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Follow-up Report on the First CoRDI – Conference on Research Data Infrastructure
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For the first time, the “Conference on Research Data Infrastructure” took place in Karlsruhe from 12 to 14 September 2023. The conference was organised by the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) Association in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and brought together national and international experts from various research fields and research data management infrastructures under the motto “Connecting Communities”. With numerous scientific talks, discussions, guest lectures, poster presentations and networking opportunities, the event focused on the comprehensive use of research data. Find out how Coscine integrated into the conference in this blog post.
Our Review of RWTH Young Academics Day 2023
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The academic world can be an exciting, but also challenging environment. The pressure to produce research results and compete in a highly competitive environment can often be overwhelming for young academics. To address these challenges and support young researchers, Young Academics Day was held at RWTH Aachen University’s SuperC on September 5, 2023. The event was dedicated to mental health in academic careers and offered a wealth of valuable information. In this article, we have summarized the contents of the event for you.
New Data Strategy for Germany
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Germany is getting a new National Data Strategy – this was decided by the Federal Cabinet on August 30, 2023. The new strategy “Progress through data use – Strategy for more and better data for new, effective and forward-looking data use” is intended to build on the existing data strategy from 2021 and promote the development and expansion of data competencies.
Archiving and Publishing Research Data: What’s the Difference?
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(Research) data are the basis of decisions and are becoming more and more important with today’s technologies and possibilities. Thus, the correct management and publication of research data is also taking on an increasingly important role. Two central concepts in this context are archiving and publishing research data. But what exactly do these concepts mean and how do they differ in the research process? In this article, we take a close look at the differences between archiving and publishing research data.
Young Academics Day 2023
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Attention doctoral candidates and postdocs: The Center for Young Academics (CYA), together with the Vice-Rector for Human Resources Management and Development and Young Academics, Professor Sabine Brück-Dürkop, invites you to the annual Young Academics Day on August 31, 2023. This time, the event will take place on site in Aachen. The RDM team will also be there and will present the RDM tools and services. Read the article to find out more about the event.
Improve Git and Python Programming Skills With NFDI4Cat and NFDI4Chem!
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Do you want to make progress with your data and draw valuable conclusions from it? Then attend the event “Python Computing 4 Chemists (and others)” from 18 to 20 September 2023 and improve your programming skills in person on-site in Aachen or online.
Research Data Day 2023 – Save the Date
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On 14 November 2023, the Research Data Day in NRW will celebrate its third birthday. This year, the motto is “Promoting and refining data: Bring your data treasure to light”. As in previous years, the RDM team at RWTH Aachen University will also be taking part in this state-wide day of action with an interesting afternoon programme. Make a note of the day now and celebrate with us!
Open Science Festival in Cologne – We Were There
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“Meet, Share, Inspire, Care!”: Under this motto, the second edition of the German Open Science Festival was held at the ZB MED – Information Center and Life Sciences and at CECAD in Cologne on July 4 and 5, 2023. The RDM team of RWTH Aachen University did not want to miss this spectacle and paid a visit to the cathedral city on July 4. We have captured our impressions of this eventful day for you.
Do You Already Know the PID Network Project?
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In May, the virtual dialogue platform pid-network.de and the social media channels on Mastodon and Twitter went online to provide information on developments around the topic of persistent identifiers (PID). Behind this is the project PID Network Germany, which was launched in March and which we would like to introduce in our new blog post.
Follow-up Report – RDM Workshop in Essen
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From June 14-16, 2023, the Coscine team participated in the RDM workshop hosted by Landesinitiative fdm.nrw in Essen. The RDM workshop offered the opportunity to try out different tools, including Coscine. In different sessions, special functions of the individual tools were presented, which could be tried out by the participants during or afterwards. In addition, the workshop was an optimal opportunity to exchange information about the respective tools and to network. (*)
