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.

Apply for funding

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

Share research data

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

News and Events

FAIR Competence Funding - 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. Information and answers to questions will be provided at an online event on 26 January 2026 from 13:00 to 14:00. external page Register now and receive the application documents on the day of publication.

The external page ORD Portal is where you can find all 107 ETH Domain-funded Open Research Data (ORD) projects.