Open Science

Open Science represents a cultural shift in how the scientific community works. Researchers are consciously and responsibly moving towards curating, storing and sharing publications, research data and, increasingly, educational resources so that they are accessible to all, unless legal, ethical, intellectual property or other clauses prevent it. This transparency increases the quality and efficiency of the research process by making research results verifiable and thus more reliable and is essential in driving knowledge forward and promoting innovation. The benefits of researchers opening up their work are also welcomed by decision- and policy-makers, funding bodies and society at large.

ETH researchers have various options for opening up and sharing their data and publications. This webpage is designed to navigate the services and infrastructures available at ETH Zurich. It also provides links to specific funding programmes in relation to open science.

Share research data

Improve the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability of research data according to the FAIR Data principles

Connect Infrastructure

Take part in the building of Switzerland's gateway to the European Open Science Cloud: Swiss EOSC Node Prototype (SENPro)

Apply for funding

Participate in the Open Research Data Funding Programmes, get funding for Open Access publication and learn how to comply with funder requirements

News and Events

The project team of the SwissEOSC Node Prototype(SENPro) warmly invites researchers from across Switzerland and all disciplines to a virtual workshop focused on shaping Switzerland’s engagement with the external page European Open Science Cloud(EOSC) and eventually the external page EOSC Federation. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about EOSC’s vision and Switzerland’s role through SENPro, and to contribute your insights as future users of this evolving infrastructure network. Date and time: Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 13:00 – 15:00. external page Register now

Whether you are a dedicated Research Data Manager, Research Software Engineer, or a researcher who manages data or software as a part of your work, we want to hear from you! We invite you to take part in a short survey, created by the HR departments of the ETH Domain institutions, which aims to better understand roles, employment conditions, and training opportunities in this area. Your input will help strengthen and shape future career paths for research data and software engineering professionals within the ETH Domain. Please complete the survey at this link.

The external page ORD Portal is where you can find all 107 ETH Domain-funded ORD projects.