UKeIG Online CPD course ‘Research Data Management for information professionals - from researcher need to effective service
2026-03-11 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
Registration Link: https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=2028098&group=201314
The UK electronic information Group (UKeiG) is pleased to announce its popular half-day online CPD course ‘Research Data Management for information professionals – from researcher need to effective service’ – between 1 pm and 4 pm on Wednesday 11th March 2026
Overview
To fulfill the role of supporting Research Data Management (RDM) librarians need to build an understanding of the policy context in which managing data has become important and gain a good grasp of researchers’ activities, motives, perceptions and feelings around their research and their data. This online course explains the need for research data services, how to find out about users and their needs and then how to apply this knowledge to create a portfolio of research data services that they will want to use.
Who should attend?
Information professionals and librarians with an interest in or responsibility for supporting research, especially RDM, or any professional wishing to keep their skills up to date in this important field.
Topics covered include:

What is research data and why can it be hard to manage?
When and why did RDM become important from a policy perspective?
What is challenging about managing data?
What is data management planning?
How do you gather user requirements for research data services?
What should be in a research data policy?
What research data services might be needed and who should deliver them?
What should your training programme look like?
What skills, knowledge and attitudes are needed to work in supporting RDM?

Course leader
Andrew Cox is a senior lecturer at the School of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield and led the RDMRose Project. He was author of the book Exploring Research Data Management (2018). More recently he authored several sections of the Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy.
Pricing
The course (including presentation slides and documentation) costs:

UKeiG/CILIP members £50 + VAT
Non-members £80 + VAT
Employer Partner staff £64 + VAT (Please contact your rep or email employerpartners@cilip.org.uk for the discount code)

DCC's Digital Research Infrastructure webinar series: Getting to know BioFAIR
2026-03-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
About the Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Webinar Series
Starting in February 2026, DCC are launching a series of webinars to showcase the digital research infrastructure projects and communities in the UK and beyond in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Join DCC to learn about state-of-the-art initiatives that aim to advance research tools and techniques, foster collaboration and data sharing, and accelerate discoveries across a range of academic disciplines and sectors. And if you work on a research infrastructure project and are interested in being a guest speaker, please email DCC at info@dcc.ac.uk!
Description
Join us to learn about BioFAIR, the BioCommons digital research infrastructure for the UK life sciences community, from our guest speakers Tony Burdett and Nishadi De Silva.
BioFAIR is a UKRI funded federated digital research infrastructure and provides end-to-end FAIR research data management & analysis capabilities along with the necessary support and training for UK researchers working in the life sciences.
Speakers

Tony Burdett, Director, BioFAIR
Tony Burdett is the Director of BioFAIR and an experienced leader in bioinformatics, specialising in FAIR data management and delivery of research-enabling services for the life sciences. He has made significant contributions to international scientific collaborations around the development of innovative data solutions and has been responsible for the delivery of large-scale data platforms, both at EMBL-EBI and as part of international consortia such as the Human Cell Atlas. As a lead of the ELIXIR Interoperability Platform, Tony has also been instrumental in developing sustainable, interoperable data infrastructures across ELIXIR member states and defining innovative approaches to the practical adoption of FAIR principles.
Dr Nishadi De Silva, Senior Technical Project Manager, BioFAIR
As the Senior Technical Project Manager for BioFAIR, Dr Nishadi De Silva coordinates cross-disciplinary projects to advance FAIR practices and build a unified digital research infrastructure for the life sciences in the U.K. She works closely with researchers, software engineers, delivery partners and stakeholders to align workflow and data management strategies to meet the demands. Prior to that, Nishadi lead the delivery of bioinformatics resources and coordinated data management at EMBL-EBI and worked in the Pathogen Informatics team at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Nishadi holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Southampton, U.K.

ADAPT ExoHack Edition III (a DisCouRSE funded project)
2026-03-21 09:30 - 18:00 | Kings College London, King's Building KIN 427, Strand Campus, Kings College London, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
Register your Interest – fill in this form to register your interest and a member of the team will be in touch with further details
Overview
As part of the DisCouRSE funded project ADAPT, we are inviting a few digital Research Technical Professionals (RSEs, data scientists, research computing staff, research software engineers, and similar roles) interested in learning new skills mapped to the DIRECT framework, and contributing to the development of a hackathon-centric training platform.
We are kicking things off with ExoHack, a free exoplanet-themed machine learning hackathon. This is a unique opportunity to:

Solve real-world challenges alongside the Ariel Space Mission team.
Work directly with the ESA Datalabs infrastructure.
Network with peers across various scientific fields and the ADAPT project team.
Develop new skills mapped to the DIRECT framework

If you’re in need of travel to attend the event, there may be the capacity to provide you with some bursary to cover the cost.

Developing Career Options for Data Stewards (In Person & Online)
2026-04-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Blue Room, UCL, Blue Room, UCL Main Campus, Gower Street [OR ONLINE], London, WC1E 6AE, United Kingdom
Registration Links

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Overview
This is a hybrid interactive workshop exploring data steward personas and potential career pathways for these roles with opportunities for networking.
As the volume and complexity of research data continue to grow, so does the essential role of Data Stewards—professionals who ensure that data is shareable, reusable, and aligned with FAIR principles. Although many roles, including librarians, archivists, Research Software Engineers (RSEs), research managers, technicians, and researchers routinely perform data stewardship activities, the position of “Data Steward” remains under-defined and often under-recognised in many countries.
Existing work largely focuses on defining the responsibilities of Data Stewards and the skills and training required to succeed in these roles. However, there is limited attention on establishing clear, sustainable career pathways for Data Stewards. The RDA Data Steward Career Tracks Working Group (WG), part of the Research Data Alliance, aims to address this gap by developing a systematic methodology for defining data steward personas and mapping potential career pathways for these roles.
This event will bring together key stakeholders to contribute to the WG’s work by collaboratively developing Data Steward Personas. The session will begin with a brief introduction to the Working Group’s objectives, followed by an interactive workshop. Lunch will be provided (for those attending in person) with opportunities for networking and informal discussion throughout.
Target Audience / Prerequisites:
This workshop is suitable for individuals currently working in, or closely connected to, data stewardship—including librarians, archivists, RSEs, research managers, technicians, researchers, and established Data Stewards. It is especially relevant for those interested in shaping or understanding potential career trajectories for Data Stewards and contributing to the development of representative personas.
Ethics Notice
As this workshop involves the collection of data that will be shared as an output, ethical approval has been secured. We will request your consent at the start of the session.
