Multilingual Knowledge and Open Practices: Inside the University of Coimbra’s Open Science Ecosystem

• How can one of Europe’s oldest universities become a leader in Open Science?
• In this episode of the Big Open Science Podcast, recorded at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, we explore how a historic institution is transforming its research culture and embedding openness into its long-term strategy.
• Our guests are Licínia Ferreira from the University of Coimbra’s Open Science Office and Lorena Caliman, Community Manager of OPERAS-PT and co-founder of the Open Science Community Portugal. Together they explain how open science is implemented in practice — from institutional repositories and Diamond Open Access publishing to citizen science initiatives, research data management, and community-driven collaboration.
• We also hear from Professor Delfim Ferreira Leão, Vice-Rector for Culture, Communication and Open Science, who shares why Coimbra decided to place open science at the heart of its university mission and governance.
• The conversation reveals how institutional leadership, grassroots communities, and European research infrastructures such as OPERAS can work together to build a sustainable culture of openness. At the same time, our guests reflect on the real challenges researchers face today — including limited time, disciplinary differences, and the need to better integrate open science practices into academic careers and education.
• 🔗 Links mentioned in this episode
• University of Coimbra – Open Science

https://www.uc.pt/en/openscience/

Estudo Geral – University of Coimbra Repository
https://www.uc.pt/en/sibuc/Estudo_Geral 

Coimbra University Press
https://monographs.uc.pt/iuc 

GoTriple
https://gotriple.eu/

VERA
https://vera.operas-eu.org/

Mondaecus (OPERAS service)
https://operas-eu.org/services/mondaecus/

UNESCO Open Science
https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science

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Episode transcript: https://sciros.hypotheses.org/2407