

The Science Library will be closed from Monday January 27 to Friday January 31
The Science Library will be closed, from Monday January 27 to Friday January 31, due to the inconvenience caused by the B6b renovation works.
You will still be able to borrow documents by reserving them via the catalog and returning them to another library.

Second Open Science Day at ULiège
The University of Liège's Open Science Day, held on 7 November, brought together more than eighty participants to discuss innovative initiatives promoting the opening up of science to all. The event highlighted ULiège's commitments and the diversity of projects undertaken by its community, reflecting the impact of open science on research, education and society.

10,000 fraudulent articles withdrawn from scientific journals in 2023
Last December, an article in Nature magazine announced that, in 2023 alone, 10,000 articles had been withdrawn from several scientific journals due to fraud. This figure is just the tip of the “Fake Science” iceberg.
The proliferation of questionable, if not fraudulent, articles calls into question the very relevance of the prevailing economic models for disseminating research.

APCs paid by ULiège researchers have risen significantly again in 2023
€493,935 were paid by researchers in 2023 as APC (Article Processing Charges), an average of €2,297 per article! This represents an increase of 12.8% compared with 2022. Colossal sums lost for scientific research. However, solutions do exist to bring the bill down.

100,000 Open Access publications in ORBi!
On 12 July 2024, ORBi topped the 100,000 milestone for open access publications, which means that they are accessible worldwide at a single click! This success demonstrates our commitment to the free and open dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Last month, more than 500 researchers submitted 1,042 publications. Of these, 76% contain full text and 76% are open access.