‘cascading grant’ call(s) to support institutions and territories from across the ERA to implement sustainable institutional changes towards open and responsible research and innovation. 3. Acting as a central point of expertise and support services on open and responsible research and innovation for institutions and projects under Horizon Europe and within the European Research Area. The action should evaluate its impacts and develop recommendations useful to policy… It should raise awareness of the benefits of open and responsible research and innovation… It should develop close co-operation with other relevant projects, with a view to fostering collaboration and the early sharing of knowledge and evidence.
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