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LMU Open Science Center
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since 2017, advancing open science at LMU University in Munich and beyond.

managing director: Felix Schoenbrodt @nicebread.bsky.social
scientific coordinator: Malika Ihle @malikaihle.bsky.social
student assistant: E. Waterfield @bethwater.bsky.social
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How to ensure your research data is error-free & understandable by other users & your future self?🗂️ This tutorial by LMU OSC is on documenting & validating data in R to make it more reusable.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Data Documentation & Validation using R📑 lmu-osc.github.io/data-documen...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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How to promote data sharing for wider reuse when sensitive data cannot be shared? 🔐LMU OSC offers a tutorial on creating shareable & useful datasets when working with sensitive data.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Generating & Evaluating Synthetic Data in R 🤖 lmu-osc.github.io/synthetic-da...
Welcome to the synthetic data tutorial! – Generating and evaluating synthetic data in R
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October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Struggling to keep your research data organized and reusable? 📂 The LMU Open Science Center has a tutorial to help bring order and accessibility to your datasets.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: FAIR Data Management 📚 lmu-osc.github.io/FAIR-Data-Ma...
Welcome – FAIR Research Data Management Tutorial
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October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Need to calculate a sample size needed to detect an effect size before collecting data? 🧠LMU OSC's tutorial helps improve study design & conduct power analyses through simulation.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Simulations of Data in R for Advanced Power Analyses💪 lmu-osc.github.io/Simulations-...
Simulations for Advanced Power Analyses
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October 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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🌍 During our Open Science Summer School, Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt's (@nicebread.bsky.social) lecture “Open Access, Preprints, Postprints - or ‘How to do Open Access For Free’,”🔓 explored ways researchers can control how their work is shared.
Full lecture: osf.io/5rsxb; Slides: osf.io/c2mrb
A close-up of a hand reaching towards books on a shelf. The sleeve of a beige pullover is visible. The open access “unlock” symbol is overlaid transparently on the image.
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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🌍 Who owns the knowledge we create? 🔓
Our Von “DEAL” zu “Diamond” symposium discussed how universities can move toward community-driven, non-profit systems: 💎 Diamond Open Access & 🌐 Peer Community In (PCI)
Check out the materials (in German) from this symposium here: osf.io/r49ng/files
Banner for International Open Access Week 2025, held October 20–26. The image is split into two parts. The left shows the open access “unlock” symbol overlaid on a 3x3 grid of images of people in research, education, and community settings. On the right is the question “Who owns our knowledge?” written in multiple languages and the event hashtag #OAWeek.
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🌍Under the theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” for Open Access Week 2025🔓, we’re spotlighting two initiatives reshaping how knowledge is shared and evaluated: CoARA and OpenAlex.
A female scientist with long, black hair and wearing a white lab coat and black face mask works with equipment in a laboratory. The open access “unlock” symbol overlays the image. Only the scientist and open access symbol are shown in color, the rest of the image is in black and white.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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🌍It’s Open Science Week!🔓
From Oct. 20–26, we join the global community in celebrating open access to knowledge and research.
💡This year’s theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” invites us to reflect on how research & education are shared, who creates knowledge, & whose voices are recognized in shaping it.
October 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Wondering if your study design will hold up before collecting real data? 📈 This LMU OSC tutorial on data simulation will help test & strengthen your statistical plan by creating artificial datasets.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Intro. to Data Simulation in R 📊 lmu-osc.github.io/Introduction...
Introduction to Simulations in R
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October 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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What if you could showcase the reproducibility of your research?💻 LMU OSC offers a tutorial on practices for sharing your code such as documenting your repository, and attaching a licence and DOI.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Code Publishing 🔗 lmu-osc.github.io/code-publish...
Code Publishing Tutorial
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October 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Need a free tool that easily manages all your citations? 📚 This LMU OSC tutorial will show you how to use Zotero to organize sources & sync your library across devices.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Intro. to Zotero as Reproducible Citation Management System 🗂️ lmu-osc.github.io/introduction...
Welcome to the Zotero Tutorial! – Introduction to Zotero
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October 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Want to make R projects reproducible on another computer or a later time?📝LMU OSC has a tutorial on how you can use the renv package in R to create isolated, reproducible environments for R projects.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Intro. to R Package Manager renv ⚙️ lmu-osc.github.io/introduction...
Welcome to the {renv} Tutorial! – Introduction to {renv}
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October 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Is it possible to combine text, reproducible code, and reproducible results (tables or figures) all into one document? 📑 Find out how with the LMU Open Science Center tutorial about Quarto.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Intro. to Literate Programming with Quarto 💻 lmu-osc.github.io/introduction...
1. Welcome to the Quarto Workshop – Introduction to Quarto
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October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Need a place for your team to store code, track versions, and work collaboratively? 🤝 The LMU Open Science Center offers a tutorial about GitHub that can help you with all of these things.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Intro. to Collaborative Coding with Github 💻 lmu-osc.github.io/Collaborativ...
Collaborative coding with GitHub and RStudio
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October 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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What do you know about version control?🔁 It’s how researchers keep their projects organized, track every change, and never lose work again.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Introduction to Version Control within RStudio ⚙️ lmu-osc.github.io/Introduction...
Introduction to version Control with git and GitHub within RStudio
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October 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Curious about creating a reproducible workflow for your research? 🔍 We provide several self-paced tutorials about tools that make your work more efficient, reproducible, and collaborative.
Self-Paced Tutorial of the Day: Introduction to R 📊 lmu-osc.github.io/introduction...
Welcome – Introduction to R
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October 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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LMU OSC has completed its Open Science Summer School! 🙌 5 days of exploring open science & open research practices. Links for materials of the open science training track: osf.io/x639j/files/...; the instructor training track: osf.io/tkwqs/files/...; & our self-paced tutorials: github.com/lmu-osc.
A group of 22 participants and organizers of the Open Science Summer School 2025 stand together outside in the sun. They are on a terrace in front of a glass building with towers of LMU Munich in the background. A group of 8 staff members of the Open Science Center stand together outside in the sun. They are on a terrace in front of a glass building with towers of LMU Munich in the background. A wide sun beam is shining over them. Group photo of Open Science Summer School 2025 participants and organizers, inside a classroom. 21 people stand or sit in front of a wall projection showing remote participants on a video call. A room speaker is visible on the top-right corner; a microphone, table and part of a laptop are visible to the bottom-left; and part of a whiteboard is visible to the bottom-right.
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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The fifth and final day of the Open Science Center Summer School 2025 is completed ✅ We have concluded a week full of learning, discussing, and practicing open science and open research skills. You can check out the slides and recordings of all the public lectures here: osf.io/x639j/files/....
Three female speakers stand in front of a green and white Open Science Center sign where the LMU logo is visible on the top-left corner. On the left, Barbara Beege wears a black and white striped dress and red shoes; Sarah von Grebmer stands in the middle wearing a black shoes, pants, and blazer with a red top underneath; and on the right, Franziska Schrade wears a brown top and black pants. An arrow pointing right and a fire extinguisher sign are visible in the top-right corner. Female speaker Sarah von Grebmer stands near a table with a laptop and microphone. She stands in the front of the room facing a screen projected onto the wall that displays virtual Post-It notes scattered on an online whiteboard. Items on a surface, a white table, a black chair and the backs of participants are visible at the bottom of the image. A window and wall speaker are visible in the top-left area of the image.
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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We wrapped up our fourth day of the Open Science Summer School 2025 ✅ Although the public lectures are over, registered participants still have one more day to benefit from the workshops and interactive sessions! You can find slides and recording of the public lectures here: osf.io/x639j/files/...
Male speaker Jonas Hagenberg wearing a green shirt and brown pants stands near female speaker Vera Karlbauer who is wearing a blue shirt with a white jersey underneath and black pants. Both speakers hold books and stand in front of a green and white Open Science Center sign where the LMU logo is visible on the top-left corner. Female facilitator Reema Gupta wearing a brown jersey and blue jeans stands as she helps a female participant sitting behind her grey laptop wearing glasses and a brown top. Visible on the table in front of them are a mug with coffee, an empty glass, green and pink Post-It notes, a computer mouse, and a microphone.
September 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Crossing the half-way point of the Open Science Summer School 2025 as we complete our third day ✅ Participants have gained experience using RStudio, tackled Open Science topics like replicability, open access, and more! Register for the final public lectures: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
Speaker Laura Meier wearing glasses, a red top, and black pants stands in front of the green and white Open Science Center sign. Behind the sign on the right side is a brown wall with a sheet of paper with a schedule printed in blue on it and a black door to the left. The LMU logo is visible on the top-left corner of the sign. One male participant wearing a black jersey and grey pants stands near a female participant wearing glasses, a purple top, and striped beige pants. In the middle of the participants is a small green and white Open Science Summer School flyer on a black stand and behind them are a brown, wooden pillar and a blue security belt. Lights on the ceiling are seen above the participants. The backs of three participants, two males with dark hair, one wearing a black jersey and the other wearing a blue sweater, and one female with light brown hair and a red top, are seen sitting in white chairs behind tables with laptops, power outlets, and a microphone on them. Speaker Prof. Dr. Richard McElreath is projected on the screen at the front of the room next to a slide from his presentation. The presentation on the screen contains a flowchart with elements such as statistical model, measurement model, sample estimate, etc. Wall speakers are seen on either side of the room and a projector is at the top.
September 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Wrapped up the second day of the Open Science Summer School 2025 ✅ Another inspiring day of building Open Science and Open Research skills! Don’t forget that you can still be part of the journey by joining our public lectures: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...

#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
Female speaker, Reema Gupta in a multi colored, patterned blouse and black pants, stands next to male speaker, Prof. Dr. Felix Schoenbrodt wearing a dark blue shirt and brown pants, in front of the green and white Open Science Center sign. Behind the sign is a brown wall to its right and a black door to its left. The LMU logo is visible on the top-left corner of the sign. Speaker Reema Gupta and facilitator Laura Meiser are seen at the front of the room. A projected screen shows words related to “meta-data” such as description of data, information about data, data about data. A projector is visible in the top-left corner. Items on a surface and the back of a female participant’s head are visible at the bottom of the image.
September 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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First day of the Open Science Summer School 2025 complete ✅

Participants learned a lot today but there’s still a lot more in store, you can join in for the public lectures by registering here: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...

#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
Two female organisers of the Open Science Summer School, Dr. Sarah von Grebmer in a dark green top and black pants and Dr. Malika Ihle in a white top and dark blue pants, stand in front of the green and white Open Science Center sign. Behind the sign is a brown wall to its right and a black door to its left. Male speaker, Prof. Dr. Felix Schoenbrodt, wearing glasses, a dark blue shirt, and brown pants stands behind a laptop near a mic at the front of the room with a projected screen behind him explaining data as forking paths. Items such as name tags are seen on the table at the front of the room and the backs of participants’ heads are seen at the bottom of the picture.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🧬 Learn about the results and implications of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology!
Attend the “Assessing research replicability" lecture by Dr. Tim Errington on Thurs 18 Sept, 15:30-16:15.
👉 Register here: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
Promotional poster for the LMU Open Science Center Summer School 2025 Public Lecture. The poster features a photo of speaker Dr. Tim Errington. The text states the lecture focuses on replicability of preclinical research; time and date of lecture being 15:35-16:15 CEST on Thursday September 18 2025; and instructions to register online. Logos of LMU Open Science Center, LMU, and Universitätsbibliothek München are displayed at the bottom.
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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💻 Make your research more reproducible by making your code more readable. Get recommendations and key strategies for clean code!
Attend the “Readable code” lecture by @vera-karlbauer.bsky.social and Jonas Hagenberg on Thurs 18 Sept, 9:00-9:45.
👉 Register here: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
Promotional poster for the LMU Open Science Center Summer School 2025 Public Lecture. The poster features photos of speakers Vera Karlbauer and Jonas Hagenberg. The text states the lecture focuses on recommendations and strategies for readable code; time and date of lecture being 09:00-09:45 CEST on Thursday September 18 2025; and instructions to register online. Logos of LMU Open Science Center, LMU, and Universitätsbibliothek München are displayed at the bottom.
September 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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📝 Learn about making your publications freely accessible with different shades of Open Access! Attend the “Open access, preprints, postprints” lecture by Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt (@nicebread.bsky.social) on Wed 17 Sept, 10:15-11:45.
👉 Register here: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
Promotional poster for the LMU Open Science Center Summer School 2025 Public Lecture. The poster features a photo of speaker Prof. Dr. Felix Schönbrodt. The text states the lecture focuses on open access, preprints, and postprints; time and date of lecture being 10:15-11:45 CEST on Wednesday September 17 2025; and instructions to register online. Logos of LMU Open Science Center, LMU, and Universitätsbibliothek München are displayed at the bottom.
September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM