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OS Ambassadors Meeting 2026 – Register now!
The Open Science Ambassadors (OSA) and MPG Open Science community meet once a year in-person, to discuss Open Science strategies, participate in workshops and exchange ideas on the status of Open Science within and outside of the Max Planck Society. The event is a cooperation project between the Open Science Working Groups of PhDnet and…
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Franziska’s Open Science Experience
‘You don’t organize it for yourself, but for science.’ Franziska Otto PhD-Student MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology The Spotlight series is a new series to highlight Open Science experience of the researchers, staff, and alumni across all of Max Planck Institutes. Our first guest is Franziska Otto, a PhD student in the group of Tobias Erb…
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Open Science and Research Data Management Guideline for Researchers
Open science guidelines are a crucial topic within the community, as many emphasize the importance of shifting the conversation from “why open science” to “how to do open science”. While universal policies exist (e.g., UNESCO), the actual systems and tools must often be tailored to specific disciplines and institutions. Today, we highlight an example of…
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Open Science Days 2025 Wrap-Up
Our latest event, The Open Science Days 2025, was successfully held in Berlin from November 10-11. The meeting brought together a wide community of researchers, Open Science facilitators, and institutional representatives to discuss Open Science developments under a timely main theme, “Open Science in the Light of Geopolitical Polarization.” The event kicked off with a…
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The Pentomino Reproducibility Game
You might have heard of the LEGO Reproducibility Game, which has gained popularity within the Open Science community for illustrating the challenges of reproducible research. Building on this idea, we developed our own version — a quick and easy-to-set-up activity designed to spark curiosity and initiate conversations about reproducibility. In science, reproducibility is the backbone…
