Promoting Open Access at the European Level

The end of October is not only a time to celebrate Halloween or attend our Paris Climate & Nature Week, it's the best time of the year to promote and learn about Open Access. 

From 20 to 26 October, the 2025 International Access Week, with a focus on “Who Owns Our Knowledge?, is gathering worldwide interest. A core notion of the research culture, Open Access is about sharing freely research, data, and educational resources without any barriers, whether financial, legal, or technical. The concept was crafted in the 1970s and took a whole new meaning as the digital age unrolled.

Through its European university alliance, CIVICA, Sciences Po ensures that research outputs are openly available and promotes shared infrastructures and practices. The libraries of the ten CIVICA universities work relentlessly to advance this pressing topic through policies, publishing agreements, and research repositories.

To learn more, meet Jason Hazard, CIVICA Library Coordinator at Sciences Po: