Heidi Seibold

Learning about alt text for data visualizations this afternoon. Wonderful resource by Liz Hare @lizhare: https://lizharedogs.github.io/RLadiesNYAltText/#10

Ingredients (answer these questions):

1 What kind of visualization is it (line graph, scatter plot, bar chart...?)
2 What variables are on the axes?
3 What is the range of the data?
4 What relationship between variables does the data visualization show?

Important: 1-3 alone are useless if you aren't going to include 4.

I am preparing a workshop on how to organise novel events and I am having so much fun.

Drawing the event as an organism (a friendly monster)

Slides are available: https://zenodo.org/records/20280872

Do you work at the LMU campus in Martinsried? I'll be there tomorrow to give a talk!

Open Science and Research Software Engineering – Building Blocks for Quality Research
13:00 @ Biozentrum

#OpenScience #RSEng

https://www.bio.lmu.de/de/aktuelles/alle-veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/open-science-and-research-software-engineering-building-blocks-for-quality-research-9a38fafa.html

Have you been to Open-Topia yet?
You'll likely arrive there through Frustration Station, but you can use your arrow keys to explore fantastical spaces such as the Visionary Forest or Meet-Tropolis.

But beware of the Job Insecurity Dragon! 🐲 😱

Created at the #OpenScience Retreat #OSR26UK
https://dstansby.codeberg.page/open-topia-map/

The Open Science Retreat 2026 in Wales is coming to an end and with that our beautiful little week of utopia-ing at the Center for Alternative Technology.

Jules is guiding us through the final presentations of the collaborative work that happened this week.

And a lot happened! The topics and activities were defined by everyone in a collaborative effort (#Unconference).

For the first time we did not only have an Unconference for the adult participants but also one for the kids 🤩

#OSR26UK

Today at the Open Science Retreat is all about adventure. Looking forward to how it will unfold. #OSR26UK

First impressions of Wales are fantastic. Had a great lunch and found our way to the Center of Alternative Technology (thanks to the kind and funny bus driver 😁).

Ready for the Open Science Retreat #OSR26UK

The Dutch Open Science Retreat is already in full swing. The morning started with a beautiful sunrise, and now the groups are in full work mode. Walks and shorter sessions to come in the afternoon and some fun evening activities (will there be singing again?)

#OSR2026 #OSR26NL

I can't believe it's almost been a year since the Open Science Retreat in Switzerland #OSR25CH! Now I am already getting ready to go to the next two.

Two?! Yes.

I will head off to the Netherlands for a Dutch-centered retreat in the dunes and right after I'll continue on to Wales for the Open Science Retreat Global in the wonderful green nature of Wales #OSR26UK.

Looking forward to moving #OpenScience forward!
(and enjoying nature, of course)

https://open.science-retreat.org/

Munich Research Software Engineering Meetup today, 18:00 – 19:30, at Max Planck Information and Technology (MaxIT) in Laim

Afterwards: Joint dinner

https://de-rse.org/chapter/muc/

#RSEng #OpenSource

Keynote about #digitalsovereignty by @moranegg this morning at #deRSE26.

The knowledge is in the source code. #OpenScience is not possible without #OpenSource.

Excited for #deRSE26 this week. You can find me at our booth - proudly transported here by bike ;)

With #LoveReplicationsWeek just around the corner, let's talk about the new journal in the field: Replication Research (R2)

Repeating important research is an important building block of improving the reliability of research. R2 is turning this into a rewarding task by creating a venue to get these important studies published.

It's a journal aligned with the values of #OpenScience, it's multidisciplinary and it's ready for your submissions!

https://digiresacademy.kit.com/posts/replication-research-r2

The Open Science Retreat is my favorite event of the year and next year I get to go to not only one but two?! 2026 will be the best year ever.

Want to join me? Here are your options:

#osr26uk: The much loved regular global retreat will take place in Wales
https://open.science-retreat.org/OSR26UK/

#osr26nl: For the Dutch community there will be a local retreat in the Netherlands
https://openscienceretreat.eu/

Applications are open now.

Where do people publish images such that they are citable, FAIR and browsable?

I‘d like to publish my drawings under a CC-BY license for reuse but I am struggling finding a good place for that.

#FAIRprinciples

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 💜

#OSR25CH

Recap of the day at #OSR25CH

Games are being created, educational resources are being built, zines are being put together, assessments were mapped out, change is being prepped,...

We hiked, laughed, discussed, ate,...

And the day is not even over!
Science karaoke, silent disco & more to come 🎶

What's better than a hike with #OpenScience friends?

#OSR25CH

First full day of the Open Science Retreat #OSR25CH is in full swing. Had some wonderful conversations about Open Science, science outreach and marketing, and unconventional careers all in a single day.

And enjoying walks and views of course.

That moment when you realize that you and your co-founder have become practically identical just four months after starting your venture.

#DigitalResearchAcademy

Das Symposium “Code for Science oder: Bessere Forschungssoftware durch bessere Forschungssoftwarekompetenzen” ist vorbei, aber der Enthusiasmus für das Thema bleibt groß.

3 wunderbare Tage durfen wir in Hannover verbringen und wurden vorzüglich verpflegt (Danke Volkswagenstiftung! 👏 ).

Wir haben Handlungsempfehlungen entworfen, um Forschungssoftwarekompetenzen auszubauen. Dazu gehören Themen wie Aus- und Weiterbildung, Champions, Sichtbarkeit des Themas #RSEng und vieles weiteres.

#FSKomp24

Rhadika Khetani gave a wonderful keynote at #BioNTCCHD2024 about training in industry and academia.

#CCHD2024 #BioNT #Carpentries

Learned a lot today in @yabellini's keynote at #BioNTCCHD2024 about measuring success using both numbers and stories 💬

#CCHD2024 #BioNT #Carpentries

Wonderful keynote from @malvikasharan at #BioNTCCHD2024 about lessons learned in community management.

Slides: https://zenodo.org/records/14091819

#CCHD2024 #BioNT #Carpentries

I had the chance to finally be part of the Open Science Barcamp this year and even got the chance to give the ignition talk. It was a wonderful experience and you can read about everything you've missed in the blog post.

#oscibar #oscibar2024

https://www.zbw-mediatalk.eu/2024/10/barcamp-open-science-2024-happy-birthday/

Kann nicht glauben, dass ich von #WissPodPotsdam2024 erst jetzt erfahre 🤯

Wie cool!

@uwuttke gibt es eine Möglichkeit die Slides zu bekommen? 😬

All right friends, I've been feeling really inspired this week and wanted to do something creative. I like #sketchnoting to channel my creativity and mix it with something useful.

Since people often ask me how I create #sketchnotes, I thought I might create a free email course.

What do you think? -> Like + share, if you want me to do it 👍 😜

Any particular topics you'd like to see?

Summaries of some of the collaborative work during Open Science Retreat 2024, the Netherlands

#OSR24NL

https://buff.ly/44ID3Hw

So many things came out of the Open Science Retreat this year! 🤩

A bot that shares learning resources, a guidance document for staff assessment, and speculative fiction are just a few examples.

Read this week's newsletter post to dive in 💌

#osr24nl #OpenScience

https://buff.ly/3WT7Gsb

The past week at the Open Science Retreat was incredibly inspiring and helped me clear my mind.

Such great conversations, walks in the dunes, workshops, bar evenings, science karaoke, ...

#OSR24NL

When this is your way to breakfast, life is good. Every morning at the Open Science Retreat... #OSR24NL

Last day of #deRSE24

My brain is full of new information, I had wonderful conversations and, as always, have been feeling very comfortable in this welcoming community 🫶

Session materials are linked in the timetable ( @getindico is cool!): https://events.hifis.net/event/994/timetable/#all

Looking forward to the teaching RSE session this morning.

@hye @KristinaRiemer is there an overview page for all #ResBaz locations and initiatives?

What's your favorite resource explaining #p_hacking and #HARKing ?

Needed for the @digiresacademy advent calendar 🎄

The end of the year and the beginning of the new year are good times to reflect.

Good times for the #OpenScienceChallenge

https://heidiseibold.ck.page/opensciencechallenge

#DigitalResearchAcademy Train-the-Trainer program

Training program to become a @digiresacademy trainer

January 24 - March 14 (participate once a week)

https://events.digital-research.academy/event/32/

The #DigitalResearchAcademy is taking shape 🎉

- 🤓 First Train-the-Trainer program
- :mastodon: Social Media channels (@digiresacademy)
- 🌍 Website: https://digital-research.academy/

Interested in the details? Read here: https://heidiseibold.ck.page/posts/the-digital-research-academy-is-taking-shape

My toots are now searchable 🎉
via #tootfinder

https://tootfinder.ch/

All toots of mine: https://tootfinder.ch/search/%40HeidiSeibold%40fosstodon.org

Highly recommended podcast episodes of @code4thought on the #deRSE23 conference and the people who joined.

If you are in Germany and interested in research software, this is a *must listen*! 🎧

You can also hear me in the German version 🤓

German (long version with interviews): https://codeforthought.buzzsprout.com/1326658/12418868-de-konferenzbericht-derse-2023

English (short version): https://codeforthought.buzzsprout.com/1326658/12418842-en-conference-german-rse-conference-2023

We've already got 5 breakout submissions for the @de_rse unconference 🙌

https://github.com/DE-RSE/un-deRSE23-breakouts/issues

Are you interested in research software? Join us in September in a castle near Jena! 🏰

#deRSE23

https://un-derse23.sciencesconf.org/

Want to read more impressions of #derse23 ?

@mhagdorn wrote a post about his experience: https://magi.marsupium.org/2023/02/derse23.html

Interested in events on research software (engineering)?

I got just the post for you 🤓 🙌

In short:
- #deRSE23 conference was fabulous ✨
- #RSEng Munich Meetup coming up March 15th 🗓️
- Unconference in Jena in September: shape the program! 🤝
- Check out events all over the world or form a community where you are 🌏

Read in full: https://heidiseibold.ck.page/posts/research-software-events

Just learning about the new @thecarpentries workbench for creating lesson websites at #deRSE23

Wow! It is really cool and easy 🤩 ✨

Tech stack: #pandoc and #rstats 💪

Learn more: https://carpentries.github.io/sandpaper-docs/

Here's my sandbox repo: https://github.com/HeidiSeibold/carpentries-workbench-sandbox

And the website it creates: https://heidiseibold.github.io/carpentries-workbench-sandbox

The #deRSE23 session on Musicology starts with

➡️ The (Un)Answered Question – Eine musikalische Data Science Versuchsanordnung

Data: MiBands + people's faces + Web questionnaire
Analysis: Clustering
Visualisation: Heart and smileys
Creation: Musical notes on musician's tablets

Networking + Policies for good research (software) practices with a focus on the Helmholtz association are the topics for this #deRSE23 talk.

@HelmholtzOpenScienceOffice

Good practice guideline 🇩🇪: https://zenodo.org/record/1172970#.Y_ShdD_MJPw

How to implement guidelines: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/faces/ViewItemOverviewPage.jsp?itemId=item_5010080

Helmholtz Open Science policy: https://os.helmholtz.de/en/open-science-in-helmholtz/open-science-policy/

Another #deRSE23 talk by Helmholtz HIFIS:

➡️ HIFIS: Building a Workshop Portfolio from 0

#deRSE23 session on education + digital literacy starts off with:

➡️ The rocky road to introducing new software tools in existing teams or how to teach your colleagues to do better

Well can I just say that I agree with everything 👏🤓

Next up at #deRSE23: MetaHub Registry

It started with best practices for container usage for HPC

https://frontend.metahub-registry.org/

Excited for the #deRSE session on Policies and legal Frameworks

We'll learn about licenses and software regulations