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[La redazione CIVIS ](https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom) 2. Open access on the rise in life science Open access on the rise in life science ========================================= CIVIS Highlights 25 settembre 2024 Open Science is the winnining model in life science. Figures show that SciLifeLab - the national research infrastructure for molecular biosciences in Sweden - published 90 percent of articles in open access in 2023, an encouraging figure. ![](/storage/files/image_4.jpg) Photo ©: Jens Olof Lasthein / Stockholm University The numbers come from [OpenALex](https://openalex.org/), the bibliographic catalogue of scientific papers, authors and institutions accessible in open access mode, named after the Library of Alexandria. The Dimensions database - a for-profit service - shows [SciLifeLab](https://www.scilifelab.se/) is publishing 39 percent Gold Open Access, 28 percent Green and 24 percent Hybrid. A total of 265 preprints were published by SciLifeLab in 2023. > *Public access is often a central part of the expanding open science policy landscape from national to regional levels and even at the funder and publisher levels. Open access also enables further information to be extracted such as data and software sharing which can help towards building a more complete picture of the research graph and ultimately move us beyond just the paper being the central piece of the research process*”, explains Christopher Erdmann, head of the unit for open science at the SciLifeLab. Inside the Lab -------------- The SciLifeLab Data Centre is located at Uppsala University, serving the entirety of SciLifeLab. Some of the staff at the Data Centre are distributed at the other of the SciLifeLab sites, among which is Stockholm University. One of the initial goals of the open science team is to explore the formation of an open science focus group, a community of practice from across the spectrum of research, that will be a resource for decision making and the development of SciLifeLab's open research services. Another important area the unit works with its outreach and training. At the centre there is a unit for open science bringing on roles in communities, metrics, software, and FAIR metadata/ semantic technologies working with the wider Data Centre team to further open science/ FAIR data services, platforms and projects. Chris Erdmann, the head of the unit for open science, was previously the Associate Director for open science at the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in New York, focusing on open science strategy and policy. Change is needed in research culture ------------------------------------ Preprints and open peer review is one way to go to move further from the transformative agreements to real open access, according to Christopher Erdmann: *“Change is also needed in the research culture, which we are starting to see by the rise of open science initiatives, like CoARA, across the globe.”* Erdmann adds that there likely will be further innovation to help facilitate open science, not least when it comes to generative AI and Large language models (LLMs), very large deep learning models that are pre-trained on vast amounts of data. **All the details are available in the [original story, in Swedish](https://www.su.se/nyheter/%C3%B6ppen-tillg%C3%A5ng-p%C3%A5-frammarsch-inom-livsvetenskaper-1.761085).** ### Other Highlights this month: [*European Mobility Week at SUR*](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/european-mobility-week-at-sur) *[AMU invites all CIVIS librarians to join an international academic network of peers](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/amu-invites-all-civis-librarians-join-international-academic-network-of-peers)* *[ULB calls for support for arrested Azerbaijani researcher Bahruz Samadov](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/ulb-calls-support-arrested-azerbaijani-researcher-bahruz-samadov)* *[Excellence scholarships for international students offered by UNIL](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/excellence-scholarships-international-students-unil)* *[International students on the rise at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, counting now 130 nations](https://civis.eu/en/get-informed/news/international-students-rise-at-paris-lodron-university-of-salzburg-counting-now-130-nations)* Related news ------------ - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/dogs-su-800x600.jpg?token=d436788be1d8bedcdebade845bd52ff0)World’s oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs identified CIVIS Highlights 6 aprile 2026 ](https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom/world-s-oldest-genetic-evidence-for-domestic-dogs-identified) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/hannahpelikan-2024-liu-7637-800x600.jpg?token=e69d69aad40de681ca5eedde6851d655)Timing challenge for self-driving cars CIVIS Highlights 9 marzo 2026 ](https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom/timing-challenge-for-self-driving-cars) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/dictionaries-800x600.jpg?token=028d7ffc1ba206cdd38fa50e28ac0083)The 18th‑century dictionary craze vs today’s AI anxiety CIVIS Highlights 11 febbraio 2026 ](https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom/the-18th-century-dictionary-craze-vs-today-s-ai-anxiety) [Scopri tutte le nostre storie](https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom) [ CIVIS member universities sign Alliance Agreement in Salzburg ](< https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom/civis-member-universities-sign-alliance-agreement-salzburg >) [ European Mobility Week at SUR ](< https://civis.eu/it/the-civis-newsroom/european-mobility-week-at-sur >) ![CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance](https://civis.eu/build/assets/civis-CCpvK1nT.svg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe’s Civic University Alliance ![Co-funded by the European Union](https://civis.eu/build/assets/co-funded-by-the-european-union-DSKLW1us.png)Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). 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