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Open Science Day 2025

Venue: Hybrid at FUCHS-Festsaal (O138), Schloss Schneckenhof, University of Mannheim and via Zoom
Date: 28 October, 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Contact: Dr. David Philip Morgan, Dr. Philipp Zumstein

The seventh annual Open Science Day will take place on 28 October 2025. This year, BERD@NFDI and the Open Science Office have co-organized the Open Science Day to showcase, share, and discuss the diverse range of open science activities and experiences taking place at the University of Mannheim and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that our keynote speaker this year is Vasilka Paunova, the legal counsel for BERD@NFDI, who will present Open and GDPR-Compliant Science – highlighting the legal challenges posed by Open Science and Research Data Management and potential solutions. 

BERD@NFDI will address the role of Open Science and Research Data Management in business and economics research. We will cover incentives for doing Open Science and their impact on research in the social sciences, as well as shifting journal requirements for trans­parency in the political sciences. Our latest 2025 awardees will also present their funded projects and the Open Science practices they will use in their diverse research.

All members and researchers of the University of Mannheim and beyond are invited to join our Open Science Day.

We would be delighted if you are able to attend this event. If you are interested in attending, please sign up below:

Click here for online registration

Click here for in-person registration

Program


Session 1 – Introduction and Keynote: 11 a.m.–Noon


Welcome: 11–11:10 a.m.

Prof. Dr. Jutta Matta 

Vice-president for Research and Career Paths in Academia

Dr. Sabine Gehrlein

Director of the University Library


Keynote Speaker – Open and GDPR-Compliant Science: 11:10 a.m.–Noon

Vasilka Paunova

Legal Counsel for BERD@NFDI & Research Data Center (FDZ)


Lunch & Coffee Break: Noon–1 p.m.


Session 2 – Incentives for Open Science: 1–2:30 p.m.


Opening Doors – Incentives and Impact of Open Science in Social Science Research: 1–1:20 p.m.

Dr. Christine Emmer

Faculty of Social Sciences, Health Psychology, University of Mannheim


From Audit to Action – Closing the Trans­parency Gap in Quanti­tative Social Science: 1:20–1:40 p.m.

Dr. Mathew Robertson

Faculty of Social Sciences, Social Data Science, University of Mannheim


Poster Session & Coffee,

2025 Open Science Grant Awardees: 1:45–2:30 p.m.

Awardees TBA


Session 3 – Open Science in Business and Economics Research (BERD@NFDI): 2:30–3:30 p.m.


Services for Professional Management of Research Data and Algorithms in Business and Economics: 2:30–3 p.m.

Lennart Reissner

Community Involvement for BERD@NFDI


The BERD Data Portal – Connected. National. European: 3–3:30 p.m.

Prof. Klaus Tochtermann

Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW)


Closing words

Dr. David Philip Morgan