CaSDaR

Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research (CaSDaR) Hybrid Event Launch
2025-09-18 09:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2ND United Kingdom, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2ND, United Kingdom
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As the volume of data continues to grow, so does the critical need for Data Stewards, professionals who ensure data is shareable, reusable, and FAIR-compliant. Yet in the UK, the role of the Data Steward remains under-defined and often under-recognised.
CaSDaR aims to address this gap by helping to define the role of Data Stewards within the UK research landscape and advocating for their recognition and representation across institutions.
This hybrid delivery townhall will present the current landscape of Data Stewardship in the UK, introduce the mission and goals of CaSDaR, gather your input on what support and recognition you need, and we will be launching our first funding call to support Data Stewardship initiatives!
Tickets are available for in-person attendance at the Library of Birmingham (6 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EP) or for attendance online. (NB: For those attending online Zoom Links will be sent out a week in advance, and the day before the event).
All participants are welcome to submit a lightning talk or poster, the deadlines for submission are: 18th August (Lightning Talks), and 7th September (Posters).
Agenda [The full programme with Speaker Bios and Abstracts can be viewed here]

09.30-10.30: SESSION 1 – REGISTRATIONS & INTRODUCTIONS

09.30-10.00: Registration and Coffee
10.00-10.30: Introducing CaSDaR and the Importance of Data Stewardship – Samantha Pearman-Kanza (University of Southampton)

10.30-11.45: SESSION 2 – DATA STEWARDSHIP STORIES

10.30-10.40: Evangeline Gowie (University of Reading)
10.40-10.50: Angharad Green (University College London)
10.50-11:00: Robert Darby (University of Reading)
11.00-11.30: Keynote: Anneke Lubben (University of Bath)
11.30-11.45: Coffee Break

11.45-12.15: SESSION 3 – PROJECT PARTNERS

Introducing our Project Partners (ELIXIR-UK, UK Reproducibility Network, Digital Curation Centre, Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure)

12.15-13.45: SESSION 4 – POSTERS & INTERACTIVE FEEDBACK

12.15-12.25: Introducing the Poster Presentations
12.25-13.10: Lunch, Networking & Posters
13.10-13.15: Group Photo
13.15-13.45: Interactive Feedback Session

13.45-15.25: SESSION 5 – DATA STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES UK & BEYOND

13.45-14.00: Sonraí (Irish Data Stewardship Network) – Jenny O’Neill
14.00-14.15: The Turing Way – Emma Karoune (The Turing)
14.15-14.30: UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre – James Wilson (University College London)
14.30-14.45: University of Manchester Data Stewardship Project – Tristan Martin (University of Manchester)
14.45-15.00: STEP-UP/SCALE-UP – Michael Bearpark (Imperial College London)
15.00-15.10: Other Initiatives in Europe – Kevin Ashley (Digital Curation Centre)
15.10-15.25: Coffee and Networking

15.25-15.50: SESSION 6 – PARTICIPANT LIGHTNING TALKS

15.25-15.30: Career Tracks for Data Stewards – Elizabeth Newbold (UKRI-STFC)
15.30-15.35: Data Sharing challenges for Energy Modellers: outcomes of a workshop – Catherine Jones (UKRI-STFC – Energy Data Centre)
15.35-15.40: First Sheffield then the North: Creation of Research Data Stewards Networks – Richard Campbell (University of Sheffield)
15.40-15.45: Data Stewardship in an Environmental Research Centre: the UKCEH model – David Leaver (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology)
15.45-15.50: DIRECT Framework: UK Community Development of a Research Technical Professionals Skills Framework – Phil Reed (University of Manchester)

15.50-16.30: SESSION 7 – Funding Call Launch & Wrap Up

15.50-16.20: Funding Call Launch
16:20-16.30: Wrap Up & Next Steps for CaSDaR

If you require financial assistance to attend this meeting then you can apply for a CaSDaR bursary via our online form, we will respond to you by the 20th August.
