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Welcome our new members: 4 researchers and 1 institute
by LMU Open Science Center News March 5, 2020

March 5, 2020

# Please welcome our new members - [4 researchers](https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/newsmember4/index.html) and [1 institute](https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/newsmember5/index.html): ### Prof. Dr. Marco Düring (Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research) https://www.isd-research.de/duering-lab I am research group leader and Professor for Experimental Neurology at the Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research. Research must always be performed in an open and reproducible fashion. This is especially true in the age of big data, which can facilitate questionable research practices, such as p-hacking. Sharing methodology, pre-specifying analyses and independent replication are the best tools to solve the reproducibility crisis. I’m looking forward to working with the Open Science center in order to promote Open Science. ### Dr. Julian Unkel (Department of Media and Communication) https://www.ls1.ifkw.uni-muenchen.de/personen/wiss_ma/unkel_julian/index.ht… I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Media and Communication. My field has been slowly but steadily adapting open science practices in the last few years. I try to promote open science by consequently following open science standards in my own research, by contributing to open-source research software development, and by integrating topics such as preregistration and reproducibility into my course syllabi. I am also part of an international multi-author team that suggests “An agenda for open science in Communication” in the Journal of Communication. ### Prof. Dr. Helmut Küchenhoff (Statistical consulting laboratory) https://www.stablab.stat.uni-muenchen.de/personen/leitung/kuechenhoff1/inde… I am head of the Statistical Consulting Unit (StaBLab) at the Department of Statistics, LMU. I want to integrate the ideas of open science and reproducable research into our consulting practice. ### Dr. Julia Schulte-Cloos (Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science) https://www.gsi.uni-muenchen.de/personen/wiss_mitarbeiter/julia_schulte-clo… I am LMU Research Fellow at the Geschwister Scholl Institute of Political Science and an advocate of open science. I have been actively involved in teaching reproducible research. I am convinced that spreading knowledge about research transparency tools and practices helps to promote support for open science among students and the scientific community. I am also a member of the catalyst network of the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS). ### The Department of Statistics https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/newsmember5/index.html The Department of Statistics does research on development and application of statistical and machine learning methods. Statistical consulting and teaching are at the core of the department. It is located next to the Siegestor in Munich (see image). The LMU Department of Statistics supports the goals of the OSC and wants to take on a leading role in fostering good research practices and promoting open science. The department believes that statistics as a subject plays a major role in solving the reproducibility crisis and in working towards better, open research. *With our 4 new members, from 4 different disciplines, the OSC counts 54 members from 15 disciplines.* --- ![](cid:81CFBFEE-D7EE-4D68-AB55-EBBF3FE6CC84@nicebread.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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Some free places at the workshop: "Design of Replication Experiments" (Feb 6)
by LMU Open Science Center News Jan. 29, 2020

Jan. 29, 2020

[News from our website: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/workshop_privacy11/index.html] We have a few free places for the: # Workshop: "Design of Replication Experiments" led by Leonhard Held, Charlotte Micheloud and Samuel Pawel (University of Zurich) Abstract: Statistical power is of central importance in assessing the reliability of science. Appropriate design of a replication study is key to tackling the replication crisis as many such studies are currently severely under-powered. The workshop will describe standard and more advanced methods to calculate the required sample size of a replication study taking into account the results of an original discovery study. Participants will learn how to use the R-package ReplicationSuccess. Prerequisites include basic R-knowledge and familiarity with concepts of statistical inference. *Trainer*: Leonhard Held is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Zurich and Director of the Center for Reproducible Science. Charlotte Micheloud and Samuel Pawel are PhD students developing new methodology for the design and analysis of replication experiments. **When**: February 6th 2020, 8am-12pm **Where**: Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, Room D105, 80333 München **Interested to participate? Please sign-up** by sending an email to Prof. Ulrich Mansmann ulrich.mansmann(a)lmu.de --- This workshop comes as a "bundle" with a talk by Leonhard Held: > ##Upcoming talk "The harmonic mean chi-squared test to substantiate > scientific findings" > > by Prof. Dr. Leonhard Held, Professor of Biostatistics at the > University of Zurich and Director of the Center for Reproducible > Science > > **Abstract**: > > Statistical methodology plays a crucial role in drug regulation. > Decisions by the FDA or EMA are typically made based on multiple > primary studies testing the same medical product, where the two-trials > rule is the standard requirement, despite a number of shortcomings. A > new approach is proposed for this task based on the (weighted) > harmonic mean of the squared study-specific test statistics. > Appropriate scaling ensures that, for any number of studies, the null > distribution is a chi-squared distribution with one degree of freedom. > Further properties are discussed and a comparison with the two-trials > rule is made, as well as with alternative research synthesis methods. > An attractive feature of the new approach is that a claim of success > requires each study to be convincing on its own to a certain degree > depending on the significance level and the number of studies. A real > example with 5 clinical trials investigating the effect of Carvedilol > for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe heart failure > patients is used to illustrate the methodology. As a by-product, the > approach provides a calibration of the sceptical p-value recently > proposed for the analysis of replication studies. > > **Speaker**: > > Leonhard Held is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of > Zurich and Director of the Center for Reproducible Science. > > **When**: 5.2.2020 von 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr > **Where**: Luisenstrasse 37, Raum C006 --- ![](cid:97014F38-F122-4B2B-80B1-1E8A8BA531F1@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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ReproducibiliTea Journal Club: 29.1., 12:30
by LMU Open Science Center News Jan. 20, 2020

Jan. 20, 2020

Hello all, we would like to invite you to the second meeting of the Journal Club "ReproJuicebiliTea". We will take a closer look at possible solutions to improve the reproducibility and robustness of research. **When?** Wednesday, 29.01. 12.30-14 s.t. **Where?** Leopoldstraße 13, room 1407 (Building 1, 4th floor) **Paper**: Munafò, M. R., Nosek, B. A., Bishop, D. V. M., Button, K. S., Chambers, C. D., Percie du Sert, N., Simonsohn, U., Wagenmakers, E.-J., Ware, J. J., & Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2017). A manifesto for reproducible science. Nature Human Behaviour, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-016-0021 **Procedure**: Again, we will start with a short summary of the paper and then continue with the discussion in which you can contribute your own thoughts and questions. For your orientation you can use the following key questions. If you know that you are coming please let us know by sending a short email to stephan.nuding(a)yahoo.de. We look forward to see you there! **Key questions**: 1. How can the system be changed in the long term, so that reproducible research is promoted independently of the research results? 2. How can we promote continuous education among scientists of all ages? 3. What changes are central to the training of young scientists in order to promote sustainably robust and reproducible research? 4. What other problems could arise during and through the implementation of the measures described in the article? Your organisation team Laura Goetz, Stephan Nuding, Leonhard Schramm & Felix Schönbrodt --- ![](cid:4569A807-4467-4DCC-81B9-B04C1C8319B7@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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OSC now has 50 individual members
by LMU Open Science Center News Jan. 13, 2020

Jan. 13, 2020

[News from our website: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/newsmember3/index.html] # Welcome to the OSC: 5 new individual members The number of individual members of the OSC is continuously increasing since its foundation in November 2017 with 17 founding members. With our 5 new members, **the OSC counts 50 members from 15 different disciplines**. We are happy to introduce our new members, in alphabetical order: ### Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai ![](cid:0C346B10-FF80-429F-8C17-518A9E34738E@psy.lmu.de "falkai.jpg") I am the Medical Director of the University Hospital Munich. Performing basic scientific and clinical studies in the field of schizophrenia research for the last 30 years, I am very interested in replicable findings and an openness for the community to work with our data. We have just been able to publish our first paper open-science and hope many more to come. ### Prof. Dr. Eva Grill ![](cid:2D9280DE-7C5B-47A7-AF3A-3CF34F827357@psy.lmu.de "grill.jpg") I am professor for epidemiology, specifically interested in successful ageing and the vestibular system, at the Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology. In my team we try to adopt principles of Open Science into our daily work, e.g. by commenting code, verifying code and results, and by increasing awareness among project partners, collaborators and students. ### Dr. Giovanni Picogna ![](cid:578F9880-AB0C-4204-8E27-542209D9CD41@psy.lmu.de "picogna_801.jpg") I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Observatory of the LMU, working on planet formation. During my career I have come to understand how essential is openness into the scientific process, and how much it can help it to spur. I work with numerical simulations to recreate observations, in order to understand the physical processes at the base of planet formation. Many details can be hidden under the carpet, both from the observational and numerical side. In my work I am trying to explain all the assumptions made during my work, and I am planning to render more public all the codes and data used during the simulations and in the post-processing phase. ### Dr. Matthias Reinhard ![](cid:D3994691-9D5E-4D06-912F-EC6AF2CC7C82@psy.lmu.de "reinhard.jpeg") I am medical doctor and clinical researcher at the Department of Psychiatry of the University Hospital Munich. ### Dr. Andreas Schneck ![](cid:0650748C-BFBA-4CDD-ACFB-4CAAA035828E@psy.lmu.de "schneck.jpg") I am postdoctoral researcher at the chair of Quantitative Methods of Social Research (Department of Sociology). Besides my interest in researching the causes and contextual factors of social inequality using also meta-analytical tools I do methodological research on detection methods of publication bias and the assessment of scientific integrity. I am convinced that norms of transparency, sharing data and analysis files as well as establishing good practices of replication, and further interventions of open science are important to advance the quality as well as increase the efficiency of science. Thank you for joining the initative! --- ![](cid:BD0CA9F8-D922-41C6-B91C-9431B4124B59@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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Journal Club "ReproducibiliTea" - tomorrow
by LMU Open Science Center News Dec. 17, 2019

Dec. 17, 2019

### Journal Club: "ReproducibiliTea: Discussion of central issues and papers concerning Open Science and related topics" We launch an interdisciplinary journal club, in which main questions and current topics concerning Open Science will be discussed. We follow the "ReproducibiliTea" model many locations have adopted. There will be tea, juice and small snacks to live up to the slogan. Everybody is also welcomed to bring their own food and drinks. If you are interested, you are cordially invited to join the first meeting **tomorrow**: **When**: December 18th 2019, 12:30pm-2:00pm **Where**: Room 1407 (house 1, 4th floor), Leopoldstrasse 13, 80802 München **More information**: stephan.nuding(a)yahoo.de As a first paper we chose a classical paper: Ioannidis, J. P. A. (2005). Why Most Published Research Findings Are False. PLoS Medicine, 2(8), 6. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124 It would be helpful to read the paper by the first session (but we'll provide a short summary to bring everyone on the same page). The we will have a discussion about the paper and related topics, in which you will also be able to bring in your own comments, questions or criticism. If you are unable to attend the first meeting of the Journal Club, you can simply send an e-mail to stephan.nuding(a)yahoo.de to join the mailing list for the following sessions. Organizational team: Felix Schönbrodt, LMU Open Science Center (OSC) Laura Goetz, students council of Psychology Stephan Nuding, students council of Psychology Leonhard Schramm, students council of Psychology --- ![](cid:36643C0F-1A4F-4318-A13F-B481BE4C6479@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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Upcoming talk on "Design of Replication Experiments"
by LMU Open Science Center News Dec. 12, 2019

Dec. 12, 2019

[News from our website: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/held/index.html] ##Upcoming talk "The harmonic mean chi-squared test to substantiate scientific findings" by Prof. Dr. Leonhard Held, Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Zurich and Director of the Center for Reproducible Science **Abstract**: Statistical methodology plays a crucial role in drug regulation. Decisions by the FDA or EMA are typically made based on multiple primary studies testing the same medical product, where the two-trials rule is the standard requirement, despite a number of shortcomings. A new approach is proposed for this task based on the (weighted) harmonic mean of the squared study-specific test statistics. Appropriate scaling ensures that, for any number of studies, the null distribution is a chi-squared distribution with one degree of freedom. Further properties are discussed and a comparison with the two-trials rule is made, as well as with alternative research synthesis methods. An attractive feature of the new approach is that a claim of success requires each study to be convincing on its own to a certain degree depending on the significance level and the number of studies. A real example with 5 clinical trials investigating the effect of Carvedilol for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe heart failure patients is used to illustrate the methodology. As a by-product, the approach provides a calibration of the sceptical p-value recently proposed for the analysis of replication studies. **Speaker**: Leonhard Held is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Zurich and Director of the Center for Reproducible Science. **When**: 5.2.2020 von 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr **Where**: Luisenstrasse 37, Raum C006 --- ![](cid:3461DCD4-71A5-4386-83D4-5A175A3EF6D7@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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Workshop on Open Access: Options, Requirements and Funding Possibilities
by LMU Open Science Center News Dec. 9, 2019

Dec. 9, 2019

Dear researcher, on January 20, 2020 we organize a first workshop on Open Access for LMU researches from all disciplines and of all career levels (after the PhD). We aim at providing general orientation on how to publish Open Access as well as on specific requirements and funding possibilities offered by different funders. The LMU Open Science Center, the University Library and the Unit for Research Funding join forces to present you an overview on Open Access in order to enhance research transparency and provide you with the necessary tools to fulfill the guidelines of research funders such as the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the European Commission. The workshop consists of information and discussion sessions and invites attendees to participate actively. Please pass this information on to other interested LMU researchers. The number of participants is limited, slots will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Workshop “Open Access: Options, Requirements and Funding Possibilities” **Date:** Monday, 20 January 2020, 9.00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. **Location:** Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leopoldstr. 30 Training room S1, ground floor **Speakers:** * PD Dr. Felix Schönbrodt, LMU Open Science Center (OSC) * Volker Schallehn, Andrea Dorner, Vanessa Gabriel, LMU University Library * Dr. Veit Schwab, Dr. Anna Pahl, LMU Unit for Research Funding Please find further information and the registration link here: www.serviceportal.verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de/services/forschungsservices/_n…<http://www.serviceportal.verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de/services/forschungsserv…> For questions please contact Dr. Veit Schwab or Dr. Anna Pahl at the Unit for Research Funding (Email: forschungsfoerderung(a)verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de<mailto:forschungsfoerderung@verwaltung.uni-muenchen.de>, Tel: 089 2180-72274 or -72283). Kind regards, Your LMU Unit for Research Funding --- ![](cid:21A43440-B468-4A85-A730-BA5C7C129523@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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UCL promotes open research at the university level
by LMU Open Science Center News Nov. 22, 2019

Nov. 22, 2019

The UCL recently published a "[Statement on Transparency in Research](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/sites/research/files/ucl_statement_on_transparency_in_research_november_20191.pdf)". *Kudos to UCL for taking such a leading role in committing to good scientific practice!* Some key excerpts: > UCL’s Research Strategy emphasises our commitment to responsible > research, including a commitment to open research and ensuring open > access to research outputs. > [...] > Making research open is a core part of research transparency, and open > research practices are rewarded in promotion decisions. > [...] > The reproducibility of both research methods and research results (see > Annex for definitions) is critical to research in certain contexts, > particularly in the experimental sciences with a quantitative focus. > Reproducibility forms part of UCL’s wider commitment to transparency > and rigour in all of our research. > [...] > UCL is committed to supporting transparency in research and to > developing approaches to improve the quality of the research we > produce. This includes: > - continuing to support open research (including through the Academic > Careers Framework1) and the necessary cultural change, as discussed in > LERU’s policy paper on open science > - the development of governance processes to enable research outputs > to be found, accessed, and reused appropriately when open sharing is > not appropriate > - the development of additional training, including in research > methods, and consideration of how to promote transparency in academic > teaching > - improving the sharing of knowledge and best practice across UCL. --- ![](cid:8D470805-F102-46CE-98E1-5D964952122B@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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"Open Science in der Promotion": An event from the LMU GraduateCenter
by LMU Open Science Center News Nov. 21, 2019

Nov. 21, 2019

[News from our website: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/news/open-science-doctoral-studies/index.ht…] We are glad to announce an event from the series "Kurz & bündig" of the GraduateCenterLMU. In discussions about the quality of scientific work, the term "Open Science" has been appearing again and again for several years. What does this term mean, and why should doctoral students deal with it as part of their research project? Topics: * "Everything new and everything different? - Origin and Location of Open Science * Fields of action - central topics of Open Science * The actors - the LMU Open Science Center and other institutions * "And what does that have to do with my dissertation?" - Discussion of possible challenges for one's own research activities **When**: 25.11.2019, 4 pm (s.t.) to 6pm **Where**: LMU Munich, Room announced after registration **Language**: German **Target group**: PhD candidates of the LMU (number of participants is limited) **Contact**: graduatecenter(a)lmu.de (phone: 089/2180-9732) For more information and registration, see https://www.graduatecenter.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/kurzbuendig/open… --- ![](cid:FF46DD65-457F-4A71-AA63-15794ACD706F@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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ZPID on Tour @ LMU: Mon, Oct 28, 13-16: Open Science Tools and Services for Your Scientific Work
by LMU Open Science Center News Oct. 23, 2019

Oct. 23, 2019

### Open Science Tools and Services for Your Scientific Work ZPID - Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information offers the academic community in psychology a unique collection of free services that facilitate their work. Based on an ideal-type research cycle, ZPID supports the entire scientific work process from gathering ideas and researching literature to documenting research, archiving data, and publishing the results. Specifically, ZPID assists psychologists in finding information on relevant publications and tests via PubPsych (www.pubpsych.org) Furthermore, ZPID operates a repository for a variety of digital research objects (www.psycharchives.org) and runs several journals to publish research (www.psychopen.eu) All tools and services are offered free of charge to the academic community. The overall aim of the talk is to provide an overview of the currently available and to be expected open science tools and services offered by ZPID. For instance, new services encompass a preregistration service and free data collection in ZPID’s online lab and online panel. The focus is on the value proposition for, and the specific usage scenarios by researchers, lecturers, and students. Ample time will be devoted to discuss specific applications the audience is most interested in. For details on the event, please see: http://leibniz-psychology.org/roadshow/. **The event is focused on psychology, but researchers from related disciplines are welcome to join the event and to use the services of the ZPID.** **A few places are left for the event** - if you want to join, we kindly ask you to register at this website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wp3g20gSj_dSyVWY2LCS7-_1nN4tSlFpGoXNvkxXKw… Best, Felix Schönbrodt --- ![](cid:5D959161-626B-4BBA-87E3-B5214C35D74E@psy.lmu.de "PastedImage.png") http://www.osc.lmu.de/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lmu_osc Join our email newsletter: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc [Unsubscribe](https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc) from the newsletter.

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