OPeR-RA: Open Research Data Management, Pre-registration, Reproducibility: Raising Awareness
a national initiative supporting rigorous, transparent and reproducible research across Switzerland, funded by swissuniversities as part of the Programme Open Science II
OPeR-RA (Open Research Data Management, Pre-registration, Reproducibility: Raising Awareness), is a national initiative supporting rigorous, transparent and reproducible research across Switzerland, funded by swissuniversities as part of the Programme Open Science II: Call for Communication and Awareness Raising Projects.
The project delivers three itinerant, hands-on workshops on reproducibility, pre-registration, and open research data management. Each workshop will be hosted at four Swiss universities (UZH, UNIGE, UNIBE and UNIL) and combines conceptual grounding with practical training.
Overview:
| Host University | Workshops | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| UZH (City Campus) | Computational Reproducibility 22 May 2026 |
Open RDM 3 July 2026 |
Pre-registration January 2027 |
| UNIGE | Pre-registration 29 June 2026 |
Computational Reproducibility October 2026 |
Open RDM December 2026 |
| UNIBE | Computational Reproducibility 13 August 2026 |
Pre-registration September 2026 |
Open RDM 14 October 2026 |
| UNIL | Open RDM September 2026 |
Pre-registration November 2026 |
Computational Reproducibility December 2026 |
Upcoming workshops
Pre-registration
This workshop introduces participants to preregistration and Open Science practices in research. The morning session (lecture) covers the replication crisis and questionable research practices (such as p-hacking, HARKing, and optional stopping) that motivate Open Science reforms, and provides an overview of tools and workflows for credible research. The afternoon hands-on session guides participants through the complexities of preregistration and supports them in specifying their plans in a transparent and reviewable way. The morning session can be attended independently; the afternoon session requires prior participation in the morning. Join to learn how preregistration can make your research more transparent, credible, and replication-ready.
Registration form: click here to register
Open Research Data Management
This workshop will introduce the participants to best practices of research data management throughout their projects. This includes basic principles like FAIR data, national strategies, funder requirements and the handling of sensitive data. There will also be hands-on elements where we will focus on practical aspects of data management plans, handling and formatting metadata and choosing the repositories that best suit your project. Join to learn how to manage our data efficiently during your project and to navigate the challenges of open data.
This workshop will address general principles of research data management, therefore, researchers from all disciplines are welcome.
Registration form: click here to register
Past workshops
More info on the Pre-registration and Open Research Data Management workshops: Coming up soon!
Led by experts from UZH, ETH Zurich, and the University of Bern, OPeR-RA strengthens research quality and collaboration across the Swiss research landscape
