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# OSCD March 2021 newsletter

[](https://hackmd.io/YQp3Jwb1Qt6efBM4wQ-RFA)

**Notes for editors**:
- All entries by **March 2**, please :pray:
- Please keep each item to 1-2 sentences max, providing enough information to pique interest and direct readers to external link for more information.
- Event entries: please follow the following format
- [Event name](eventlink), date & time, location, (participation fees): one line about what it is, any registration/submission deadline.
- The next newsletter will be sent at the beginning of May 2021.

**Tips**:
- Always have a call-to-action :loudspeaker: - What would you like readers to do with your item? Make it explicit with a verb, *e.g. register for this conference, share this tweet*
- Think about your audience- what's likely to interest them?
- Avoid "click here" - read more about [meaningful link text](https://accessibility.princeton.edu/how/content/links) :link:

## Full text

Dear OSC Delft members,

*What are some questions and concerns regarding practicing open science that you have had, or your colleagues have asked?* Please [let us know](https://forms.gle/vzhVEVZcmzubAzvW7) to help design the new TUD open science website!

In the last two months, we welcomed 15 new members to our community! :tada: We're looking for ideas for new [community initiatives](https://osc-delft.github.io/initiatives) and events - please get in touch (email, on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/oscdelft) or [GitHub](https://github.com/osc-delft/ideas-and-plans)), I'd love to hear from you.

If you know of TUD colleagues who'd like to learn more about open science, please ask them to [join us](https://osc-delft.github.io/join) :sunflower:

**Announcements**
- Congratulations to Mark Schelbergen, PhD Candidate in Data Champion Roland Schmehl's group, for receiving an honorary mention for the National Open Initiatives Trophy! [Read more about the awardees and Mark's work](https://opensciencefestival.nl/the-open-initiative-trophies/)- an interview with Mark will follow soon!
- The TU Delft Library launched a new browser extension that you can use to access Library content from home - it also points to open access versions of articles and books! [Find out more](https://www.tudelft.nl/library/access) and install it today.

**Opportunities**

- [4TU.ResearchData FAIR data funds](https://data.4tu.nl/info/en/use/fair-data-fund/) offers researchers up to 3500 EUR to make their data FAIR. Applications are open until March 31.
- [Wellcome Open Research Fund](https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/open-research-fund) provides up to 100k GBP for 2 years, for projects that incentivise researchers to make their health research more open, accessible and reusable. Submit a concept note by March 12.
- A reminder that the [NWO Open Science Fund](https://www.nwo.nl/en/calls/open-science-fund-2020/2021) is accepting proposals for projects advancing open science, until April 1 (possibly beyond as their system is recently hacked)- [find out more about how the TUD open science programme can support your application](https://openworking.wordpress.com/2021/01/06/nwo-open-science-fund-support-for-tu-delft-applicants-and-grantees/).
- The DCSE is hiring a data steward to support and provide training to researchers wishing to use HPC resources at TUD - [apply by March 22](https://www.academictransfer.com/en/298110/data-steward-hpc-training/).

**Events**
- [Data, Society, and Open Science III: challenges for data management and data-based research](https://www.makingdarkdatafair.com/event-details/data-society-and-open-science-iii-challenges-for-data-management-and-data-based-research), March 30, online: The third roundtable discussion organised by the Making Dark Data FAIR project, which aims to provide an analysis of why data goes “dark” – becomes non-reusable – in the first place, to develop concrete strategies for how we might best enact the FAIR principles in an effort to reduce dark data, and finally to interrogate the FAIR principles themselves.
- [Open Education Week](https://www.openeducationweek.org/schedule), March 1-5, online: a full week of events on open education practices and showcases from all around the world.
- [Open Research Data 101: Research Tools and Real-Time Applications](https://fellows.frictionlessdata.io/), March 6, online: an event organised by frictionlessdata.io that aims to celebrate open data.
- [Mozilla Festival](https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/), beginning March 8, online: dynamic virtual sessions around diverse themes, e.g. decentralisation, global culture and heritage, openness, sustainability, shifting power in tech.
- [Research Data Access & Preservation Summit](https://rdapassociation.org/2021-Summit-Registration), March 10-12, online (registration 30USD): seminars and workshops on research data management across the disciplines.
- [Reimagine Research Culture Festival by Wellcome](https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/research-culture/reimagine-research-solutions-summit), March 22-26, online: aims to bring together the research community to take action and help reimagine research.
- [Collaborations Workshop 2021](https://www.software.ac.uk/cw21), March 30- April 1, online (registration fee 50GBP): join a community of research software engineers and open science enthusiasts worldwide for discussions and a hackathon on FAIR research software, diversity & inclusion and software sustainability.
- [SURF research week](https://www.surf.nl/en/agenda/surf-research-week?dst=n1628), April 13-15, online: discover the latest high-end ICT services that can help accelerate your research, and connect with peers and SURF partners, plus a sneak peek at the new supercomputer!
- [Research Data Alliance - 17th Plenary](https://www.rd-alliance.org/plenaries/rda-17th-plenary-meeting-edinburgh-virtual), April 20-22, online: is the place to discuss research data on a global level and get more involved through interest/working groups.
- [csv,conf,v6](https://csvconf.com/), May 4-5, online: featuring stories about data sharing and data analysis from science, journalism, government, and open source.

Are there announcements, events and opportunities that you would like to bring to the community for the next newsletter in May? Please [submit an issue](https://github.com/osc-delft/newsletters/issues) or email me.

Many thanks,

Emmy