Open (Cognitive) Science Day!
Join us on Wednesday 22 April 2026, at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for a full day of exploring Open Science, organised by the Cognitive Sciences: Cognition and the Mind masters programme!
Whether you’re new to Open Science or are already experienced and active within the community, this event offers talks, workshops, and games/activities designed to get us all together and expand our knowledge and skills.
All activities are free and conducted in English. A certificate of attendance will be received for attending the talks or a workshop/game.
Coffee and snacks will be provided in between talks and activities, and you can also register for a joint lunch.
SIGN UP REQUIRED
Please sign up for the different activities. Note that the Workshop, the Escape Room, and the Pub Quiz have limited spaces, but we would also like to encourage you to sign up for the talks and lunch too to help us plan.
Invited Speakers
Dr. Ivan Buljan
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split
Dr Ksenija Baždarić
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka
Talks and Workshops
Philosophy of Science Escape Room
10.00 - 11.00 | Room 412 As a group (4-5 people), help the help four puzzles from Philosophy of Science and escape learn how debates in Philosophy of Science intersect with issues in contemporary empirical sciences.
Alternative time slots at: 12.00-13.00, 14.00-15.00, 16.00-17.00
Open Science in the Masters in Cognitive Sciences: Cognition and the Mind
10.50 - 11.00 | Room 140 Our Head of Studies Dr. Ljerka Ostojić will provide a short introduction on why our Masters programme is built around Open Science.
Open Science in classroom and research: evidence on attitudes and practice
11.00 - 12.00 | Room 140 Dr Ivan Buljan (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split) will take us through reproducibility and pre-registrations in research and in Higher Education.
Coffee Break
12.20 - 12.50 | Room 140
Open Science in publishing: attitudes and practices towards open access, open data preprinting and open peer-review
14.00 - 14.30 | InnovaLab Dr Ksenija Baždarić (Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka) will present results of surveys on open science practices in science publishing.
Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Meet the invited speakers and lecturers and students of the Masters in Cognitive Sciences: Cognition and the Mind programme over a relaxed lunch.
How to Fake Data?
14.30 - 16.00 | Room 406 By encountering examples of fake data in scientific publications, try yourself out both in faking data and in trying to detect them.
Open Science Pub Quiz
19.00 - 21.00 | Kvarnerić Test your knowledge in our traditional Pub Quiz, featuring a mix of (Open) Science trivia and general knowledge