The Performance division offers an open science training program which is organized in different pathways. The trainings cover the entire lifecycle of research projects, covering topics such as scientific publication, research data management, the use of open research evaluation infrastructures, the university’s open editorial services. Trainings help to adopt open research practices which are transparent and reproducible. Each pathway is composed of multiple, independent courses, meaning that participants can participate either to single courses or to all courses within a pathway.
Participation is subject to registration and is open to all research and teaching staff at the university of Milan, at all career levels.
The short video lessons are designed to provide a shared foundation of knowledge, enabling participants to engage more effectively with the training courses. They are available at the following link
Pathway 1: Publishing research
This pathway explores key topics related to scholarly publishing, its current models, the challenges facing the publishing system, and the tools available to address them.
All courses within this pathway are offered at least once per year in English, subject to a minimum enrollment of five participants.
A dedicated registration link is provided for each course and can be found alongside the corresponding course date in the programme schedule.
a. Where not to publish: predatory journals and publishing practices
- 6 october 2026, h 15-16
- 11 december 2026, h 15-16
b. The costs of publishing
- 15 september 2026, h 15-16
- 10 november 2026, h 15- 16
- 16 february 2027, h 15- 16
- 13 april 2027, h 15- 16
- 8 june 2027, h 15- 16
- 14 september 2027, h 15- 16
- 16 november 2027, h 15- 16
c. Peer review
- 16 september 2026, h 13
- 11 november 2026, h 16
d. Alternative publishing models
- 18 september 2026, h 16-17
- 12 november 2026, h 16-17
e. Copyright: publishing agreements
- 3 november 2026, h 15-16
f. Preprints
- 15 dicember 2026, h 16-17
Pathway 2: Managing and publishing research data
Appropriate research data management ensures that results are verifiable, citable, and reusable—and it begins on the very first day of a project, continuing beyond its completion. The five courses in this pathway cover the entire research data lifecycle: Open Science requirements in European funding programmes, data management planning (DMP), managing sensitive data, research software management, and depositing data in the institutional repository.
All courses within this pathway are offered at least once per year in English, subject to a minimum enrollment of five participants.
A dedicated registration link is provided for each course and can be found alongside the corresponding course date in the programme schedule.
a. Sharing research data on Dataverse
- 4 september 2026, h 9.30-10.30
- 6 november 2026, h 15-16
- 8 january 2027, h 9.30-10.30
- 5 march 2027, h 15-16
- 7 may 2027, h 9.30-10.30
b. Writing a Data Management Plan (DMP)
- 11 september 2026, h 9.30-10.30
- 13 november 2026, h 15-16
- 15 january 2027, h 9.30-10.30
- 12 march 2027, h 15-16
- 14 may 2027, h 9.30-10.30
c. Managing sensitive and special categories of personal data
- 18 september 2026, h 9.30-10.30
- 20 november 2026, h 15-16
- 22 january 2027, h 9.30-10.30
- 19 march 2027, h 15-16
- 21 may 2027, h 9.30-10.30
d. Managing research software
- 25 september 2026, h 9.30-10
- 27 november 2026, h 15-15.30
- 29 january 2027, h 9.30-10
- 26 march 2027, h 15-15.30
- 28 may 2027, h 9.30-10
e. Integrating Open Science requirements into national and European research funding proposals
- 25 september 2026, h 10.30-11
- 27 november 2026, h 16-16.30
- 29 gjanuary 2027, h 10.30-11
- 26 march 2027, h 16-16.30
- 28 may 2027, h 10.30-11
Pathway 3 – Increasing research visibility and using open infrastructures
This pathway provides theoretical and practical information on those tools which are essential for researchers, such as obtaining and managing an ORCID identifier, depositing research outputs in the University’s institutional repository (AIR), and understanding and using major open research information infrastructures (such as OpenAlex, OpenAIRE, and OpenAPC).
All courses within this pathway are offered at least once per year in English, subject to a minimum enrollment of five participants.
A dedicated registration link is provided for each course and can be found alongside the corresponding course date in the programme schedule.
a. Using AIR
- 14 september 2026, h 16 -17
- 16 september 2026 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 9 novembrer 2026, h 16 -17
- 11 novembrer 2026 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 11 january 2027, h 16 -17
- 13 january 2027 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 15 march 2027, h 16 -17
- 17 march 2027 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 10 may 2027, h 16 -17
- 12 may 2027 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 13 september 2027, h 16 -17
- 15 september 2027 (inglese), h 16 -17
- 8 novembrer 2027, h 16 -17
- 10 novembrer 2027 (inglese), h 16 -17
b. ORCID
- 14 october 2026, h 15-15.30
- 25 november 2026, h 15-15.30
c. OpenAlex
- 24 september 2026, h 16 -17
- 26 november 2026, h 16 -17
- 28 january 2027, h 16 -17
- 25 march 2027, h 16 – 17
- 27 may 2027, h 16 – 17
- 22 june 2027, h 16 – 17
d. OpenAIRE
- dates to be announced
e. OpenAPC
- dates to be announced
Pathway 4 – Research evaluation and assessment
This pathway discusses quantitative and qualitative research evaluation, exploring the limits of quantitative evaluation practices and presenting CoARA, along with its principles and their implementation.
All courses within this pathway are offered at least once per year in English, subject to a minimum enrollment of five participants.
A dedicated registration link is provided for each course and can be found alongside the corresponding course date in the programme schedule.
a. CoARA: Towards a New Approach to Research Assessment
- 10 september 2026, h 16-17
b. Research Assessment in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) disciplines
- 28 september 2026, h 16-17.30
c. Research Assessment in STEM and Life Sciences disciplines
- 13 october 2026, h.16-17.30
Pathway 5 – Open Publishing
This pathway presents the university’s publishing house, the Milano University Press, and all the available services which are available, such as opening and managing journals without any costs for researchers affiliated to the university, publishing books and creating book series. The pathway also explains how to deposit correlated and supplementary material on Dataverse UNIMI: this course is for all those who are involved in the editorial processes of UNIMI’s journals.
All courses within this pathway are offered at least once per year in English, subject to a minimum enrollment of five participants.
A dedicated registration link is provided for each course and can be found alongside the corresponding course date in the programme schedule.
a. Introduction to Milano University Press – Books
- 22 september 2026, h 10-11
- 2 february 2027, h 14.30-15.30
- 19 may 2027, h 10-11
- 4 october 2027, h 14.30-15.30
- 2 december 2027, h 10-11
b. Introduction to Milano University Press – Journals
- 15 september 2026, h 17-18
- 19 february 2027, h 14-15
- 11 may 2027, h 16-17
- 10 june 2027, h 15-16
- 22 october 2027, h 14-15
c. Sharing Research Materials through Dataverse for UNIMI Journals
- 11 november 2026, h 9.30-10.30
- 9 june 2027, h 9.30-10.30
Specialized Training Pathways
Besides the courses for the academic community, the performance Division offers other pathways which are reserved to specific groups.
Research Data Management e Data Management Plan per dottorandi
This pathway is reserved to PhD candidates enrolled in a PhD course and is an in-depth course on research data management and on how to write a high-quality data management plan, providing also tailored, one-to-one support throughout the entire PhD.
Intended audience: UNIMI PhD candidates (1st and 2nd year) and supervisors
Schedule: March–May (one edition per year)
For further information, please contact: dmp.phd@unimi.it
AIR for PhD candidates and medical residents
This pathway illustrates how research data and PhD theses can be deposited on the institutional repository for research outputs, AIR.
Intended audience: UNIMI PhD candidates and medical residents
When: Dates to be confirmed
Open Badge Open Science
Percorso introduttivo sui principi e le pratiche della Scienza Aperta, con rilascio dell’Open Badge al completamento delle attività.
Destinatari: Studentesse e studenti dei corsi di laurea magistrale UNIMI
Quando: 4 edizioni/anno (calendario pubblicato annualmente, suddiviso per area disciplinare)
dates to be announced
Workshop Bring Your Own Data sul Research Data Management
These practical workshops are open to all research and teaching staff at the university of Milan, at all career levels.
Target audience: UNIMI faculty members, researchers, and PhD candidates
When: November 2026 – dates to be announced
Registration