07 Jul 2026
openBIS 7.0.0 Early Access Release
The Early Access (EA) release of openBIS 7.0.0 is now available for download here.
This release introduces new features, including enhanced data modelling, a new data store (AFS), an openBIS Drive for data synchronization, UI support for chatbots, new imaging technology, and support for RO-Crate import and export.
New users can start directly with version 7.0.0, while existing users are encouraged to first migrate to the latest 20.10 release and evaluate the new version on a staging server before using it in production. A General Availability release will be published later this year.
06 Jul 2026
White Paper Towards a Swiss EOSC Node published
The White Paper "Towards a Swiss EOSC Node" has been published, and it is available here.
Developed by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in collaboration with key Swiss research stakeholders, the White Paper builds on the Swiss EOSC Node Prototype (SENPro) and Switzerland's designation as an EOSC Candidate Node to explore the role of a Swiss EOSC Node within the evolving EOSC Federation.
The work outlines possible pathways towards a coordinated and interoperable Swiss approach to research data, services, and infrastructures. It also highlights key governance, technical, and coordination measures to support Open Science and international collaboration.
18 Feb 2026
Upcoming RDM workshop series in spring semester 2026
In collaboration with Scientific IT Services, the ETH Library is organising seven workshops related to research data management (RDM).
They will take place on Wednesday mornings in the time period from 18 February to 01 April 2026. The first six workshops build on each other and address the various elements of RDM along the research data life cycle. The last workshop introduces the activities of the Citizen Science Center Zurich.
You can register for individual workshops or for the whole series. All workshops will be conducted in English and online via Zoom.
26 Jan 2026
Preannouncement: ETH Zurich FAIR Competence Funding
Are you an ETH member who handles research data and code as part of your work? Would you like to help implement the FAIR principles at ETH Zurich? Do you have ideas on how to share your expertise and services with a wider community of ETH researchers?
ETH Zurich is testing a new funding scheme as part of a broader initiative to implement the FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability) for digital research assets such as code, data, notes, metadata and images. These FAIR Competence Funding Grants will be up to 50k CHF for a maximum of 18 months to support the further training of RDM specialists and the expansion of the RDM services they provide.
Who it is for: Research Software Engineers (RSEs), Data Stewards, Digital Curators/Archivists, Technical Personnel, and all Researchers with Research Data Management (RDM) responsibilities.
To submit a proposal: To apply you must demonstrate proven RDM skills, be an ETH employee, and have the support of at least two research units.
Register now: Information and answers to questions will be provided at an online event on 26 January 2026 from 13:00 to 14:00. Register here for the event and to receive the application documents by email on the day of publication.
For more past events checkout our News section
