Dear OSC members,

The LMU Open Science Center (OSC) is excited to announce the call for applications for its 5^th hybrid open science summer school (OSSS26), deadline July 6! Please circulate to whomever this may be relevant!

 

This year's iteration of the Open Science Summer School once again has two tracks to provide participants with two sets of skills. You are invited to apply for one or both tracks. For either track, you can choose to participate either online or in-person (Philologicum Library, Ludwigstraße 25, Munich or on Zoom).

 

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 and extends from Monday 07.09.2026 9:00 to Friday 11.09.2026 16:00 (CEST).

 

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

Keynote presenters:

• Prof Richard McElreath, Director of MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
• Dr Tim Errington, Senior Director of Research at the Center for Open Science
• Dr Danny Maupin, Research Fellow at the School of Health Science, University of Surrey

 

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 experience in teaching required. This track extends from Monday 14.09.2026 09:00 to Tuesday 15.09.2026 17:00 (CEST).

 

Participants of this track learn how to:

• 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 (if needed) to become a certified Open Science instructor. 

 

Participating

• You can apply for Track 1, Track 2 or both before July 6 by visiting the summer school website, reviewing the selection criteria, and filling out the application form.
• Alternatively, you can attend the public lectures online upon simple registration, please see this registration link: https://www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS26/

 

We are looking forward to your participation! For any questions, please contact us at: s.grebmer@lmu.de.