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The SSH Open Marketplace Editorial Board is happy to invite you to a series of 8 hands-on workshops to strengthen FAIR and digital research skills.

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We are pleased to announce that SSHOC’s activities in 2026 will be led by newly elected Sally Chambers (from DARIAH ERIC - Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities) as Chair, and Vania Virgili (from E-RIHS ERIC - European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) as Vice-Chair. This decision was taken by the SSHOC Governing Board during their meeting on 27 November 2025.

We are happy to announce that SSH Open Cluster’s activities in 2025 will be steered by Chair

The ESFRI Science Clusters, operating as a cluster of clusters in projects like OSCARS and EVERSE, have released the Science Clusters Position Statement on operational commitment to EOSC and Open Research, which articulates the Science Clusters’ vision for the future towards the successful implementation of the EOSC, as the result of five years of collaborative efforts, including interactions with the European Commission, EOSC Association, ESFRI-EOSC task force, and e-Infrastructure Reflection Group (e-IRG).

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that the SSH Open Cluster has elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair to guide its endeavors in 2024!

To maintain the high-momentum achieved in these past years on FAIR data management and connecting research communities from all scientific domains to the EOSC, all Science Clusters are working together in the Horizon Europe OSCARS project, which has been granted ~25M EUR funding in the framework of the European Commission Horizon Europe call HORIZON-INFRA-2023-EOSC-01-01, under grant agreement no. 101129751.

On October 16th, the virtual stage was set for the 2nd SSH Open Cluster Assembly. This gathering was dedicated to welcoming new Cluster members, reporting from external bodies in which  SSHOC Cluster is represented, and discussing the future cross-cluster collaboration. Guided by the Chair Toma Tasovac from DARIAH and vice-Chair Bonnie Wolff Boenisch from CESSDA, the Assembly emphasised the paramount significance of collaboration not only within SSHOC but also in the broader research landscape.

The SSH Research Infrastructures organised a Cluster Assembly on April 24th, 2023, which marked an important milestone since the SSHOC project ended. The event attracted 70 participants from funding agencies, research institutions, project partners, and all ESFRI Landmarks and Projects from the Group Social and Cultural Innovation.

The SSH Research Infrastructures organised a Cluster Assembly on April 24th, 2023, which marked an important milestone since the SSHOC project ended. The event attracted 70 participants from funding agencies, research institutions, project partners, and all ESFRI Landmarks and Projects from the Group Social and Cultural Innovation.

Since the end of the SSHOC project in April 2022, the SSHOC Governing Board has been working hard on setting up the governance structure of the Cluster and making sure that it can continue to serve the SSH community in the future as well. Since then - new members have joined the Governing Board, and the 1st SSHOC Cluster meeting date is set!