Scientific Board
The OSC is steered by an interdisciplinary scientific board elected every two years by the members of the OSC during a general assembly.
Current Scientific Board
Head of the Statistical Consulting Laboratory StaBLab
Sabine Hoffmann
Dr. | Math, Informatics & Stats
As a trained statistician, psychologist and epidemiologist, I believe that multidisciplinary initiatives like the LMU Open Science Center are very important to promote open science practices. Moreover, we do not only need to promote transparency in research, but also to provide guidance on how to apply research methods in a way that will improve the replicability of research findings. In my teaching and in my research, I try to foster open science practices by providing guidance on pre-registration, adjustment for multiple testing and other ways to deal with analytical choices in the analysis of empirical data. In my consulting activities, I try to promote the use of suitable methods to model the complexities of research projects and to improve the communication of research findings. Overall, I think that it is more important than ever that we make research as transparent, credible and reliable as possible.
Professor of Communication
Anna Sophie Kümpel
Prof. Dr. | Social Sciences
As a Professor of Communication, I bring a strong commitment to advancing Open Science in a field grappling with replicability and trust issues. I co-authored An Agenda for Open Science in Communication and promote transparency across both quantitative and qualitative methods. I aim to contribute disciplinary insight and advocate for inclusive, field-sensitive OS practices within the LMU Open Science Center.
Professor of Experimental Stroke Research (OSC Speaker)
Nikolaus Plesnila
Prof. Dr. | Medicine
Reproducible studies are the basis of science, but reproducibility rates are still low, specifically in the field of experimental medicine. I would like to continue my service on the OSC Board to improve this situation by further developing the OSC, providing training to my fellow scientists and trainees, and improving standards of research at the Medical Faculty and beyond.
Head of the Bioinformatics Core Facility of the Biomedical Center
Tobias Straub
Dr. | Medicine
As a data analyst working with a wide range of biomedical research groups at the Martinsried campus, I have been committed to promoting Open Science for more than two decades—through both collaboration and teaching. I would like to contribute to establishing the Open Science Center as a strong and visible hub for the entire university. My focus is on shaping training and support structures that accommodate diverse disciplinary needs and on fostering sustainable strategies for the long-term success of the Center.
Professor in Digitalization and Political Behavior
Alexander Wuttke
Prof. Dr. | Social Sciences
I am an Assistant Professor in Digitalization and Political Behavior at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute. I am the Registered Reports Editor for the Journal of Politics and co-founder of the Open Science Meetup at the University of Mannheim. Being new to LMU, I am keen to foster the vibrant LMU Open Science Community.
Former Scientific Board Members
2023-2025
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig (Geography, Speaker until 2024)
- Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila (Neurosciences, Speaker from 2024)
- Prof. Dr. Niels Dingemanse (Evolutionary Biology, until 2024)
- Dr. Sabine Hoffman (Medical Statistics)
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Wuttke (Politics)
- Dr. Tobias Straub (Bio-Medical Center, since 2024)
2021-2023
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Auspurg (Sociology, Speaker)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig (Geography, Speaker)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Elsas (Economics)
- Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Plesnila (Neurosciences)
- Dr. Julia Schulte-Cloos (Political Science, 2021-2022)
- Dr. Sabine Hoffman (Medical Statistics, 2022-2023)
2019-2021
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Auspurg (Sociology, Speaker)
- Prof. Dr. Anne-Laure Boulesteix (Statistics, Medicine)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Elsas (Economics)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig (Geography)
- Dr. Xenia Schmalz (Psychology/ Psychiatry)
2017-2019
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Auspurg (Sociology, Speaker)
- Prof. Dr. Anne-Laure Boulesteix (Statistics, Medicine)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Elsas (Economics)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig (Geography)
- Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt (Psychology)