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Dr. Heidi Seibold

https://heidiseibold.com

All things open and reproducible data science.

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3 simple rues for creating Open Science Policies

What are good strategies to develop an Open Science Policy? Here's our opinionated guide. This post was co-created with Sander Bosch, Open Science Programme Coordinator at VU Amsterdam. At the Open Science Retreat 2024 Sander and I had a conversation about his experience in policy development. Since we believe that his experience is valuable for a lot of people out there, we decided to write down three simple rues to create an Open Science policy: Develop output policies first and combine...

2 days ago • 3 min read

Guest post: Meet Dr Elisabeth Kugler, director of Zeeks – Art for Geeks. In this post she will share her career path and how her work connects with open science now that she is an entrepreneur. I am Dr Elisabeth Kugler, director of Zeeks – Art for Geeks – a company that transforms how people think about data. We achieve this by data analysis, visualization, and communication. And our speciality is image-based data and strategies. In this article, I aim to discuss Zeeks' perspective on open...

23 days ago • 2 min read

Making your research or code project FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and reproducible can feel like a chore. But if you have access to the right templates and resources, it can be quite the simple and rewarding task. Let's make it easy for ourselves to do the right thing! So today let me share some templates for setting up #FAIR and #reproducible projects. I asked folks on social media what suggestions they had and got so many that I was not able to put them all here...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Shrugging stick figure

I have volunteered for many initiatives and was always happy to do so. Recently I started to realize that being able to volunteer is a privileged position to be in. To be truly fair and allow all enthusiasts to join an initiative we have to rethink the way we do things. A constructive criticism. I've got to get this off my chest, you all! I've received yet another email asking whether I could speak at an event. For free. "Why for free?" you ask? It's an event from and for enthusiasts. I am a...

3 months ago • 3 min read

Fraud in science continues to be a highly discussed topic in the scientific community and also in mainstream media. I've always seen Open Science as a way to improve rigor in science, but can it also avoid fraud? I will not discuss cases of (alleged) fraud or scientific misconduct in this post, but focus on how I believe we can avoid it in the future. If you are interested in learning more about one of the major recent scandals, I recommend listening to the Freakonomics radio episode on the...

3 months ago • 2 min read

Code clubs are initiatives where people meet to improve their coding skills and help each other out. I am a big fan of them as I believe that they can help improving the quality of research. Because as we all know: Better Software, Better Research. I recently learned more about the code club at the Max Planck Institue of Psychiatry (MPIP) in Munich and would like to share how they organize it in the hopes that it might inspire you. Thanks to the organizers Vera Karlbauer and Jonas Hagenberg...

4 months ago • 2 min read
"Happy new year!" letters next to a researcher in a labb

A new year always comes with the feeling of a new beginning. Let's look at what's to come this year. What are you up to? Do you have any resolutions? Ready to take the next step towards more open and collaborative research? On new year's eve, my husband and I have a habit of looking back on the year. It's incredible how my life changed in 2023 compared to the years before, especially my professional life. Yet my professional drivers have stayed the same: improve the quality of research. I am...

4 months ago • 2 min read

December is progressing so quickly! We've created an advent calendar with poems, drawings, and resources. Here's what happened so far. View the full advent calendar 0 There once was a little elf Who could barely count to twelve But in 24 days it changed the world of science all by itself. More info: Read about reproducible research with the Turing Way 1 This is a story about an elf in the holiday seasonhelping all researchers to see rhyme and reasonin why it is important to do quality...

5 months ago • 2 min read

There once was a little elf Who could barely count to twelve But in 24 days it changed the world of science all by itself. In Germany we really like our advent calendars. One door a day to open for 24 days. And in each door we find a little treat, tea, poem, or whatever else you can think of. Our advent calendar is not religious. Our joint belief is that we need good research and science. We had a lot of fun preparing this treat for you! The DRAdvent calendar contains... A story about a...

5 months ago • 1 min read

I started full time self-employment on November 1st 2022. How did the first year go? Was it worth the trouble? What is coming next? What an incredible year! I became unemployed in summer 2022 and decided to try self-employment. After various positions in academia and one in industry I was not only ready to be my own boss, but I was hungry to show the world that impact does not have to come through publishing papers. How did the first year go? All in all I am really happy with my life and my...

5 months ago • 3 min read
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