Collaboration is an integral part of what we do at FORM; forging ties with new partners and building cross-community relationships is vital to ensuring the successful advancement of open science within the Arab region and across the globe. These connections are increasingly important in an era when misinformation, predatory practices and fake science are pervading and contaminating the scholarly communications ecosystem. That is why we

As FORM is flourishing, we’re starting to grow our team of dedicated supporters – and we thought it would be nice to introduce them all to you. You will have met some of us before, at one of our online Community Development Activities or in person at our Annual Forum – but we have some lovely new team members as well… Dr Emily Choynowski –

FORM is dedicated to the advancement of Open Science within the Arab region, but we know we cannot succeed without the support of the wider Open Science community. We are therefore very excited to announce our newest institutional members, Online Library of the Open Access Books (OAPEN) & Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)! OAPEN promotes and supports the transition to open access for academic

Our mission is to support the advancement of Open Science policies and practises in research communities across the whole Arab region. We are therefore particularly excited to welcome the Arab Institution of Knowledge Management (AIKM) as the newest member of the Forum for Open Research in MENA. Arab Institution of Knowledge Management (AIKM) is an Egyptian institution with Arabian vision and global perspective, and it

December was a hugely busy, and fantastically interesting, month for FORM, with a number of impactful events relating to open science policies and practises taking place across the world. We were thrilled to be able to attend and present at a number of events, represented by our Founder and Director, Dr Emily Choynowski. These events included the Open Science Forum which took place in Morocco,

We’re so excited to announce the release of our annual report, detailing a year of significant growth and impact in the region’s open research landscape. The report showcases a range of activities, including the successful hosting of the 3rd Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA in Qatar last October, a series of free online events focused on community development and capacity building with thought

This year’s 3rd Annual Forum for Open Research in MENA was a huge success, thanks to our exceptional host partner (the Qatar National Library) and our brilliant speakers. As we work to publish the recordings from this year’s sessions, we’re excited to share some highlights from this year’s conference.  With 21 sessions, 67 speakers, and 1,457 delegates from 89 countries (representing 760 institutions) across the

The special session we convened at the 10th Science Summit, taking place alongside the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, offered a fantastic opportunity to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogues concerning the advancement of open science policies and practises at national and regional levels across the Arab States. It also served to underscore one of our driving objectives – to foreground the visibility of Arab voices

We have decided to make online access to the 3rd Annual Forum (2024) free for all delegates.  Taking place from 21-24th October in Doha, in partnership with the Qatar National Library, the conference theme this year is Transforming Knowledge Into Action. By building on the insights we’ve gathered from our community over the last three years, this year’s Forum aims to address the practical needs

Although we are a regional initiative seeking to advance open science policy and practise across the Arab States, and promote regional collaboration and community engagement – we also think it is important to recognise individual local needs, challenges and strategies. That is why, as we hold our Annual Forum in a different Arab State each year, we like to provide a platform for the leading