Phoshoko, Katlego W.Baloyi, LawrenceRadebe, KhawulileSoyizwapi, LindiweVan der Walt, Isak2025-10-292025-10-292025-102025-10-20http://hdl.handle.net/2263/105033An online lunch-hour session hosted by the Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria (UPDLS) on 20 October 2025.The Department of Library Services at the University of Pretoria (UPDLS), in partnership with the University of South Africa (UNISA), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), hosted an Open Access event on 23 October 2025 at UNISA's Kgorong Functional Hall. The event was centered around the theme, "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Leading up to the main event, UPDLS presented an online lunch-hour session titled "Aligning Research Data Management with Open Access Mandates: A Policy Perspective" as a preparatory discussion. Additionally, SMU and TUT hosted the following events: 21 October 2025 – Exploring how transformative agreements can eliminate article processing charges (APCs) for authors (hosted by SMU) 22 October 2025 – The use of Open Access repositories to increase research visibility (hosted by TUT)PDFenDepartment of Library Services (DLS)Open AccessResearch Data Management (RDM)Policy perspectiveRecording, oral