Open Access Week 2025

International Open Access Week is held between 20 and 26 October. This year’s theme is Who owns our knowledge?

OA Week provides a platform for researchers, libraries, institutions, funders, publishers, and communities worldwide to host talks, workshops, and outreach activities promoting free, immediate, and unrestricted access to research outputs. Details about the national program are available here.

Three webinars hosted by Open Access Australasia have been scheduled:

The politics of knowledge: who controls the story and who has access to it?
Tuesday 21 October, 9.30am. Online. Register here

Community ownership: relation, reciprocity and responsibility
Wednesday 22 October, 12.30pm. Online. Register here

Vive la revolution! Taking our knowledge back

Thursday 23 October, 12.30pm. Online. Register here

OA Week events held by other organisations include:

Deakin University: Who owns our knowledge? A conversation

Thursday 23 October, 9:30am. Online. Register here

Flinders University: Open Access, AI, & Who Owns Our Knowledge?

Thursday 23 October, 10am. In-person or online. Register here

For any queries, contact your Liaison Librarian at liaisonlibs@adelaide.edu.au