Our contributions to the open science ecosystem
In accordance with its Roadmap for Open Science, the University of Lille supports the Open Science ecosystem, in order to participate in the collective local, national and global effort in the field of Open Science. This support takes the form of financial contributions, but also the involvement of staff members in various Open Science structures.
Financial contributions
Evolution of the University's financial support for the national and international open science ecosystem (excluding electronic resources):
| 2024 | €25,400 |
| 2025 | €38,347 |
In 2025, the University's financial support was distributed as follows:
Contribution of €22,800
- ISTEX
- DOAJ
- Peer Community In
- Open Alex
- ROR
- Mir@bel
- DOAB
- Métopes
- Open citations
- Open Library for humanities
- Repères
- Research Data Alliance
- ROR
- Software Heritage
- SPARC Europe
- The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH)
Some of these initiatives are supported through the support fund managed by Couperin.
Contribution of €13,447
- Crossref (DOIs for journals)
- Datacite (DOIs for data)
- ORCID
- HAL contribution (CCSD)
Contribution of €2,100
- COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories)
- OpenAIRE
Staff members' contributions
The University of Lille's support also takes the form of staff members' contributions, through involvement in various structures - both national and international - that are working to develop Open Science on a wider scale than just the university.
In February 2025, there were at least 17 people linked to the university (researchers and staff) involved in 14 different structures.
