Useful reads

Project updates, further reading, links to interesting material, and events we organise. Use the filters to find what you are after.

  • Project update 2026-02-11

    OSHNED kick-off meeting

    The consortium met for the first time to align on the groundwork phase: hiring the Research Hardware Engineers, customising the repository, and planning the first community events.

  • Further reading 2026-01-15

    One national home for open-source hardware: introducing OSHNED

    Our introductory blog post on why the Dutch open-hardware landscape needs connecting, and how the four pillars work.

  • Link Resource

    Research Software Directory

    The platform, built by the Netherlands eScience Center, that OSHNED is extending to host open-hardware designs.

  • Link Resource

    Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA)

    The global community and certification programme for open source hardware — a key reference for how the wider movement works.

  • Event Open Science Festival

    Lightning talk & networking session

    We hosted a lightning talk on documenting open science hardware, followed by a focus-group networking session with researchers active in open hardware across the Netherlands.

  • Further reading Reference

    UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science

    The framework that names open hardware as one of the pillars of Open Science.