The team of the project “Advanced Materials Open Science Centre at the Carpathian National University” (HORIZON-INFRA-2023-EOSC-01-01, 2024–2026, https://oscars-project.eu/projects/pnu-openlab-advanced-materials-open-science-centre-precarpathian-national-university), led by the Head of the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Volodymyr Kotsiubynskyi, participated in a joint workshop with the winners of the second OSCARS call — the HYDRA project team from Lviv Polytechnic National University, led by the Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Andrii Trostianchyn (https://lpnu.ua/en/news/researchers-department-materials-science-and-engineering-win-eu-oscars-grant-hydra-project). The HYDRA project team brings together experts in materials science, solid-state physics, thermal analysis, as well as research data management and open science, ensuring a truly interdisciplinary approach. The workshop took place in Lviv at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lviv Polytechnic National University (https://lpnu.ua/en/mse) and focused on strengthening collaboration in the fields of open science, materials science, and research infrastructure. During the workshop, the participants discussed the development of open science practices and the integration of Ukrainian initiatives into the European research ecosystem; the involvement of partners in the PNU-OpenLab platform (https://open-lab.cnu.edu.ua/sample-page/) as a tool for open research services; opportunities for shared use of research infrastructure, including the equipment of CNU-NanoLab and the laboratory facilities of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Lviv Polytechnic; as well as the exchange of experience in research data management and the implementation of FAIR principles.
Special attention was given to the publication of HYDRA project research results in the open repository CNU-DataSet (https://dataset.cnu.edu.ua/), which is considered a joint platform for storing, sharing, and reusing scientific data.
The workshop became an important step in strengthening interinstitutional cooperation between leading Ukrainian research centers in materials science and confirmed the readiness of both teams to participate jointly in international initiatives aimed at developing open science and research infrastructure. Joint activities within the OSCARS programme (https://oscars-project.eu/) and Horizon Europe open new opportunities for integrating Ukrainian researchers into the European Research Area and contribute to building sustainable partnerships in advanced materials and data-driven science.
