One of the groups at the Open Science Retreat (#osr25ch) this year created a zine on the activism side of #OpenScience:

"Zines have been a classic medium for distributing political activism information - free to copy and share and expand. [...] Send the Zine to your students, print it out for your next conference, make your own! Copy, print, share, translate!"

https://www.researchequals.com/modules/t3zn-teda

The outputs of the Open Science Retreat continue to pour in 🤩

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We're collecting all of them here: https://www.researchequals.com/collections/k86g-wf

We had such a great time organizing the Open Science Retreat 2025.
Thanks to our partners of the organizing team! 💜
Thanks to OILS (Open Innovation in Life Sciences) and the Center for Reproducible Science (University of Zurich)! 🤗

#ThrowbackThursday #OSR25CH

Reflecting about “retreats”.

I recently attended the Open Science Retreat. And wonder, how I can possibly keep up the spirit for myself? As @HeidiSeibold keeps rightfully reminding participants — a retreat is there to “recharge your batteries”. Yep. And why is this necessary (for me)? Simply because I work too much and care too less? Imposed deadlines? The course system? Toxic work environments? It adds up.

For me, it starts with the morning rush (family! school!) and continues thereafter. And yet, should I lament? No!

Well, I know too many good researchers leaving academia because they were either “burned out” or suffering from the work place (plus the fight for tenure). The usual. Right?

Basically, there is little to do. It just took me from grad student to this time to acknowledge, that I needed to change my work pattern and get away from people who despise my science (yes, I was working too much amongst physicists looking down on life scientists). Confining myself to working with people I like is not easy, but does wonders for me.

Then, what are we going to do about it? At least we should discuss our science utopia and draw conclusions every once or while! A good staring point might be https://www.researchequals.com/modules/tbp2-qxg5 by @da5nsy - even though my difficulties and hence my point of view is different.

My retreat resolution? To start blogging again. Sometimes with reflections on (Open) Science. You do not have to read those posts! 😉

#osr25ch #AcademicChatter

The Open Science Retreat would not have been the same without funding and sponsorship.

We were able to keep participation costs low.
Gave out travel fellowships to people from all around the globe.
Had wonderful coffee breaks, a drinks reception for the science karaoke night, and workshops.
Got support to better help families participate.

The feedback from many of the participants was that it was one of the most inclusive events they've been to. Proud 😍

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The Open Science Retreat is over 😔

Thanks to everyone for coming! 💜

And thanks Switzerland for showing us all the seasons you have to offer ☀️ 🌧️ ☃️ 🇨🇭 #OSR25CH
Let's see if the UK will be just as amazing 🇬🇧 #OSR26UK

The Open Science Retreat 2025 is drawing to a close.

All groups are now sharing what they worked on.
And so many outputs: a zine, a prototype, a preprint, an #OpenScience tools website, grant ideas, two primers, a game, a landscape analysis, ...
They will be collected on https://www.researchequals.com/collections/k86g-wf

Thanks everyone for your inspiring contributions 👏

Check the hashtag #OSR25CH for details on the groups

Last day of the Open Science Retreat is starting with a special surprise: it's snowing! 🌨

Thanks Switzerland for showing us all the seasons in one week 💜

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