Position paper of the EUNIS Open Science Special Interest Group

The EUNIS Open Science Special Interest Group (SIG) had its kick-off event at the EUNIS 2025 Conference in Belfast and since then continued its activity during regular meetings. Serving as a platform for EUNIS members to coordinate efforts in implementing Open Science principles, addressing common challenges and sharing best practices, the Open Science SIG wants to lay the groundwork by outlining the importance of Open Science in a joint position paper. This position paper describes the SIG’s perspective on the purpose of Open Science, its relevance to EUNIS, and the strategies needed to create synergies between openness, digital infrastructures, research practices and institutional policies in light of current geopolitical changes.