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Follow-up Report on the First CoRDI – Conference on Research Data Infrastructure

September 21st, 2023 | by
Coscine lecture at the CorDI with Katja Jansen

Source: Own illustration

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.

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Our Review of RWTH Young Academics Day 2023

September 7th, 2023 | by
Market Place RDM Booth

Quelle: Own Illustration

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.

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Archiving and Publishing Research Data: What’s the Difference?

August 24th, 2023 | by
Archive and Database

Source: Freepik

(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.

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Open Science Festival in Cologne – We Were There

July 20th, 2023 | by
Insight of a lecture from the Open Science Festival with audience

Source: Own illustration

“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.

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Follow-up Report – RDM Workshop in Essen

June 29th, 2023 | by
Community Workshop KWI Essen

Source: fdm.nrw

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. (*)

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Follow-up Report on the RDM Network Meeting in June

June 22nd, 2023 | by
The photo represents the key points such as date, topic, etc. for the open meeting oft he RDM network on June 14, 2023

Quelle: Eigene Darstellung; Freepik

On June 14, 2023, data stewards, RDM responsible persons and RDM interested persons of RWTH Aachen University met again for the regular open meeting of the RDM network online via Zoom. This time, an exciting lecture on “RDM in clinical studies” awaited the participants.
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Follow-up Report – Coscine @ Coffee Lecture

June 9th, 2023 | by
Logo of Coscine

Source: Coscine

On May 31, 2023, Coscine was presented as part of the Coffee Lecture series of the Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management. This time, everything revolved around the topic of “FAIR research data management (RDM) from the very beginning”. Coscine offers an innovative solution for storing, managing and archiving research and metadata. The goal is to support researchers in their work and to promote collaboration across organizational boundaries. Learn how fair RDM works in Coscine and how Coscine can be used in this blog post.

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Shaping Data Spaces in Germany and Europe – Herrenhäuser Conference

May 25th, 2023 | by
People sitting together in a conference

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From April 24 to 25, the Herrenhäuser Conference “Shaping Data Spaces in Germany and Europe – Impulses from Science” took place in Hannover. Decision-makers from the European Commission, the DFG and the NFDI consortia met to discuss the current and future challenges of data nationally and across Europe. RWTH Aachen University was also represented at the two-day conference.

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Follow-up Report on the RDM Network Meeting in May

May 19th, 2023 | by
The photo represents the key points such as date, topic, etc. for the open meeting oft he RDM network on May 10, 2023

Source: Own illustration; Freepik

On May 10, 2023, the data stewards, RDM officers and people interested in RDM at RWTH Aachen University met again for the regular open meeting of the RDM network online via Zoom. This time, the participants were guided through the most important steps in the FAIRification process using the FAIR Cookbook.

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Presentation of the New NFDI Section “Industry Engagement”

May 11th, 2023 | by
National Research Data Infrastructure Germany (NFDI)

Source: nfdi.de

The sections are an important part of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). In October 2021, the first four sections have already started their work. On March 22, the Scientific Senate approved the establishment of the fifth section: Industry Engagement (section-industry).

 

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