Open Science Summer School 2025

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The LMU Open Science Center organises its 4^th hybrid summer school. This year’s iteration has two tracks to provide participants with two sets of skills.

The in-person part of the school will take place in the Philologicum Library, Ludwigstraße 25, 80539 München, Germany. The online part will be on Zoom.

Track 1: Open Science knowledge and skills

In this track, early career researchers who are Open Science novices learn to make their research more transparent, reproducible and credible in the eyes of their peers, the public, and funding agencies. This track consists of public lectures accessible to anyone as well as hands-on practical workshops for selected applicants and extends from Monday 15.09.2025 9:00 to Friday 19.09.2025 14:30.

Participants of this track learn how to:

Specify research design and set up statistical plans in advance of collecting data to prevent biases in analyses, with the help of preregistration and data simulation;
Create computationally reproducible workflows to be more efficient and spot mistakes in data wrangling or analyses, through programming with version controlled scripts;
Prepare and share data and code in connection with manuscripts by applying the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable principles, and using adequate repositories and licenses to accumulate credit and citations.

Track 2: Open Science instructor training

In this track, early career researchers or research support staff interested in becoming Open Science instructors develop essential pedagogical skills to promote Open Science through teaching - no prior experience in teaching required. This track takes place from Friday 19.09.2025 14:30 to 17:30.

Participants of this track learn how to:

Design and deliver Open Science workshops, and apply basic didactic techniques to diverse audiences;
Apply activation methods in the classroom to foster motivation and attention;
Develop skills to advocate for Open Science, to lead research groups and discussions around Open Science, and to analyse the potential challenges and issues around the implementation of open science practices.

After joining this track, you will have the opportunity to put your new skills into practice and co-deliver a workshop at LMU Munich.

Funding note

The organisers of this summer school, LMU Open Science Center coordinator Dr. Malika Ihle, and LMU Open Science Center train-the-trainer program coordinator Dr. Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn are funded by the LMU Central Study Fund and the Volkswagen Foundation Pioneer Project grant. The University Library of LMU Munich provides in-kind support.