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Forwarded on behalf of Tlou Mathiba (University of Pretoria). Email: <a class="OWAAutoLink elementToProof" id="OWA03c64f30-f5b4-e7ff-ff65-60b36cdfa452" href="mailto:tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za">
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Please support the many Open Access initiatives happening across our continent next week. Wishing all a successful Open Access Week 2025!<br>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dear Colleagues</span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The four institutions of higher learning based in Tshwane/Pretoria, the University of South Africa (UNISA), University of Pretoria (UP), Tshwane University
of Technology (TUT), and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) are jointly hosting a hybrid Open Access event in celebration of Open Access Week. Themed
<i>"Who Owns Our Knowledge?"</i>, the main event will take place on 23 October 2025 at UNISA's Kgorong Functional Hall. While the venue can accommodate up to 160 attendees in person, there is no limit to the number of participants who can join online. In the
lead-up to the main event, the partner institutions will present a series of virtual lunchtime sessions, scheduled from 11:30 to 13:00 (South African Standard Time: UTC+02). </span></div>
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20 October 2025 – <a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA727327f4-be3e-2581-a6cc-60c61b21ee3b" href="https://up-za.libcal.com/event/15516642">
Aligning Research Data Management with Open Access Mandates</a> (hosted by UP)</li><li style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; direction: ltr; margin-left: 15px;">
<span role="presentation" style="color: black;">21 October 2025 –</span><span role="presentation" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span> <a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6ee384a4-7fee-b048-cfaa-ed567b089c94" href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b11a1bce-3ff8-44cd-9232-ecb3467f2917@a4ba450a-f2ef-4658-9311-1e8d8a06683c">Exploring
how transformative agreements can eliminate article processing charges (APCs) for authors</a> (hosted by SMU)</li><li style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; direction: ltr; margin-left: 15px;">
22 October 2025 – <a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd04e929e-9640-c610-a47c-1dbbc42f41a4" href="https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZjBkMDM3YzgtYzI2Ny00NTk1LWIzMzQtMDk5Y2Y3NWRiODJm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%223df74539-9453-4d03-bb9d-b9102cb9ce9c%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224b8377f1-e723-4139-b32c-181a410fa6a2%22%7d">
The use of Open Access repositories to increase research visibility</a> (hosted by TUT)</li><li style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; direction: ltr; margin-left: 15px;">
23 October 2025 Hybrid session<span role="presentation" style="line-height: 13.91px;"><b> </b>–
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Who Owns our Knowledge?</a> (hosted by UNISA)</span></li></ul>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 13.91px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please direct enquiries to Mr Tlou Mathiba on
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tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za</a> or Dr Mduduzi Ntetha </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> on
<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA2ebba682-2699-f1ee-d334-ffe4f68af73d" href="mailto:ntethma@unisa.ac.za">
ntethma@unisa.ac.za</a></span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 13.91px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Be sure to join us to hear from a range of experts discussing topics related to Open Science
practices, including Open-Access publishing, institutional repositories, and research data management.</span></p>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Tlou</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 91, 170);">Senior Coordinator: Open Scholarship</span></div>
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