FAIR Coffee lecture – Mariëlle Prevoo (pre-announcement)

UM is on a mission to become a leading example in the Open Science movement, which aims to make research papers, data, methods, etc. open to anyone so we can all benefit. The FAIR principles go hand-in-hand with Open Science and they form a great guide to make sure that the research you make Open, can actually be used. With the FAIR Coffee lecture series, the Open Science Community of UM, in collaboration with the Community for Data-Driven Initiatives (CDDI), will help you find out more about these topics and discover how your colleagues have applied Open Science and FAIR principles to their research. These lectures are a perfect chance to dip your toes in the FAIR water and find inspiration in the work of others! Coffee/tea and cookies will be waiting for you!

For this session of the FAIR Coffee lecture, on May 15th 2025 at 10:30, we’ve invited Dr. Mariëlle Prevoo, she is department manager Research Support & Development at UM Library since April 2022, and she is the Chief Open Science for UM. She is involved in Open Science initiatives within the library and within UM as well as on national and international level. Mariëlle is one of the co-authors of the UM Open Science policy 2022-2026, and the support provided by the various teams in the department Research Support & Development plays a key role in putting this policy into practice and making Open Science the norm at UM.

From reusable to reused – Circular science as the ultimate goal of the UM Open Science policy

Maastricht University adopted its first Open Science policy in 2019. However, the 2022-2026 policy was the first one to encompass the complete range of Open Science topics. Ultimately, this policy aims for circular science, by not only encouraging UM academics to make their data and other research products reusable, but also to actually reuse available data and other materials. In this talk, Mariëlle Prevoo reflects on the advantages, milestones, and challenges to reach that goal, and provides some food for thought on whether our current practices truly promote reuse or only reusability.

The program is as follows:

• 10.30 A quick introduction on FAIR/Open Science and the FAIR Coffee lecture series
• 10.45 Main lecture by Mariëlle Prevoo (Including discussion/questions)
• 11.25 Closing statement

This session will be a hybrid lecture, which you can either attend in person (location: Paul Henri Spaaklaan 1, room C2.017 ) or via Zoom (link will be shared in the confirmation email). Please indicate how you will attend by registering on the right side of the page.

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Future events

More Fair Coffee lectures are in the planning for 2025.