UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fifth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from August 5-7, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop, attended by 51 librarians from across Kenya and facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, the CEO of the Alliance, was unique in that all participating institutions had a working Open Institutional Repository. The focus of the …
UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fifth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from July 27-29, 2026, in Maputo, Mozambique. The workshop was a milestone for the Alliance, delivering its first workshop in Portuguese. This is part of the Alliance’s drive to be more responsive to its multilingual member countries. Hosted by the Mozambique Research and Education …
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UbuntuNet Alliance invites researchers, librarians, repository professionals and research leaders to the next session of the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series, featuring Lombe Tembo, Senior Grant Program Officer and Engagement Lead at ORCID. Titled “Building Trusted and Connected Research Ecosystems: How ORCID Supports African Research,” the webinar will explore how persistent researcher identifiers can connect …
UbuntuNet Alliance mounted its fourth Research Repository Stewardship Programme (RRSP) workshop from July 14-16, 2026, in Gaborone, Botswana. The workshop, attended by 36 librarians from across Botswana, was facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, the CEO of the Alliance, and hosted by the Botswana Research and Education Network (BotsREN). The RRSP workshops are sponsored by the …
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UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to launch the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series, beginning with an insightful session presented by Crossref on Strengthening Metadata Quality and Research Discoverability. The webinar will take place on 24 July 2026 and will bring together librarians, repository managers, scholarly communication professionals and research support staff from across Africa and beyond. …
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to introduce the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series, a new public learning and engagement platform designed to advance open science and strengthen the visibility of African research. The series will bring together librarians, researchers, repository managers, data stewards, NREN teams, institutional leaders, policymakers and open infrastructure partners for expert presentations, practical …
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Librarians from Lesotho participated in a 3-day immersive Research Repository Stewardship Programme workshop, facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, from June 22-24, 2026 in Maseru, Lesotho. Hosted by the Lesotho Research and Education Network (LesREN) and sponsored by the Invest in Open Infrastructure Fund (IOI), the thirty-four participants were provided with the …
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UbuntuNet Alliance has conducted the second Open Institutional Repository Stewardship training under the project “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact”, supported by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) through the Network Adoption Fund. Hosted in Madagascar by iRENALA, the country’s National Research and Education Network, the workshop brought together 35 librarians …
The implementation of the “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact” project is now firmly underway following the successful completion of the first Open Science Training for Librarians held during ZAMREN Week. The training marked a major milestone in the regional initiative, bringing together 45 participants from research and education institutions …
The UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the inaugural grantees of the Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Fund for Network Adoption. The IOI Fund supports organizations working to build and scale open, community-governed, and sustainable research infrastructure. It focuses on strengthening local …
