Agenda for today

the group at morning standup

Today at the Open Science Retreat is all about adventure. Looking forward to how it will unfold. #OSR26UK

little river in the sun

first CAT building

First impressions of Wales are fantastic. Had a great lunch and found our way to the Center of Alternative Technology (thanks to the kind and funny bus driver 😁).

Ready for the Open Science Retreat #OSR26UK

little river in the sun

first CAT building

First impressions of Wales are fantastic. Had a great lunch and found our way to the Center of Alternative Technology (thanks to the kind and funny bus driver 😁).

Ready for the Open Science Retreat #OSR26UK

Almost there! Open Science Retreat Global in Wales is about to start 🤩

The Dutch Open Science Retreat is already in full swing. The morning started with a beautiful sunrise, and now the groups are in full work mode. Walks and shorter sessions to come in the afternoon and some fun evening activities (will there be singing again?)

#OSR2026 #OSR26NL

I can't believe it's almost been a year since the Open Science Retreat in Switzerland #OSR25CH! Now I am already getting ready to go to the next two.

Two?! Yes.

A Dutch-centered retreat in the dunes and the Open Science Retreat Global in the wonderful green nature of Wales #OSR26UK.

Munich RSE Community de-RSE e.V. - Gesellschaft für Forschungssoftware (Society for Research Software) website for local and regional chapters.

Munich Research Software Engineering Meetup today, 18:00 – 19:30, at Max Planck Information and Technology (MaxIT) in Laim

Afterwards: Joint dinner

de-rse.org/chapter/muc/

#RSEng #OpenSource

Heidi

booth of the Digital Research Academy with a banner

Heavily loaded folding bike

Excited for #deRSE26 this week. You can find me at our booth - proudly transported here by bike ;)

Replication Research (R2) Replication Research (R2): A new interdisciplinary journal for replication research.

With #LoveReplicationsWeek just around the corner, let's talk about the new journal in the field: Replication Research (R2)

It's aligned with the values of #OpenScience, multidisciplinary and ready for your submissions!

digiresacademy.kit.com/posts/replic...

Munich RSE Community de-RSE e.V. - Gesellschaft für Forschungssoftware (Society for Research Software) website for local and regional chapters.

Munich Research Software Engineering Meetup today, 18:00 – 19:30, at Max Planck Information and Technology (MaxIT) in Laim

Afterwards: Joint dinner

de-rse.org/chapter/muc/

#RSEng #OpenSource

HEIDI's NEWSLETTER All things open and reproducible data science.

You can find my newsletter here: heidiseibold.ck.page

I publish all my newsletter posts also as FAIR and citable blog posts: rogue-scholar.org/search?q=Hei...

One of my favorite resources is the @turingway.bsky.social book.

Why? It has A TON of helpful information and the community creating the book is one of the best I've ever seen.

book.the-turing-way.org

An important question/issue for all of us who try to build #OpenScience and #FOSS environments that can last.

A hiker walking on a path. A sign saying "path to reproducibility".

For an upcoming newsletter post I am looking for the best

👉 online resources on reproducible research 👈️

What are yours, and why?

Open Science Business Models How can we establish financially sustainable organisations and initiatives that are grounded in the values of Open Science?

How can we establish financially sustainable organisations and initiatives that are grounded in the values of Open Science?

I created a list of ways to generate money as an #OpenScience initiative, service or business (including #OpenSource).

digiresacademy.kit.com/posts/open-s...

Stop celebrating researchers with many publications
rogue-scholar.org/records/dbgq... by @heidiseibold.bsky.social This is right on the point. One should also stop speaking of hyperprolific authors (www.nature.com/articles/d41...) In science, being prolific should not be judged by mere output. 1/

Stop celebrating researchers with many publications Researchers with >30 published research articles per year are seen as academic heros. But are they? I call on you to stop celebrating researchers with many publications.

The number of publications is an often used KPI in researcher assessment for promotions, hiring, academic prizes or more. Yet does the quantity tell a relevant story of the quality or impact of our research? I don’t think so.

digiresacademy.kit.com/posts/stop-c...

Technical Advisory Committee - Tampa Bay Estuary Program The TAC consists of local, regional, state, and federal agency staff involved in monitoring, managing, or protecting Tampa Bay.

I had the honor of participating in Tampa Bay Estuary Program's #OpenScience meeting yesterday and learned about the wonderful work they do there.

Learn more about TBEP: tbep.org
Open Science subcommittee: tbep.org/about-tbep/b...

RDM Weekly Issue 24 is out!

- Philosophical Issues in Open Qualitative Research @oercommons.bsky.social
- Existence of Stealth Corrections in Scientific Literature
- Why Open Science is Just Good Science in a Digital Era @heidiseibold.bsky.social
and more!

rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...

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To know more about what Open Science truly entails, here's an interview with our co-executive director, Heidi Seibold. "Why open science is ‘just good science in a digital era"
buff.ly/bScU7VA

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Day1
In a quiet winter forest, a small Open Science Bird decides to build the best nest ever. Not just any nest but one built openly, so every creature can learn from it.
“If research is a nest,” she chirps, “then I am building mine so everyone benefits.”

To know more about feedbacks and assessments, check out this workshop 'Giving Negative Feedback Effectively'
buff.ly/zl8qLk0

Day 2
She sketches her nest design and pins it to a tree trunk like a public notice board.
“Maybe someone can help me improve this,” she says.
A squirrel adds a clever tweak; a hedgehog suggests reinforcing the base.
The blueprint becomes better with every pawprint.

The OS bird is sad as few wind waves take few pages of blueprint away

Day 3
A sudden gust of wind snatches her blueprint, well almost!
Luckily, she has all her versions tucked safely in her pinecone-based version control system.
She smirks, “Ha! Try blowing away v1.1, forest.”

Check out collaborative Git without GitHub: buff.ly/KkJXbcY

A picture says that Open Science Retreat Global and Join us and send in your application now.

Final Call! OSR applications close 30 November!
If you’ve been planning to apply, this is the moment.
Join an international community of researchers & open science practitioners for a week of focus, creativity, collaboration, and connection in Machynlleth.
Apply: buff.ly/6z1PhfU

Heidi and her colourful notes

massive lecture hall

At TUM Audimax lecture hall this evening for rehearsal for my TEDx talk on November 8th.

Hopefully my colourful notes will help me remember what I want to say.

Data sharing (un)culture Everyone talks about the importance of data sharing – but do scientists really put it into practice? Our study on authors' willingness to share data gave some alarming results, particularly in the…

In this post, guest author Maxi shares her experience in reusing data and machine learning models. It's frustrating, because people don't share or don't even respond to a clearly "reasonable request".

digiresacademy.kit.com/posts/data-s...

Screenshot of a Nature article with the title "Pioneering CERN scheme will pay publishers more if they hit open-science targets". Header: "The particle-physics funder will provide financial incentives to encourage practices such as data sharing and transparent peer review.". The article itself is behind a paywall.

Oh the irony...

Big goals need powerful voices and ours just hit TEDx! 🎤
Heidi Seibold, co-founder of Digital Research Academy, takes the stage at TEDxTUM 2025 to talk Open & Reproducible Science.
How do we rebuild trust, openness & collaboration in research? Find out Nov 8!
#OpenScience y #TEDx #ResearchCulture

This one! 💯
"...scientific articles are written by experts for experts, and I found many of them almost indecipherable as they try to condense those books into a dense half page of gibberish" - Emilio Dorigatti on Open Science Stories, @heidiseibold.bsky.social