My commitment to more Open Science is divided into three areas: First, I am a scientist myself, and I publish my work on how climate change is gamified in digital games under Open Access conditions. It is particularly important to me that scientific findings are freely accessible to everyone - regardless of time, place or institutional affiliation. This is why I use Open Access materials in my teaching. Second, I am co-founder of the research collective oldengame, where we focus on transparency and participation. We organize public events that promote the exchange between science and society - open to everyone, with or without an academic background. Thirdly, I work for open-access.network, an information and networking platform on Open Access funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Here I create both textual and non-textual information materials that are not only freely accessible but also designed for reuse.

My vision for Open Science is not only to produce knowledge, but also to process it in a way that makes it accessible, understandable, and reusable for everyone. It is also important to me that scientists regain more control over the publication process, rather than being dependent on for-profit publishers. Researchers around the world should be able to make their results freely available without having to pay high fees or give away their rights to third parties. In the open-access.network, I create information material that supports researchers in integrating Open Access into their publishing practices in a sustainable way.

An ideal Open Science world would be one in which scientific knowledge is freely accessible and reusable by everyone. Publications, research data, and methods would be openly shared, allowing scientists worldwide to benefit from each other and collaborate. Scientific publishing would be more in the hands of researchers themselves, independent of for-profit publishers and without high fees. Finally, in this ideal world of Open Science, science and society would work more closely together to develop solutions to global challenges.

As you conduct your research, consider how you can make your results openly accessible and easily reusable - this will benefit not only those interested in your work, but also yourself. Use tools such as B!SON or oa.finder to find suitable open access publishing outlets for your work. If possible, choose Diamond Open Access, i.e. journals that do not charge authors or readers. If you have any questions, contact your university or college library. They have experts who can advise you and provide valuable resources.