
Prof.
Sabina
Leonelli
Germany
Technical University of Munich
Sabina Leonelli is professor of philosophy and history of science and technology at the Technical University of Munich, where she co-directs the Ethical Data Initiative and the Public Science Lab, and leads the ERC Project PHIL_OS (www.opensciencestudies.eu). Until 2024 she was the Director of the Exeter Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences at the University of Exeter, where she continues to hold a honorary professorship. Her research, which includes philosophical, historical and social science methods, concerns: the role of technology and data in knowledge production, and especially how computing and digitalisation efforts are transforming research and its social dynamics and roles; and the institutionalisation of Open Science as a window on the methods, epistemology and political economy of contemporary forms of scientific inquiry, particularly in the life and environmental sciences. Her work aims to foster both understanding of these processes and strategies for intervention, including policy-facing advice, advisory roles in scientific projects and educational initiatives to support low-resourced environments and enhance responsible research practices globally.