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July 2026 Newsletter
by LMU Open Science Center News July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026

[https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/w7b/00x/db3/lmu-osc_logo_l…] 1. News from the Open Science Center New Website! The LMU Open Science Center has launched its new website, bringing together our events, training opportunities, and open educational materials in one place. What resources can you find there? [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/6x2/41b/7su/os-cycle.svg] The research cycle handbook<https://www.osc.lmu.de/training/research-cycle-handbook.html> is a unique tool for researchers to incorporate open research practices step-by-step into the research life cycle of their projects and create a tailored research practice handbook for their research group. The educator’s toolkit<https://lmu-osc.github.io/training/educator-toolkit.html> equips you with all you need to teach students about open research tools and practices: ready-to-use slide decks, practical exercises, and pedagogical guidance. Find materials for sessions on topics such as Quarto, Git/GitHub, and Zotero. Look out for our new materials on teaching R and RStudio! [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/1m3/ix0/gh1/edutoolkit.png] [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/kjg/pz6/3pi/wordcloud.png] Our self-learning catalog<https://lmu-osc.github.io/training/self-learning.html> contains a growing collection of self-paced tutorials, and materials from workshops and Summer Schools. Interested in learning about data anonymization and synthetic data generation? These two new self-paced tutorials are now available for self-learning! Our poster “Embedding open research practices at LMU Munich and beyond” showcasing these resources has already been presented at several public events, such as the Future of Open Research: Reliable, Responsible, Equitable (FOR2026) conference. It received positive feedback, including from our funders, the Volkswagen Foundation, and other universities, who already make use of our openly licensed resources. Read more and download the poster here: https://zenodo.org/records/19626907 Marking 5 years of the LMU Open Science Summer School! The LMU Open Science Center will host its 5th Open Science Summer School this September (7th – 15th, 2026). While applications for the hands-on training have now closed, registration for the public lectures remains open. The lectures are free to attend and cover topics including AI and Open Science, writing readable code, and computational reproducibility. See the summer school website<https://lmu-osc.github.io/Open-Science-Summer-School-2026/public-lectures.h…> for the full lecture program and registration details. [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/vvj/fl8/qlf/OSSS26%20Publi…] New funding institutional member We are happy to announce that the number of affiliated and funding institutional members has grown to 16. Learn more about the benefits of becoming a funding institutional member<https://www.osc.lmu.de/partners/becoming-institutional-members.html>. We are looking forward to working more closely with the researchers of our new institutional member: [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/8q0/zdu/zsf/sharp-logo_neu…] SHARP: Simulation-Based Learning in Higher Education: Advancing Research on Process Diagnostics and Personalised Interventions SHARP is committed to advancing rigorous, transparent, and reproducible research in the learning sciences. We are grateful to SHARP for its financial support of the OSC and are thrilled to announce that all of its members have priority access to our training and consultations! University-wide survey on open research What are the views of LMU researchers on open research practices? The full report of our University-wide survey will be published soon. For now, a teaser of the results: [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/qta/96k/uip/70-pie-chart.p…] 70% of 588 respondents requested additional training on all proposed topics (e.g. research data-sharing strategies, reproducible workflows) across all fields of research (i.e. from the medical sciences to the humanities) and across all career stages (with even higher demand from PhD students). We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who participated and shared their perspectives. Learn more about this survey here.<https://zenodo.org/records/20070048> 🎉 We'd also like to congratulate the winners of our random prize draw: • Timo Denk, Chen Luo, and Jehan Le Cadre from the Faculty of Biology, • Elli Schmidbauer and Nina Abrahams from the Faculty of Social Sciences, • Kristin Weingart from the Faculty of Protestant Theology, • Moritz Heene, from the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, • Ozan Nacitarhan from the Faculty of Physics, • Francesco Biasioni from the Faculty of Economics, • Nadine Koch and Daniel Weinert from the Faculty of Medicine, • Simon Graf from the Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies, • And three researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, Physics, and Art & History, who preferred to remain anonymous. 2. News from around the world New DFG Position Paper on Strengthening Academic Freedom and the Resilience of Research [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/vp7/9po/909/dfg-logo.webp] The German Research Foundation (DFG) has published a new position paper on safeguarding academic freedom and strengthening the resilience of the research ecosystem. The recommendations emphasize robust research practices, effective self-regulation, transparent science communication, critical reflection, and open research as key elements for maintaining public trust in science. These priorities closely align with the mission of the LMU Open Science Center to promote open, responsible, and reproducible research across disciplines. Check out the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20830204<https://news.dfg.de/r/r.aspx?AysDNGwsFGsgNwKlI8fsFkJw_g2> 3. News from OSC members A Travel Guide to Open Science<https://lmu-osc.github.io/news/news/2026-04-15-os-land-book.html> OSC members Prof. Marko Sarstedt and Dr. Susanne Adler co-authored Expedition Open Science Land: A Travel Guide for Business Research, a new book that introduces Open Science through an engaging and accessible "travel guide" for business researchers. New BMJ Guideline on Health Data Research<https://lmu-osc.github.io/news/news/2026-06-12-guidelines-for-routinely-col…> Dr. Sabine Hoffmann, a member of the OSC's Scientific Board, is the lead author of a new international guideline published in The BMJ. The guideline provides recommendations for improving the quality, transparency, and reproducibility of research based on routinely collected health data. Reproducibility in Survey-Based Social Science<https://lmu-osc.github.io/news/news/2026-04-13-code-reproducibility-in-soci…> OSC members Prof. Katrin Auspurg and Daniel Krähmer co-authored a publication examining whether social scientists share their analysis code and whether published survey-based findings can be reproduced. New GUIDE-LLM Reporting Guidelines<https://lmu-osc.github.io/news/news/2026-07-01-llm-guidelines-publication.h…> OSC members Profs. Stefan Feuerriegel and Barbara Plank contributed to the newly published GUIDE-LLM reporting guidelines, providing researchers with a framework for transparently reporting the use of large language models (LLMs) in research. Large-Scale Studies on Research Credibility published in Nature<https://lmu-osc.github.io/news/news/2026-06-11-collection-of-papers-publish…> Several OSC members contributed to several recent Nature publications investigating reproducibility, replicability, and analytical robustness across hundreds of studies. The findings highlight both encouraging progress and the continued importance of rigorous and transparent research practices. OSC Fellow Maximilian Frank wins the 2026 DGPs Award for Quality Assurance in Psychology<https://www.osc.lmu.de/news/news/2026-07-20-maximilian-frank-dpg-award.html> Congratulations to OSC Fellow and Special Advisor Maximilian Frank on receiving the 2026 German Psychological Society’s Award for Quality Assurance in Psychology. We are delighted to see his dedication to transparent and trustworthy research recognized and wish him continued success in his future work. 4. Welcome to new OSC members! The Open Science Center now counts 120 individual members. Please consult our members' webpage<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/members.html> to find potential collaborators! 👋 We are happy to introduce our latest members to you: [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/h30/t21/2mh/ed-bonneville.…] Dr. Edouard Bonneville<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/edouard-bonneville.html> Medicine [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/t0j/dqo/h4u/judith-bopp.png] Dr. Judith Bopp<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/judith-bopp.html> Geosciences [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/rpx/64w/ysx/frank-fischer.…] Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/frank-fischer.html> Psychology & Education [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/c3e/z74/1z8/cynthia-huang.…] Dr. Cynthia A. Huang<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/cynthia-huang.html> Math, Informatics & Stats [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/8yb/cco/em0/maliheh-nazari…] Dr. Maliheh Nazari Jahantigh<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/maliheh-nazari-jahantigh.html> Medicine [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/ujr/ghc/kji/johannes-kopf-…] PD Dr. Johannes Kopf-Beck<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/johannes-kopf-beck.html> Psychology & Education [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/p7h/g09/eth/markus-laubach…] Dr. med. Markus Laubach<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/markus-laubach.html> Medicine [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/9y7/tlj/d3h/marko-mijic.png] Dr. Marko Mijic<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/marko-mijic.html> Medicine [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/v2b/zx5/wl5/barbara-plank.…] Prof. Dr. Barbara Plank<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/barbara-plank.html> Language & Linguistics [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/ysm/0qw/tfm/heidrun-potsch…] Prof. Dr. Heidrun Potschka<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/heidrun-potschka.html> Veterinary Medicine [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/s2w/88j/xq7/schiltenwolf-m…] Dr. Moritz Schiltenwolf<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/moritz-schiltenwolf.html> Psychology & Education [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/jap/rav/hb3/doris-schmid.p…] Dr. Doris Schmid<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/doris-schmid.html> Psychology & Education [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/qwy/amz/dtr/judith-zellner…] Dr. des. Judith Zellner<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/judith-zellner.html> Psychology & Education Welcome to our new OSC Fellows! Additionally, the count of OSC Fellows continues to rise. We acknowledge and value their voluntary work in leading grassroots initiatives as early career researchers. We will continue to share further leadership development opportunities with them. Thanks for your contributions and welcome! [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/4r0/nmn/x0u/image002-1.jpg] Patrick O. Schenk<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/patrick-oliver-schenk.html> Math, Informatics & Statistics Open Science Initiative in Statistics [https://579cf2b545.imgdist.com/pub/bfra/2xh1vlx8/jyr/ebs/emv/mia-gruenewald…] Mia Grünewald<https://www.osc.lmu.de/people/people/mia-gruenewald.html> Social Sciences Open Science Seminar Instructor 5. Stay in touch! Visit our website at: www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> and don't miss any upcoming events by subscribing to our mailing list<https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc> or following us on Bluesky<https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center/>, Mastodon<https://mastodon.social/@lmu_osc@scicomm.xyz>. By joining the LMU Open Science Center virtual room<https://matrix.to/#/#lmu-open-science-center:matrix.lmu.de> on LMU Chat,<https://www.portal.uni-muenchen.de/benutzerkonto/#!/lmu-chat> you'll have the opportunity to interact with other researchers and members of the OSC. Do you have any suggestions or contributions for the next newsletter? Or perhaps you'd like to publish your news on our website, or request a repost from our social media accounts? Email us at osc(a)lmu.de<mailto:osc@lmu.de>. Were you forwarded this email by a colleague? Make sure you never miss a OSC newsletter by subscribing! 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