LIBSENSE ECR Leadership Programme 2026 — Building the Next Generation of Open Science Champions

The 2026 LIBSENSE Nigeria ECR Leadership Programme welcomed 35 early-career researchers from 20 institutions across Nigeria.

Programme focus areas

Open Data management and FAIR principles

Institutional repository workflows using RUMBU

Responsible Research Assessment (RRA) and DORA

Persistent identifiers: ORCID, ROR, DOI, ARK

Outcomes

All participants left with action plans to establish or improve open science practices at their home institutions, with follow-up mentoring provided through the LIBSENSE network.