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Research Data Management

Research data is one of the most valuable assets of a research team, and therefore needs to be managed carefully and made as FAIR as possible - findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. Read about the events and activities we're involved with to support research data management across Leiden.

Blogs

Delivering data management training at Leiden

How is data management training delivered across the university? What can we share and learn from each other? And how can we make the most of what’s available? The Data Management Network met to learn about and discuss these topics.

Joanne Yeomans • November 09, 2020

Learn about data management concepts in this online Data Horror Escape Room

Our new digital escape room introduces some basic data management concepts and offers a fun way to educate and to prompt discussions with researchers.

Joanne Yeomans and Guest author • October 30, 2020

Delivering data management training remotely

The Centre for Digital Scholarship normally delivers training in face-to-face sessions on campus but in April we delivered our first remote training session and addressed some of the new challenges that researchers face whilst working from home.

Joanne Yeomans and Fieke Schoots • May 07, 2020

If you love your data, share it!

On 28 January we piloted our new workshop “How to publish your data” in which we discuss with researchers what decisions to make and what steps to take to publish their data in a public repository.

Michelle van den Berk, Kristina Hettne and Joanne Yeomans • February 14, 2020

Protocols, pilots and practical guidelines: 2nd Data Management Network meeting

The Data Management Network had its 2nd convening event on 11th November 2019. The main topic of discussion was institute data management protocols. We also heard updates on progress from various interest groups.

Joanne Yeomans • December 09, 2019

Piloting FAIR metadata with iRODS and YODA at Leiden University

To make data FAIR, the corresponding metadata must be made FAIR as well. Leiden University is taking a concrete step towards FAIR metadata by participating in a national pilot on iRODS and YODA.

Kristina Hettne • October 31, 2019

Data Management Network Convening Event

Around twenty members joined for the first Convening Event of the Leiden University Data Management Network. A working group has been set up to develop advice on collecting data abroad. The next convening event is planned for autumn.

Joanne Yeomans • July 23, 2019

How do the FAIR principles translate to different disciplines?

The Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) principles are non-discipline specific, but the implementation of them needs to be! Top 10 FAIR Things are brief guides related to FAIR within several disciplines.

Kristina Hettne and Joanne Yeomans • July 17, 2019

Introducing the Leiden University Data Network

A network will be established during 2019 by the Centre for Digital Scholarship to support Leiden University’s data stewards. Anyone at the university with a role or interest in supporting research data management is invited to register and participate.

Joanne Yeomans • May 14, 2019