The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee (FIRI Committee) within the Research Council of Finland has selected 21 research infrastructures to Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures 2025–2028. The University of Turku is involved in the implementation of eleven infrastructures.
Marc Lemaître, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate General for Research and Innovation, visited Turku on 28-29 August 2024 at the invitation of the Rectors of the higher education institutions and the City of Turku. During his visit, Director-General Lemaître participated in the Europe Forum and a stakeholder meeting on the implementation and future of the European Union's missions.
The University of Turku is one of the initial signatories of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information and the first Finnish university to commit to the declaration. The signatories commit to taking a lead in transforming the way research information is used and produced.
The University of Turku has taken a strong and respected pioneering role in the development of research and responsible assessment of researchers both nationally and internationally. Commitment to the More Than Our Rank initiative is part of the development work related to responsible assessment at the University of Turku.
The University of Turku participates in the International Data Week by organising data-related webinars and discussion sessions on 23-27 October 2023.
The Academy of Finland has published Finland’s roadmap for research infrastructures 2021–2024. The roadmap describes the research infrastructure services that are strategically important to Finland's research, education and innovation activities and which will be needed in the next 10–15 years. The new roadmap for 2021–2024 describes for the first time the national and international research infrastructure landscape that is important from Finland’s perspective. The University of Turku is involved in 13 of the 29 listed research infrastructures.
The implementation and development of open science at the University of Turku is guided by national and international policies and recommendations for open science and research. We also actively participate in national and international development work to promote open science and research practices.
Open research infrastructures and open science infrastructures are an integral part of the process by which knowledge and science influence.
The Open Science Autumn Conference will be organised Nov 24–25 online via zoom. Register by Nov 22 for the Open Science Autumn Conference and get inspired about the open infrastructures of science and research!