Open Science has become a buzzword for recent meta-scientific developments, which are beginning to change what is considered state-of-the-art scientific practice. In an overview of these developments, I introduce the conception of the Replication Crisis, showcasing empirical evidence and debates in the research community revolving around the question whether non-open research practices enable robust insights or may obstruct the process of scientific discovery. Further, I outline broad areas in which research practices are now changing, introducing the concept of the Credibility Revolution and the embeddedness of Open Science in the larger Open movement, discussing its status quo and its facets (e.g., Open Access, Open Hardware, Open Educational Resources). Finally, this talk touches on the promise of Open for individual researchers’ own work, introducing opportunities to make your work more open.

About Dr. Rima-Maria Rahal

Rima-Maria Rahal studied psychology in Heidelberg and Amsterdam, and received her doctorate from Leiden University for her dissertation on the cognitive foundations of decisions in social and moral dilemmas, which she worked on at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn. She currently works on developing the use of physiological measures in social decision-making contexts at Tilburg University. She is an alumna of the Fellowship Freies Wissen, working on developing an open online course on the methodological basics of scientific experimentation, incorporating open science practices.