Reproducible research workflows in the EOSC Federation

The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is no longer just a vision – it has become tangible, with an EU node up and running and national nodes in development. But what does this federation mean for researchers in practice, and how can it support reproducibility? In this workshop, we will take you on a guided tour of the EOSC Federation. You will learn what EOSC Nodes are and how they connect services, data, and tools across Europe. We then explore how Virtual Research Environments (VREs) within a Node can support collaborative and reproducible research, lowering technical barriers while opening new possibilities for sharing workflows. A key part of the workshop is dedicated to hands-on exploration. Together, we will work with a reproducibility workflow in a VRE and use RO-Crate, a lightweight format to capture and package research processes. This will allow you to see for yourself how workflows can be shared, understood, and re-run by others — a practical step towards making reproducibility both achievable and sustainable. You don’t need to be a technical expert to join; curiosity and interest in reproducible research are enough. By the end of the session, you’ll have a clearer picture of how the EOSC Federation can support your work and how tools like RO-Crate and VREs can help make research more transparent, reusable, and impactful.