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Effective Data Sharing with Coscine – Part 1

April 30th, 2024 | by
Logo of Coscine

Source: Coscine

Are you currently working on a large research project and using Coscine? Are you already in the final stages and would like to share the data with other colleagues who are not involved in the project? At this point, you are faced with numerous options regarding your research data. In this blog series, we would like to introduce you to some of the most common methods you can use to make your data accessible to people outside of Coscine. (*)

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First Advanced User Group Meeting of Coscine.nrw

April 25th, 2024 | by
Laptop & Merchandise articles of Coscine

Source: Own illustration

On April 22, 2024, it was time. The first Coscine.nrw advanced user meeting took place and the Coscine.nrw advisory board was appointed. In this follow-up report, we have summarized for you what the contents of the meeting were, who the users of Coscine.nrw are and what goals are being pursued in this project.

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Data Champions at the RWTH: Carolin Victoria Schneider

April 11th, 2024 | by
Photo by Data Champion Carolin Victoria Schneider

Source: North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts | Bettina Engel-Albustin 2022

This article is part of our series “Data Champions at RWTH”. Data Champions are researchers or employees who have excelled in the field of research data management (RDM) and/or have experience that is groundbreaking for colleagues or can serve as a guide.

Our first Data Champion is Prof. Dr. med. Carolin Victoria Schneider. She works at RWTH University Hospital and was named Young Scientist of the Year 2023 by academics. We spoke to Ms. Schneider about her connection to and interest in Research Data Management.

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RDM Toolbox 2024 – Day 3

March 28th, 2024 | by
RDM Toolbox 2024

Source: Own illustration

The first two days of the FDM workshop have already been reported on the RDM blog. On the third day of the FDM workshop, everything revolved around the FDM tools LiaScript, Datalad and Coscine. A discussion round on the DKZ.2R data competence center was also part of the last day’s program. You can find out more about the details of the individual sessions in this article.

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NFDI-MatWerk: Working Meeting at KIT

March 7th, 2024 | by
The Scientific Computing Center (SCC) on the North Campus of KIT

The Scientific Computing Center (SCC) on the North Campus of KIT
Source: IT Center

As our readers know, RWTH Aachen University is active in several consortia of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). This includes the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University in the NFDI-MatWerk consortium, which focuses on supporting the digital transformation in materials science and engineering. In this blog post, we share our impressions of the last working meeting at KIT.

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Follow-up Report on Coscine – FAIR Data is my kind of Data!

February 29th, 2024 | by
symbolic image of Love Data Week 2024 with Coscine

Source: Own illustration

The Love Data Week 2024 may be over, but our love for FAIR data remains! Among the many exciting talks that took place during this week was the presentation “Coscine – FAIR Data is my kind of Data!”. In this blog post, we take a look at the aspects presented and the exciting developments that are shaping the future of FAIR data at Coscine.

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Love Data Week 2024 – Our Love of Data Continues!

January 25th, 2024 | by
Desktop with hearts

Source: Freepik

Love Data Week (LDW) is just around the corner and we’re ready to mix a dash of flirtation into your data love! From February 12 to 16, 2024, our #RDMPower will be in the spotlight as we participate in the exciting events of LDW under the motto “My Kind of Data”. Find out which events you shouldn’t miss at RWTH Aachen University in this blog post.

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RDM explained – How Do I Organise My data?

January 18th, 2024 | by
Symbolic image of data organisation with folders and an exclamation mark

Source: Freepik

“No one has the time to tidy up, but everyone has the time to search” – this dilemma, as described by efficiency expert Jürgen Kurz, is probably familiar to many. And when dealing with research data, many researchers and scientists are also faced with the challenge of storing their research data in such a way that it is structured, documented and secured for subsequent use. After all, the work done in advance saves us a lot of nerves, time and effort in retrospect. In this article, we would like to give you some helpful tips on data organization.

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From Data Inventory to Data Management Plan

January 4th, 2024 | by
Data Management

Source: Freepik

Note: The blog post was written by Katharina M. E. Grünwald and therefore has a personal character. She works as a data steward at the RWTH IT Center. Have fun reading!

You are about to start your doctoral thesis, the topic has been decided and you know when everything will start. But suddenly you hear that you also need to have good research data management (RDM) if you want to comply with modern good scientific practice. Your department has special data formats, you have to complete a data management plan (DMP), RWTH Aachen University offers services such as Coscine and the German Research Foundation (DFG) also has guidelines on what it considers to be good RDM. Quite a mess… and now?

Don’t worry – we got you. In this blog post, you will learn in two easy-to-apply steps how to get an overview of the chaos and understand the structure behind it.

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DKZ.2R: Rhine-Ruhr Data Competence Center – Where Ideas Meet code

December 21st, 2023 | by
Logo of the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R)

Source: Forschungszentrum Jülich

In March of this year, we informed you in our article that RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZ Jülich) were involved in the conception phase of the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R). Today we would like to inform you that the conception phase has been completed and the DKZ.2R has been launched. Read more about what the center has to offer and what services and offers you can expect!

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