Background

Research data is constantly increasing in size and complexity. Besides new discovery opportunities, this also brings new challenges in managing the data. Some of the key aspects are the possibility to integrate data across scientific domains and to describe and publish the data in a way that makes it reusable for future generations of scientists. Interest in this is also shared by the funding agencies and the general public. Like any successful venture, good data management starts with a plan, a Data Management Plan, which outlines in detail what data will be produced, how it will be handled, preserved and shared.

Learning contents

The participants will get:

• A general introduction to Research Data Management (RDM), covering trans-disciplinary concepts

• A subject-specific focus on RDM for biodiversity and ecological research

• A detailed introduction to the concept of Data Management Plans (DMPs)

• An introduction to the GFBio service for DMP support

• Hands-on experience in creating a DMP according to the DFG Guidelines on the handling of Research Data in Biodiversity Research

Learning objectives

After the course the participants will have gained:

• A detailed overview of the most important aspects of RDM

• The ability to create their own DMP

The concepts and skills taught in the course are transferable to other disciplines.

Prior knowledge

none

Technical requirements 

• Own laptop

• Connection to Wifi via eduroam or equivalent access (see: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zfn/wifi/overview-wifi)

The Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Frank Oliver Glöckner Frank Oliver Glöckner is Professor of Earth System Data Science at the Department of Geosciences at the University of Bremen. He is head of Data at the Computing and Data Center of the Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven. He is head of the Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science PANGAEA at MARUM and speaker of the NFDI4Biodiversity consortium.	Dr. Ivaylo Kostadinov Ivaylo Kostadinov is Technical Manager in the consortia NFDI4Biodiveristy and works in the task area Research Data Commons.

Jimena Linares Jimena Linares is a Data Steward at the German Federation for Biological Data (GFBio e.V.), which is a partner of the NFDI4Bioversity consortium. She works in data curation in the submission service and provides support in research data management services.	Tanja Weibulat Tanja Weibulat works at the IT Center of the State Natural Science Collections of Bavaria (SNSB), a partner of the NFDI4Bioversity consortium..

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