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Open Science – Open Access
For a transparent and accessible research culture
Open Science embodies a commitment to making the entire research process transparent and accessible. It aims to ensure that research outcomes, data and methodologies are freely available, thereby encouraging collaboration and meaningful knowledge exchange. By championing transparency and reproducibility, Open Science advances scientific progress and strengthens cooperation across the research community. Through its dedication to open access and the free dissemination of knowledge, Saarland University is helping to address global challenges and to support a public sphere that is more informed and more engaged.
Free and unrestricted access to scholarly information – worldwide and for all
Saarland University is a signatory to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. This means that all scientific and academic publications arising from publicly funded research – whether texts, data or software – should be made freely available online to anyone with an interest in them, anywhere in the world. Easy access increases the visibility and accessibility of research findings and helps new knowledge to circulate more quickly.