OSIUM…
… is a grassroot initiative promoting open science at Marburg University.
Mission
The interdisciplinary Open Science Initiative University Marburg (OSIUM) has the mission to promote and to foster open science practices at Philipps-University Marburg and beyond.
Activities
We seek to promote Open Science by offering advanced training programs (e.g., summer schools) for early career researchers and senior faculty members, public talks, help with the development of core curricula on open research practices. Even more, we seek to develop and implement alternative incentive structures in science that support the adoption of open science practices. We also organize open peer-to-peer events like hackathons and retreats as well as regular meetings (e.g., our Open office Hour) to promote the exchange between open science enthusiasts. For detailed information about the ongoing OSIUM events, please check our calendar.
Current Board Members
Neuroscientists, biologists, psychologists, physicists, computer scientists, linguists, and media scientists have come together to promote Open Science at Marburg University for the benefit of all sciences. We are always looking for new Open Science enthusiasts to join the team!
Nick Augustat, Monica B. Berdugo, Sophia Hercher, Lydia Riedl, Björn Siepe, Franziska Usée
Nick Augustat
Doctoral Researcher, Fachbereich Psychologie, AE Theoretische Kognitionswissenschaft |
Monica B. Berdugo
I am an ecologist. My ultimate research goal is to understand how ecosystem processes, plant communities, and selected plant species respond to environmental drivers to assess the potential impacts of environmental change on the functioning of future ecosystems. By addressing ecosystem processes, such as forest regeneration, plant adaptation, and water, nutrient, and carbon cycling, I seek to disentangle the contributions of plant–plant interactions and environmental filtering on community assemblage and plant performance. Currently, I am based at the Biology Department (FB17) of Marburg University targeting two forest tree species that are structurally crucial to European forests. As a member of the BMBF-funded EpiSOMA project, I test whether within-tree microenvironmental gradients affect methylation patterns and gene expression diversity in Fagus sylvatica, the European beech. As a member of the DFG-funded Phytoakmeter Research Unit, I study the epigenetic changes and mobile transposable elements in response to stress and micro- and macroclimatic gradients by monitoring the progeny of an oak clone planted across an European environmental transect. |
Lydia Riedl
Linguist and Neuroscientist
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Björn Siepe
Doctoral Student in the Psychological Methods Lab, Department of Psychology |
Supporter List
This list is not yet complete and will be continuously updated.
- Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Jansen
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Heck
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Mayr
- Dr. Sarah-Mai Dang
- Prof. Dr. Peter Bell
Organizational Structure
MARA Working Group
Since 2018, OSIUM is an independent MARA working group. open to all members of the university that are interested in the topic of open and sustainable research.
Collaborations in Marburg
OSIUM collaborates within Marburg University with the MArburg Research Academy MARA, the eResearch Center and the Zukunftswerkstatt.
Collaborations Beyond Marburg
Beyond Marburg University, we collaborate with the Hessian Data Infrastructure HeFDI and other Open Science actors in Germany. OSIUM is member of the Network of Open Science Initiatives NOSI and part of the global Brainhack Community. We furthermore collaborate with FORRT and The Turing Way.
Former Board Members
Julia Pfarr, Christoph Vogelbacher, Thomas S. Hartmann, Karlin Hossner, Ina Thome
Founders
José Alanis, Malte Gueth, Peer Herholz, Jens Sommer, Christoph Vogelbacher
Code of Conduct
OSIUM is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. As OSIUM members collaborate closely with the Brainhack Community, we declare the Code of Conduct of the Brainhack Community as valid also for the events organized by OSIUM. We expect the Code of Conduct to be honored by everyone who participates in the OSIUM community or claims any affiliation with OSIUM. This code is not exhaustive or complete. We ask community members to adhere to it as much in spirit as in letter to create a safe and positive experience for all.