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Dear colleagues,

 

The following two courses are likely to be of interest to those of you who are supporting academics with research data management or open access. The workshops are being run by the Digital Curation Centre on 25-26th January 2017 in Amsterdam and booking is now open. For more details, see below.

 

Introduction

As research data management is increasingly seen as a vital component of high-quality research, academics are looking to their institutions to provide support for activities which they lack the skills and resource to deliver themselves. The responsibility of institutions to provide support is being reflected in research funder mandates more explicitly. Coupled with this is the recognition that well-managed, visible research outputs, including data, are an asset both to researchers and their institutions.

 

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) is an internationally-recognised centre of expertise in digital curation with a focus on building capability and skills for research data management. The DCC provides expert advice and practical help to research organisations wanting to store, manage, protect and share digital research data.

 

Developing Research Data Management Services – 25^th January, Amsterdam

This course will enable Higher Education services staff with a stake in the development of RDM support services to take a holistic view of their institutional support landscape. Participants will learn how to link service design and development to national and institutional strategy, ensuring that research goals are supported whilst complying with funder mandates for RDM. The course will introduce tools that facilitate business planning of service development and strategies to communicate service benefits to a range of stakeholder groups.

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/workshops/developing-research-data-management-services-0

 

Supporting Open Research in Horizon 2020 – 26^th January, Amsterdam

This course will introduce the concept of open research (including Open Access to publications and Open Data) and its implications for researchers and research support staff. The key requirements for Horizon 2020 projects will be discussed with particular focus on the implications of the expansion of the Open Data Pilot. An introduction to developing and reviewing Data Management Plans will be provided and, through practical exercises, participants will gain experience in working with real-world examples. Useful resources to support open research will be introduced, as well as case studies and other practical examples.

http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/workshops/supporting-open-research-horizon-2020

 

By working collaboratively, participants will also enjoy the benefit of shared experiences from a variety of national and institutional contexts. These events will offer an opportunity to network with colleagues from across the European higher education sector.

 

Many thanks and I hope to see you there,

 

Jonathan Rans

DCC