Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Overview
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) is a Dutch research university founded in 1880, located in Amsterdam. Its Research Vision commits the institution to publishing exclusively in open access and to implementing FAIR Principles across all research data. Since 2022, VU Amsterdam has organised this commitment through a university-wide Open Science Programme that aligns and connects open science activities across its faculties and services. VU Amsterdam co-governs Amsterdam UMC together with the University of Amsterdam, connecting its research community to a major academic medical centre and its clinical research infrastructure.
Open Science Programme
The VU Open Science Programme is structured around five pillars:
- Policy integrates open science principles into institutional strategy, funding criteria, and governance.
- Recognition and Rewards works to revise academic evaluation frameworks so that open science practices are credited alongside traditional publication metrics.
- Community Engagement supports the Open Science Community Amsterdam (OSCA), a network of academics and research support staff across Amsterdam institutions, through community management and events.
- Support and Training develops data steward and research software engineer roles and provides open science training for researchers, teachers, and students.
- Infrastructure develops and maintains FAIR-aligned research data management systems in collaboration with national and international partners, with the Network Research Data Support (NRDS) responsible for implementation and operation.
Connections
- Research data framework: FAIR Principles
- National open access mandate: cOAlition S (via NWO)
Resources
- https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/vu-open-science-programme (Open Science Programme)
- https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/organisations/open-science (Open Science at VU)
- https://vu.nl/en/employee/research-data-support (Network Research Data Support)
- https://osc-international.com/osc-amsterdam/ (Open Science Community Amsterdam)
- https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/d8b6f1f5-816c-005b-1dc1-e363dd7ce9a5/36603473-9fb6-4d7d-8387-8e00161a7d50/VU%20Research%20Vision%20-%20Research%20that%20matters.pdf (VU Research Vision)