[An overview about our [upcoming workshops and talks][1]] [A collection of [blog posts][2] about the OSC] ## About our Open Science Initiative Large-scale replication projects of the last years (e.g., ManyLabs, Reproducibility Project Psychology) showed that the "replication crisis" in psychology is more than just hot air: According to recent estimates, more than 50% of current psychological research is not replicable. This spurred a lot of developments, such as the TOP guidelines, which define transparency and openness criteria for scientific publications, and which more than 100 journals already have signed. The field is thinking about how we can ensure that we generate more actual knowledge and less false positives, or in the words of Ioannidis: **How to make more published research true.** In order to fathom potential consequences for our own department, our Leitungskollegium unanimously decided to establish an **Open Science Committee (OSC)**. ### The committee's mission and goals include: - Monitor the international developments in the area of open science and communicate them to the department. - Organize workshops that teach skills for open science (e.g., How do I write a good pre-registration? What practical steps are necessary for Open Data? How can I apply for the Open Science badges?, Advanced power analysis, What are Registered Reports?). - Develop concrete suggestions concerning tenure-track criteria, hiring criteria, PhD supervision and grading, etc. - Channel the discussion concerning standards of research quality and transparency. Even if we share the same scientific values, the implementations might differ between research areas. We hope that the research units at the department discuss our suggestions and provide feedback and further ideas. A medium-term goal of the committee is to explore in what way a department-wide consensus can be established concerning certain points of open science. The committee was initiated by [Felix Schönbrodt][3], Markus Maier, Moritz Heene, and Michael Zehetleitner. In February 2021, the OSIP was taken over by Ramona Schödel, Lena Schiestel and Larissa Sust. Beyond our steering committee, the OSIP consists of numerous members representing all research units of our Department, and spanning all career levels from students to full professors. We gladly welcome everyone interested in making research at our Department more transparent. The OSIP is affiliated with LMU’s own, interdisciplinary [open science center][4]. Furthermore, we are part of the [German Reproducibility Network][5] (GNR) and the [German Netzwerk der Open-Science-Initiativen][6] (NOSI). To get in contact, please write us via email at osip@psy.lmu.de or follow our latest updates via mailinglist https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/osip [1]: https://osf.io/mgwk8/wiki/Workshops%20and%20talks/ [2]: https://osf.io/mgwk8/wiki/More%20information%20about%20the%20OSC/ [3]: http://www.nicebread.de [4]: https://www.osc.uni-muenchen.de/index.html [5]: https://reproducibilitynetwork.de [6]: https://osf.io/tbkzh/