February 2026 - lmu-osc

Love Replications Week, March 2-6
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 16, 2026

Feb. 16, 2026

Dear replicable research enthusiasts, The Love Replications Week will take place from March 2 - 6 online and you can join for free: Listen to talks, participate in tutorials and walkthroughs, or watch a journal showcase to learn how to: * do a reproduction study and which target study to pick, * collaborate with students on replications, * write a (reproducible) report about replication research, * certify that your results are reproducible, and many more! Full program and registration: https://forrt.org/LoveReplicationsWeek/ The Love Replications week is organized by the Münster Center for Open Science and FORRT with support from CODECHECK, the Institute for Replication, the DGPs's Interest Group for Open and Reproducible Research (IGOR), the Journal of Comments and Replications in Economics, Journal of Robustness Reports, Replication Research, the LMU Open Science Center, and the German Reproducibility Network. We're looking forward to seeing you! ------------------------------------------ Dr. Lukas Röseler (he/him, pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/lukasroseler>) Managing Director of the Münster Center for Open Science<https://www.uni-muenster.de/MueCOS/en/index.html> Editor-in-Chief of Replication Research<https://replicationresearch.org/> Domplatz 6-8, Raum 138, D-48143 Münster Tel.: +49 (0) 251 / 83-34328 FORRT Replication Hub<https://forrt.org/replication-hub> | www<https://lukasroeseler.github.io/home/> | Replication Handbook<https://forrt.org/replication_handbook/>

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Essential Computing Skill Training (Shell, Git, Python), March 11-12
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 12, 2026

Feb. 12, 2026

Dear early-career researchers, You are invited to register for an in-person 2-day Software Carpentry workshop on March 11 and 12, 09:00-17:00 at the LMU Biozentrum in Martinsried. The workshop will cover the Unix shell, version control in git, and programming in Python. This workshop teaches core computing skills that will help you be more productive and effective. We will alternate short tutorials with hands-on practical exercises. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. See the workshop website for more details: <https://lmu-osc.github.io/2025-03-24-LMU-Humanities/> https://lmu-osc.github.io/2026-03-11-LMU-Martinsried/ Instructors: Felix Henninger, Balthasar Schachtner, Jan Simson Helpers: Pat Callahan, Edouard Bonneville, and we are still looking for 1-2 volunteers (contact us if interested!) Primary target audience: biology students, (bio)medical students including those in dr. med. programs. Registration is mandatory, and participation requires setting up the software in advance by following the provided instructions (a help desk session will also take place on March 9). Please register only if you are available for the whole course. Registration: <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/software-carpentry-workshop-python-flavoured-r…> https://www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/swc-2026-03-11/ Please invite your colleagues and share widely! The workshop is free and open to researchers, staff, and students of any discipline. It is funded by the Munich Center for Machine Learning and the LMU Open Science Center. Best wishes, Edouard Bonneville -- Dr. Edouard Bonneville Postdoctoral researcher/Biostatistician at IBE Interim Open Science Transfer Coordinator at MCML Email: edouard.bonneville(a)ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:edouard.bonneville@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de>

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Love Data Week 2026: Where’s the data?
by LMU Open Science Center News Feb. 2, 2026

Feb. 2, 2026

Dear research data collectors The Research Data Management Services of the University Library, the LMU Open Science Center, and the LMU Research Funding Unit are teaming up to introduce the concepts of open and FAIR data sharing and associated LMU services, amongst several events of the Love Data Week 2026 (Feb 9-13) - see below! Best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronunciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> [Logo Ludwig Maximilians Universität München] Universitätsbibliothek English Version below. Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, das Thema „Forschungsdatenmanagement“ (FDM) ist in vielen Bereichen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens präsent. Mit der „Love Data Week” (LDW) wird seit einigen Jahren weltweit auf aktuelle Entwicklungen rund um Forschungsdaten und deren Management aufmerksam gemacht. In dieser Themenwoche finden dazu zahlreiche Informations- und Weiterbildungsveranstaltungen statt. Die Love Data Week 2026 findet vom 09.02.2026 bis 13.02.2026 unter dem Motto „Where’s the Data?” statt. Die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München beteiligt sich auch in diesem Jahr wieder mit ausgewählten Veranstaltungen: +++ Di, 10.02.2026 (16:15-17:15 Uhr) Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten - effiziente Recherche und strukturiertes Datenmanagement Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung<https://www.ub.uni-muenchen.de/kurse/studierende/weitere_szww/index.html> Link zur Registrierung<https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/r7yj_-hSQYOyVn_C0-YLCg> +++ Mi, 11.02.2026 (10-12 Uhr) Introduction to Open Data and RDM Services at LMU (course language: english) 1. Introduction to Open Research Data (Dr. Malika Ihle, LMU Open Science Center) 2. RDM Resources at LMU and relevance for research funding (Laura Kropf & Dr. Florian Schreck, Referat VIII.3 - Research Funding Unit) 3. RDM Help Desk at LMU & Research Data LMU (Dr. Martin Spenger, University Library) 4. A Data Steward’s Practical Experience (in a SFB) (Laure Sigalla, SFB 1369) Link zur Registrierung<https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/tjHmRIJAQaSc7yxNV23gGg> +++ Ein erweitertes Programm mit Veranstaltungen aus ganz Deutschland finden Sie hier.<https://forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deutschsprachigen-raum/love-data-week-2…> Darüber hinaus möchten wir die Love Data Week nutzen, um auf das Informationsportal „Research Data LMU“<https://fdm.ub.lmu.de/> hinzuweisen. Wir hoffen, Sie bei einer oder mehreren unserer Veranstaltungen begrüßen zu dürfen. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Das Team der FDM-Beratung der Universitätsbibliothek der LMU München forschungsdaten(a)ub.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:forschungsdaten@ub.uni-muenchen.de> ________________________________ Dear Sir or Madam, The topic of research data management (RDM) is present in many areas of scientific work. For several years now, Love Data Week (LDW) has been raising awareness of current developments in research data and its management worldwide. Numerous information and training events take place during this week-long event. This year, the Love Data Week will take place from February 9th, 2026, to February 13th, 2026, under the motto “Where’s the Data?”. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is participating with selected events: +++ Tuesday, February 10th (16:15-17:15) Academic work - efficient research techniques and structured data management (course language: german) More information<https://www.ub.uni-muenchen.de/kurse/studierende/weitere_szww/index.html> Link to registration<https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/r7yj_-hSQYOyVn_C0-YLCg> +++ Wednesday, February 11th (10-12 AM) Introduction to Open Data and RDM Services at LMU 1. Introduction to Open Research Data (Dr. Malika Ihle, LMU Open Science Center) 2. RDM Resources at LMU and relevance for research funding (Laura Kropf & Dr. Florian Schreck, Referat VIII.3 - Research Funding Unit) 3. RDM Help Desk at LMU & Research Data LMU (Dr. Martin Spenger, University Library) 4. A Data Steward’s Practical Experience (in a SFB) (Laure Sigalla, SFB 1369) Link to registration<https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/tjHmRIJAQaSc7yxNV23gGg> +++ A program with (open) events from all over Germany can be found here.<https://forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deutschsprachigen-raum/love-data-week-2…> We would also like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to the “Research Data LMU” information portal<https://fdm.ub.lmu.de/> We hope to see you at one or more of these events. Best regards, The RDM Information team at the LMU Munich University Library forschungsdaten(a)ub.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:forschungsdaten@ub.uni-muenchen.de> Diese Mail ging an Malika.Ihle(a)lmu.de<mailto:Malika.Ihle@lmu.de>. 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