In order to publish research data in open access, it is necessary to format it and accompany it with metadata, i.e. documentation that helps to understand it. All the best practices to follow to facilitate its visibility and usefulness are summarised under the acronym ‘FAIR’ (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). Feedback on the supervision of an … Read more
On October 2, 2025, the annual seminar for Open Science ambassadors was held. This network, launched in 2021 with a sole focus on research data, evolved in January 2025 to also cover issues related to publications and software. Initially comprising seven members, it now has 46 members across all disciplines. Read the complete article … Read more
On July 11, the network of eLabFTW team administrators from the University of Lorraine met at the Léopold Presidency in Nancy. Read the complete article on Factuel [in French]
Vice President of the University of Lorraine in charge of Digital Technology, Data, and Open Science, Nicolas Fressengeas answers questions from Factuel about an initiative by the Lorraine research site entitled “For more reproducible, honest, and open research in Lorraine.” Read the complete article on Factuel [in French]
Between February and July 2025, the Bibliometrics team at the University of Lorraine carried out a major project to list the institution’s scientific publications in the OpenAlex database. This greatly improved the quality of the referencing of these works and their attribution to the correct laboratories. Read the complete article on Factuel [in French]
In 2023, the Publishing Division of the Research Support Mission of the Documentation Department conducted a survey that identified 39 journals on the Lorraine site. Read the complete article on Factuel [in French]
In addition to the training courses available on the Arche platform, online workshops on Open Science are offered throughout the year by university libraries and MSH Lorraine. There are more than 40 one- to two-hour workshop sessions, some in English, covering 16 topics scheduled for the first semester for doctoral students and staff at the … Read more
Come and discover the daily lives of researchers as they produce data with the board game GopenDoRe, a cooperative game designed to teach best practices in research data management and sharing, created by the DoRANum team (Inist-CNRS). Read the full article on Factuel [in French].
The national DMP OPIDOR tool now includes a new feature that allows users to create a Software Management Plan (SMP). Read the full article on Factuel [in French].
The Scientific Integrity Committee (CIS) and the UL Research Ethics Committee (CER-UL) have been operating for nine and two years respectively, contributing to the development of research with greater integrity and ethics. Their work results in recommendations and resources for the entire UL academic community (teachers-researchers, students and, more generally, all University staff). The first … Read more
