Dear open science enthusiasts, There are three upcoming events organised by our colleagues focused on advancing open and responsible research practices that may be of interest to you. Whether you're a researcher, student, policymaker, research administrator, or advocate for better science, these events offer opportunities to connect, learn, and work on solutions. Open Science Festival 2025 📍 Vienna | 📅 Sept 8-9 🔗 https://osfestival2025.univie.ac.at/en/ 💶170 € regular, 50 € students Audience: students, researchers, or research support specialists What to expect: * Explore Open Science’s real-world impact through knowledge valorisation * Tackle the "dark side" of Open Science * Develop an Open Science strategy for your own research Responsible Research in Action Unconference 📍 Berlin | 📅 Sept 22–24 🔗 https://rr-in-action2025.org/ 💶300 € regular, 200 € students 🎫 Register before Aug 3! Audience: researchers, administrators, funders, and publishers What to expect: * Join one of 10 hands-on projects aimed at improving research practices * Topics include: research assessment, stakeholder engagement, pre-registration, reproducibility checklists, and more * Dinner in the dinosaur room at Berlin’s Natural History Museum Open Science Conference 2025 – Theme: “Open Science meets Artificial Intelligence” 📍 Hamburg & Online | 📅 Oct 8–9 🔗 https://www.open-science-conference.eu/ 💶 250 € in person, 50 € online Audience: researchers, librarians, data stewards, policymakers, and Open Science advocates What to expect: * Examine the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI into research workflows * Participate in discussion/solution sessions, explore posters and demos * Special session on the safeguarding research movement Best wishes Malika -- Dr. Malika Ihle (she/her) (pronounciation<https://namedrop.io/malikaihle>) LMU Open Science Center Coordinator Website: https://www.osc.lmu.de<https://www.osc.lmu.de/> Mailing list: https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/lmu-osc Computing skill self-paced tutorials: https://github.com/lmu-osc Workshops material: https://osf.io/zjrhu/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lmu-osc.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lmu-open-science-center Mastodon: https://scicomm.xyz/@lmu_osc