ESCAPE - The European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle Physics ESFRI Research Infrastructures has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement no. 824064.
The OSCARS project (Open Science Clusters' Action for Research and Society) has established a Cluster Open Science Competence Centre (CLOCC) as a virtual hub dedicated to advancing research excellence through training, knowledge sharing, fostering collaboration across scientific disciplines and jointly developing common strategies.
The ESCAPE CLOCC is a community-driven initiative supported by a collaborative network of experts in the context of Science Clusters, offering guidance, best practices, and services related to Open Science, with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary collaborations between Astronomy, Particle Physics, and other data-intensive sciences.
The ESCAPE Competence Centre will function as a platform to link the ESCAPE Research Infrastructures (RIs) with the scientific community, driving the adoption of Open Science principles, FAIR data practices, and innovative services designed to enable cutting-edge research in Astronomy and Particle Physics.
It includes research infrastructures such as CERN, CTAO, KM3NeT, EGO-Virgo, ESO, EST, FAIR, JIV-ERIC, SKAO and ET.
ESCAPE’s RIs play a critical role in ensuring that researchers are empowered to access, manage, and analyse vast amounts of scientific data, and to leverage the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) for seamless data sharing and collaboration. The ESCAPE Competence Centre will focus on fostering cross-community engagement and promoting the use of ESCAPE’s unique resources such as:
- The ESCAPE Data Infrastructure for Open Science (DIOS): A federated data lake offering scalable storage and computational resources to manage the large data volumes generated by ESCAPE RIs.
- The ESCAPE Open-source Scientific Software and Service Repository (OSSR): A curated platform for sharing scientific software and workflows that support Open Science practices.
- Virtual Observatory and Science Platforms: Promoting the use of open tools for accessing astronomical and multi-messenger data, enabling researchers to seamlessly explore and analyse multi-wavelength and multi-domain datasets.
- Citizen Science Platforms: Facilitating public engagement and crowd-sourced data analysis initiatives, connecting scientists with citizen scientists in a collaborative effort.
To achieve these goals, the ESCAPE Competence Centre will:
- Raise awareness of funding opportunities for Astronomy and Particle Physics facilities.
- Promote the use of FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) for data across ESCAPE RIs.
- Develop a shared, discipline-specific vocabulary for Open Science, enhancing interoperability across research domains.
- Expand the existing ESCAPE OSSR and Data Lake to foster widespread adoption of Open Science tools and services.
- Build a network of experts to assist and guide researchers in the adoption of Open Science and EOSC services.
- Enrich the ESCAPE Training Catalogue with new content focused on practical skills in data management, scientific software, and open research practices.
- Organize events and training programs aimed at supporting data-intensive research and enhancing collaboration within the ESCAPE community.
Are you part of the ESCAPE community? Would you like to collaborate with us?
Please contact us at: competence.centre@projectescape.eu
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