Open Science, focusing on free access to multilingual scientific knowledge, has been a strategic objective of the University of Porto (U.Porto) for several years. Within the framework of Open Science, the University also seeks to enhance scientific collaborations, promote the sharing of information for the benefit of science and society, and open the processes of creation, evaluation, and communication of scientific knowledge to the research community and societal stakeholders.
The Open Science Policy of the University of Porto, published in October 2024, updates the University's Open Access Policy, originally published in September 2008.
This policy encompasses the activities of the entire scientific community, including students, faculty, researchers, staff, and research structures. The new policy strengthens the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and responds to the consistent and significant advances made at national and international levels in the field of Open Science.
Recognizing Open Access as one of its guiding principles, U.Porto provides the scientific community with a range of resources, including two institutional repositories focused on intellectual and scientific output, external Open Access resources, and support for the publication of scientific articles in Open Access.