Good travelling companions: Who will help along the way?
Even the longest journey begins with the first step. Colleagues and institutions provide valuable help for the journey:
- Experienced Open Science pioneers: researchers who are already successfully practising Open Science. Network (e.g. on social media) and form a community of practice.
- Check this interviews: https://open-science-future.zbw.eu/en/interviews-2/
- Check this list: https://www.socialpolitik.de/de/spotlight-open-science
- Research networks & initiatives: Open Science workshops, specialist groups and collaborative projects offer guidance and support.
- Check New Research Hub: Lab²: https://www.wzb.eu/en/news/new-research-hub-lab2
- Institutional contact points: Open Science centres, academic libraries and subject-specific platforms help to navigate through the rich diversity of Open Science.
We have compiled a list of potential travel companions, guides and sherpas for you, sorted by federal state in Germany. Here you will find support if a situation becomes difficult, if you feel alone or if you simply want to draw new positive energy from the Open Science community.
Here you will find supporters who are active nationwide:
Here you will find a list of supporters, sorted by federal state – in alphabetical order.
Baden-Württemberg
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- University of Konstanz
- University of Mannheim
- University of Ulm
Berlin
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
- Berlin University Alliance
- Free University of Berlin
- Humboldt University Berlin
- Technical University of Berlin
- QUEST at the Berlin Institute of Health
- Open Research Office Berlin
Hessen
Lower Saxony
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
- Leibniz University Hannover
- TIB
- Leuphana University Lüneburg
- Clausthal University of Technology
- University of Hildesheim
- GOSSIP
- Open Science Göttingen Meetup
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia
- University of Wuppertal
- Hagen Open University
- Friedrich Wilhelm University Bonn
- Ruhr University Bochum
- Ruhr University Bochum – Psychology
- University of Bielefeld
- University of Paderborn
- University of Siegen – Psychology
- University of Siegen – Open Access Services
- Witten/Herdecke University
- University of Cologne
- University of Münster
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- University of Trier
Saarland
And if you happen to be travelling in the neighbourhood as a globetrotter, you will also find contact points there:
Austria
- Open Access Network Austria
- Open Innovation Strategy for Austria
- Open Innovation in Science Centres, Ludwig Boltzmann Association