4TU.ResearchData involved in new projects to strengthen open science infrastructure

We are extremely pleased to announce that 4TU.ResearchData is involved in several new projects funded by Open Science NL, the national programme that aims to promote and accelerate the transition to open science in the Netherlands. 

At the end of 2025, Open Science NL awarded funding to 45 projects to strengthen infrastructure for open science. The projects make scholarly data, software and publications more accessible and help make science more accessible and transparent.

4TU.ResearchData will be leading a project on Enabling FAIR for AI in collaboration with the Netherlands eScience Center, Nikhef (Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics) and the University of Twente. The project aims to make research data and software easier to reuse and reproduce, especially in AI. The project will also improve transparency and long-term usability by enhancing Djehuty, the repository platform used by 4TU.ResearchData and Nikhef. This will benefit researchers, data professionals and policymakers by providing better tools and guidelines for sharing and using software responsibly, particularly software associated with AI models. 

We also have an active role in another three of the funded projects, namely:

• Towards a community-driven and sustainable Research Software Directory, led by the Netherlands eScience Center
• Yoda as connecting infrastructure for seamless open science, led by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• GeoFAIR: Optimizing use of high impact geoscientific data by linking to available international research infrastructure, led by Utrecht University

Daniel Bangert, 4TU.ResearchData Director, says: 

“We are delighted to participate in these new projects funded by Open Science NL. This work will result in new and innovative features for the 4TU.ResearchData repository and further tailor our infrastructure to the needs of the natural and engineering sciences domain. We look forward to working with our project partners and the broader community to further strengthen open science practices!”