Working Group Open Science
It is the concern of the Open Science Working Group, in close cooperation with the Helmholtz Open Science Coordination Office², to support researchers in developing lines of orientation.
Self-conception of the Working Group Open Science of the Helmholtz Association
The development of open science in the research areas of the Helmholtz Association is at different stages, depending on the discipline and publication culture. The Helmholtz Association is called upon to help shaping the ongoing cultural shift from closed to open in accordance with academia.
Members of the Working Group Open Science
- Bernadette Fritzsch and Andreas Walker, AWI
- Wolfgang Herget and Michael Schilling, CISPA
- Patrick Fuhrmann and Florian Schwennsen, DESY
- Dagmar Sitek, DKFZ
- Tanja Friedrich (Deputy Chairperson of the Working Group), DLR
- Joleen McInnis and Gisela Schmidt, DZNE
- Bernhard Mittermaier and Ines Schmahl, FZJ
- Hela Mehrtens and Barbara Schmidt, GEOMAR
- Wolfgang Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (Chairperson of the Working Group) and Doris Dransch, GFZ
- Yvonne Leifels and Andrew Mistry, GSI
- Michael Rosemann and Astrid Uerlichs, Helmholtz Munich
- Ants Finke and Ingo Heinzel, HZB
- Jürgen Grzondziel and Uwe Konrad, HZDR
- Ulrike Kleeberg and Sybille Ziemann, HEREON
- Jens Lamprecht and Stefanie Öhl, HZI
- Alexandra Axtmann and Arne Upmeier, KIT
- Deborah Schmidt and Wolf Schröder-Barkhausen, MDC
- Thomas Schnicke and Paul Meißner, UFZ
- Helmholtz Open Science Office: Mathijs Vleugel, Christoph Bruch, Lea Maria Ferguson, Steffi Genderjahn, Marc Lange, Marcel Meistring, Heinz Pampel, Johannes Schneider, Antonia Schrader, Paul Schultze-Motel
Active Task Groups of the Working Group Open Science
Task Group Open Access Transformation
The Task Group Open Access Transformation is a joint Task Group of the Working Group Open Science and the Working Group Library and Information Management of the Helmholtz Association and is guided by the Helmholtz Open Science Office. The Task Group works on supporting measures for the Open Access transformation of the Helmholtz Association.
Task Group Research Software
The Task Group Research Software of the Working Group Open Science of the Helmholtz Association is guided by the Helmholtz Open Science Office. The Task Group is dedicated to the topic area of open research software and addresses, among other things, the aspects of software development and documentation practices, licensing, and other legal topics and guidelines.
Task Group Helmholtz Quality Indicators for Data and Software Products
The Task Group Helmholtz Quality Indicators for Data and Software Products of the Working Group Open Science of the Helmholtz Association is guided by the Helmholtz Open Science Office. The Task Group is dedicated to the development of Helmholtz Quality Indicators for Data and Software Products.