LMU Open Science Summer School 2026

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The LMU Open Science Center organizes its 5th hybrid summer school. Participants can choose to attend in-person at the Philologicum Library, Ludwigstraße 25, 80539 München, Germany, or online, on Zoom.

This year’s iteration has two tracks to provide participants with two complementary sets of skills.

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. It extends from 09:00 on Monday 07.09.2026 to 16:00 (CEST) on Friday 11.09.2026. See the program of Track 1 for more details.

Participants of this track learn how to:

  • Specify research design and set up statistical plans in advance of collecting data to mitigate 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 teaching experience is required. This track consists of hands-on workshops as well as guided sessions to design your own workshop on an open science topic of your choice. Track 2 takes place from 09:00 on Monday 14.09.2026 to 17:00 (CEST) on Tuesday 15.09.2026. See the program of Track 2 for more details.

Participants of this track will:

  • Familiarize themselves and apply basic didactic techniques to effectively convey open science topics to learners in a supportive learning environment

  • Learn how to design and deliver open science workshops to diverse audiences and across different settings

  • Implement techniques to foster learners’ motivation and engagement with open science topics

  • 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

  • Design their own workshop on an open science topic of their choice by applying the newly acquired skills and present the concept to other participants for future delivery

After joining this track, participants are strongly encouraged to (co-)deliver the workshop they designed with practical and logistical support from the LMU Open Science Center.

Funding & Partners

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