Programme organization 2024-2026

Steering committee

The steering committee provides support and guidance to the Open Science programme. The committee consists of members of the UG research community and representatives from faculties/service units with expertise relevant to the programme.

Steering group members

• Casper Albers (Chair), Dean of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences 
• Michiel de Boer, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Co-founder of the Netherlands Reproducibility Network, UMCG 
• Joost Frenken, Dean Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Nolda Tipping-Griffioen, Director of CIT and Chief Information Officer
• Vera Heininga, Assistant Professor and founder Open Science Community Groningen, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
• Marjolein Nieboer, Director University of Groningen Library
• Wiro Niessen, Dean of Faculty Medical Sciences, UMCG

• Naomi de Ruiter, Associate Professor and YAG Board Member, University College Groningen
• Martijn Verwegen, director Research & Impact, University Services

Programme managers

• Ana Ranitović, Chief of Open Science and Open Science Program Manager, University Library
• Manuel Reyes, Open Science Assistant Program Manager, University Library

Pillar leaders

The programme consists of six pillars. Each pillar has one or two pillar leaders.

• Pillar Open Access: Margreet Nieborg, Projectmanager/Head University of Groningen Press (UGP), University Library
• Pillar FAIR Data and Software: Leon ter Schure, Academic Information Specialist, University of Groningen Library, and Team Manager Groningen Digital Competence Centre, UG
• Pillar Open Educational Resources: Rob van Ouwerkerk, Head Department of Strategy Education and Students, University Services; Co-pillar leader Martijn Blikmans-Middel, Academic information specialist Open Educational Resources, University Library
• Pillar Public engagement: (interim): Mohammad Gharesifard, Assistant Professor of Citizen Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering 
• Pillar Communications: Babette Knauer, Team Leader communication and Communication Advisor, University of Groningen Library & Josca Westerhof, Communication Advisor, University of Groningen Library
• Pillar Open Science Community Groningen: Tiachi Ochi, PhD researcher, Faculty of Science and Engineering, and community manager of the Open Science Community Groningen