By Claus Rosenkrantz Hansen & Lene Janussen Gry
If your research is funded through the EU, you must stay on top of any Open Access requirements for your research publications. Horizon Europe, the EU’s most recent framework programme for research and innovation, places an even stronger emphasis on Open Science, and the Open Access requirements are more extensive compared to the previous Horizon 2020 programme.
According to the Horizon Europe General Grant Agreement, you must ensure that peer-reviewed scientific publications are made freely available immediately upon publication via a trusted repository. You must deposit either the published version or the final peer-reviewed manuscript, and the licence must be CC BY or an equivalent granting the same rights. For monographs and other long-form publications, more restrictive licences such as CC BY-NC or CC BY-ND may be used, allowing you to limit commercial use or derivative works.
Furthermore, the metadata for deposited publications must be open and follow the FAIR principles. This includes information such as author, title, publication date, project details, and funding information.
Non-compliance can have financial consequences, including potential reductions in your grant.
CBS Library is here to support you with any questions you may have about Open Access and funder requirements – including how to locate, interpret, and comply with them properly.
For more information, visit Open Aire’s site on How to comply with Horizon Europe mandate
for publications, or contact us directly for assistance (oa@cbs.dk).
By René Steffensen
In December 2024, the CBS Board approved a proposal for CBS’ AI strategy, providing the framework for an ambitious initiative that, in the coming years, will involve CBS programmes, research, and administration.
The library is responsible for coordinating CBS’ overall AI efforts in support of the AI Board.
In the library section of CBSshare under AI at CBS, you will find more information about CBS’ AI strategy and the work of the AI Board, along with insights into how artificial intelligence is being applied and explored at CBS – in research, teaching, and administration. You can also read more about tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot, find answers to frequently asked questions, and explore current training offers and resources for staff.
From strategy to action
The CBS AI Board held its inaugural meeting in May 2025, with particular focus on proposals for AI pilots within teaching and learning. A total of 14 projects were approved, of which five are being launched as soon as possible by the proposers in collaboration with EDQ.
Copilot is CBS’ general GenAI offering for all employees and students. In addition, the library rolled out 500 ChatGPT EDU licences in May. Due to the high cost, licences are limited. In the initial phase, the departments were prioritised with 350 licences and were responsible for distributing them in-house.
In the autumn, the extended MS365 version with Copilot will be rolled out – again in a limited batch, this time with a focus on administrative staff.