<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues</div><div><br></div><div><div>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 <em>"Who Owns Our Knowledge?"</em>, 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). </div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">20 October 2025 – <a href="https://up-za.libcal.com/event/15516642" target="_blank">Aligning Research Data Management with Open Access Mandates</a> (hosted by UP)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">21 October 2025 –</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span> <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b11a1bce-3ff8-44cd-9232-ecb3467f2917@a4ba450a-f2ef-4658-9311-1e8d8a06683c" target="_blank">Exploring how transformative agreements can eliminate article processing charges (APCs) for authors</a> (hosted by SMU)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">22 October 2025 – <a 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" target="_blank">The use of Open Access repositories to increase research visibility</a> (hosted by TUT)</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">23 October 2025 Hybrid session<b><span style="line-height:13.91px"> </span></b><span style="line-height:13.91px">– <a href="https://unisa-ac-za.libcal.com/event/15363436" target="_blank">Who Owns our Knowledge?</a> (hosted by UNISA)</span></font></li></ul></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please direct enquiries to Mr Tlou Mathiba on <a href="mailto:tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za" target="_blank">tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za</a> or Dr Mduduzi Ntetha </font> on <a href="mailto:ntethma@unisa.ac.za" target="_blank">ntethma@unisa.ac.za</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:13.91px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">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>Kindest Regards</div><div>Tlou</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium"><tbody><tr><th width="151" height="200" rowspan="3" scope="col"><p><img src="https://upnet.up.ac.za/images/GmailUPSignature.jpg" width="151" height="200"></p></th><th width="437" scope="col" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(1,60,128);text-align:left"><div align="left">Tlou Mathiba<br><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,91,170)">Senior Coordinator: Open Scholarship</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,91,170)"><br></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,91,170)">Scholarly Communication</span></div></th></tr><tr><td><p align="left" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,91,170)">Tel +27 (0)12 420 3690, <br>Email <a href="mailto:tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za" target="_blank">tlou.mathiba@up.ac.za</a><br><a href="http://www.up.ac.za" target="_blank">www.up.ac.za</a><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p align="left" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:rgb(0,91,170)"><strong style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(1,60,128)">Department of Library Service</strong><br>Room 6-23, Level 6, Merensky 2 Library<br>University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20<br>Hatfield 0028, South Africa</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b>"I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from different angles"</b></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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