Open Science Ambassadors
Our Open Science Ambassadors are committed to fostering a strong Open Science culture at the University of Lucerne. In addition to raising awareness, they support the implementation of Open Science practices across the university. They also serve as first points of contact for questions and concerns related to Open Science.
Agatha Brandão
«With an Open Science framework, research findings can travel further and faster.»
Academic Assistant, Principal Investigator of the SNSF-Project «Choice of Law Dataverse» (Faculty of Law)
Winner of the National Open Research Data Prize 2025
Matthias Ertl

«To me, Open Science is without alternative.»
Associate Professor of Experimental Rehabilitation Science (Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Psychology)
Patrik Hummel
«To me, Open Science constitutes the foundational basis for efficient and equitable dissemination of knowledge. Knowledge that circulates freely is able to realize its full potential.»
Professor of Philosophy and Blockchain (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
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Mostafa Najafi
«To me, Open Science is the attitude of sharing knowledge, rendering research transparent, and jointly advancing insights.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project at the Chair of Philosophy (Faculty of Theology)
Jury member for the Open Science Award
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Anastas Odermatt
«To me, Open Science is science at its most authentic, the way it was meant to be.»
Interim Professorship in Religious Studies (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Jury member for the Open Science Award
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Alexander Ort
«To me, Open Science entails implementing good scientific practice in a manner that ensures continuous visibility and verifiability.»
Lecturer and Research Officer in Health Communication (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine)
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Katharina Roser
«To me, Open Science is central to advancing research in a collaborative way.»
Lecturer and Research Officer in Epidemiology and Public Health (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine)
Jury member for the Open Science Award
Philippe Saner
«To me, Open Science is a foundational academic stance, with the sharing of publications, data, methods, and ideas at its core. It is essential for generating knowledge and fostering exchange across disciplinary boundaries.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project Sociology with a focus on Media and Networks (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Julia Jeannine Schmid

«To me, Open Science provides a framework for advancing high‑quality research and enhancing the societal and practical relevance of scientific findings.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project in Clinical Psychology (Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Psychology)
Jury member for the Open Science Award
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Guy Schwegler
«To me, Open Science embodies the fundamental principle that, whenever feasible, research in all its guises should be open for reuse by others.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project in Sociology with a focus on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
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Martin Steiner
«To me, Open Science enables the reciprocal exchange of scientific knowledge within the global research community.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project at the Institute of Jewish-Christian Research (Faculty of Theology)
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David Weisstanner
«To me, Open Science is a quality benchmark of good scientific practice, enhancing transparency, reproducibility and accessibility of research while amplifying its societal value.»
Assistant Professor Health Sciences (Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine)
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Zaïra Zihlmann
«To me, Open Science makes a significant contribution to ensuring that scholarship in the field of law remains visible, accessible, and capable of connecting with broader societal discourses.»
Senior Teaching and Research Assistant with habilitation project in Internationalisation (Faculty of Law)
Jury member for the Open Science Award
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