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SUMMARY:ELIXIR-UK FAIR Contentathon #3
DESCRIPTION:The ELIXIR-UK RDM Club has been awarded a BioFAIR Pathfinder grant for a project called The FAIR-in-action Bridge. \nIn summary\, many UK research-performing organisations have FAIR data policies.  Many have guidance documents. What’s often missing is the middle layer: the practical\, ready-to-use materials that let RDM professionals in the life sciences turn that guidance into something researchers actually engage with. \nThe FAIR-in-action Bridge is a BioFAIR Pathfinder project\, led by coordinators of the ELIXIR-UK RDM Club\, that sets out to fill this gap. \nThe project will produce two FAIR-in-action playbooks for life science RDM professionals: \n\nHow to approach FAIRification: practical activities and templates for FAIRifying data.\nHow to communicate and advocate FAIR: talking points\, FAIR games and advocacy materials for different audiences\n\nBoth will be roughly 80% ready-to-use\, aggregating open FAIR material in the public domain\, with placeholders (20%) for your local context (eg institutional repositories and guidance). Both will be openly licensed and indexed. And both will be tested through one-day in-person rollouts at six UK RPOs. \nWe’re running three online Contentathons\, and we’d love you to join the ones that fit. This third and final Contentathon is a full day event\, on how to communicate and advocate FAIR. Hands-on\, structured in sections so you can join the bits relevant to you.
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/elixir-uk-fair-contentathon-3/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Project Partner Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260706T153000
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SUMMARY:CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training #1- Principles of Research data management
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nJoin us for the first session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series\, designed specifically for data stewards looking to strengthen their research data management practice. \nThis hands-on training will equip you with the foundational knowledge and practical tools needed to manage research data effectively\, consistently\, and in line with best practices across disciplines. \nWhether you are new to data stewardship or looking to consolidate your existing skills\, this session provides a solid grounding in the core principles that underpin good RDM. \nThis Training Session will be run by Digital Curation Centre (DCC). \nWhat You’ll Learn\n\nBy the end of this session\, you will be able to:\nApply best practices for organising\, documenting\, and preserving research data across a range of disciplines\nDesign robust file naming conventions and folder structures that support long-term accessibility and consistency\nNavigate common data types and formats\, and make informed choices based on their strengths and limitations\nCreate comprehensive data documentation\, including README files and codebooks\, for complex datasets\n\nAgenda\n\n12:30: Best practices for organizing\, documenting\, and preserving research data across various disciplines. Participants will learn how to apply these practices to their specific research context.\n13:30: File Naming Conventions and Folder Structures: Establishing robust and consistent organizational systems for long-term data management and accessibility. Common Data Types and Formats: Understanding strengths and limitations of various data formats\n14:30: Comprehensive Data Documentation: README files\, codebooks\, and documentation strategies for complex datasets.
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/casdar-data-stewardship-training-1-principles-of-research-data-management/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CaSDaR Events,Training Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTSTAMP:20260619T062804
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SUMMARY:UK Reproducibility Network Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nServing as a platform to convene the research community\, drive broader collaboration\, and solidify UKRN’s long-term sustainability plan\, the UKRN conference will showcase the impact of its core initiatives and engage the research sector community as change agents to improve UK research. \nIntended Audience\nThis conference is aimed at: Research leaders\, researchers\, policy community\, publishers\, funders\, infrastructure providers\, scholarly academies and societies. \nAgenda\nThere are two keynote speakers: \n\nDay 1 (Wednesday 8th July) – Stian Westlake: Stian Westlake is Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). ESRC is the UK’s largest funder of social science and a part of UK Research & Innovation\, where he plays a central role in shaping the research environment across UK higher education and supporting innovation in research culture and practice\, and leads the organisation’s investments in metascience.\nDay 2 (Thursday 9th July) – Charlotte Pennington: Dr Charlotte Pennington is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Aston University. Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As an experimental social psychologist\, Charlotte’s research focuses on how people’s complex social environments impact upon health and wellbeing.\n\nThe rest of the conference programme can be found here: https://www.conference.ukrn.org/programme/ \nConference Dinner\nThe conference dinner will be held nearby at Manchester Metropolitan University. Dinner will include a welcome drink\, a 3-course meal with drinks\, followed by tea and coffee. Please register for the conference dinner as you purchase your conference registration – Menu confirmation and a meal pre-order form will be sent to you following your dinner registration. \nAccommodation\n\nMarketing Manchester Convention Bureau is the official accommodation booking provider for the UKRN conference\, suppling a range of accommodation options for the duration of the conference. Please note\, options are limited and offers may change in the lead up to July. \n\nFAQs\nA list of answers to questions can be found on the Conference FAQs page. \nAbout UKRN\nUKRN is a national peer-led consortium that aims to ensure the UK community produces world-leading research. We do this by investigating the factors that contribute to robust research\, organising training\, and disseminating best practice. Our members are a grassroots research advocate community\, institutions committed strategically to improvements\, and stakeholders across the wider research system.
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/uk-reproducibility-network-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Nancy Rothwell Building\, The University of Manchester\, Nancy Rothwell Building\, The University of Manchester\, Manchester\, M13 9PL‎\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Conferences,Project Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260713T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260713T153000
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SUMMARY:CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training #2 - Data ethics and data protection
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the second session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series\, where we turn our focus to one of the most critical and complex areas of research data management: ethics\, data protection\, and the handling of sensitive data. \nAs data stewards\, navigating the legal\, ethical\, and institutional frameworks surrounding research data is an essential part of the role. This session will provide you with the knowledge and practical grounding to handle sensitive data responsibly\, ensure compliance with data protection regulations\, and uphold the rights and dignity of research participants. \nThis training session will be run by Digital Curation Centre (DCC). \nWhat You’ll Learn\nBy the end of this session\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify and apply ethical principles when sharing research data\, including managing informed consent\nRecognise categories of sensitive data and apply appropriate handling procedures\nAlign your data stewardship practice with relevant data protection legislation and institutional requirements\n\nAgenda\n\n12:30: Ethical Principles in Data Sharing: Navigating the ethical considerations surrounding data sharing and ensuring informed consent\n13:30: Sensitive data handling\n14:30: Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs): Conducting DPIAs to identify and mitigate potential privacy risks.\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/casdar-data-stewardship-training-2-data-ethics-and-data-protection/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CaSDaR Events,Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260720T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260720T153000
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SUMMARY:CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training #3 - FAIR Data
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the third session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series\, dedicated to the FAIR principles. FAIR (Findable\, Accessible\, Interoperable\, and Reusable) has become the cornerstone of open science and responsible data stewardship. This session will take you from the foundational concepts behind FAIR all the way through to practical implementation\, giving you the tools and strategies to make research data and other research objects genuinely FAIR in your day-to-day work. \nThis training session will be run by Digital Curation Centre (DCC). \nWhat You’ll Learn\nBy the end of this session\, you will be able to: \n\nExplain the FAIR data principles and articulate their importance for research and open science\nApply practical FAIRification approaches to datasets and other research objects\nDevelop and evaluate metadata strategies that improve the discoverability and reusability of research outputs\n\nAgenda:\n\n12:30: Introduction to FAIR data and CARE principles\n13:30: Assessing FAIRness of research data objects with F-UJI\n14:30: Quality Assurance and FAIR Principles: Assessing and improving metadata quality for discoverability and reusability
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/casdar-data-stewardship-training-3-fair-data/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CaSDaR Events,Training Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260727T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260727T153000
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SUMMARY:CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training #4 - Mastering Metadata
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAs research becomes increasingly data-driven\, the quality and consistency of metadata play a critical role in ensuring research outputs remain discoverable\, reusable\, interoperable\, and sustainable over time. Yet many research teams and support professionals face ongoing challenges with inconsistent formats\, duplicated values\, incomplete documentation\, and fragmented workflows that limit the impact and reuse potential of valuable datasets. \nThis hands-on workshop responds to the growing need for practical metadata stewardship skills across the research landscape. Designed for Data Stewards and professionals supporting research data management\, the session introduces approaches to efficiently clean\, standardise\, enrich\, and transform metadata using tools such as OpenRefine. \nParticipants will explore how metadata practices support FAIR principles\, data sharing\, repository ingest\, and cross-disciplinary reuse. Through practical exercises and collaborative discussion\, attendees will gain experience addressing real-world metadata challenges commonly encountered in research environments. \nTopics Covered\n\nIdentifying and resolving issues in messy or inconsistent metadata using OpenRefine\, including:\nInconsistent naming conventions and date formats\nClustering and merging equivalent values.\nComplex data transformations\nBatch editing\nEnhancing metadata quality and interoperability through:\nControlled vocabularies and reconciliation services\nPersistent identifiers (e.g.\, ORCID\, DOI)\nFAIR-aligned metadata practices\nCrosswalking between metadata standards through intellectual mapping and semi-automated workflow creation.\nTesting batch metadata ingest to repositories.\n\nKey Activities\n\nHands-On Session 1: Metadata Cleaning and Transformation with OpenRefine\n\n\nHands-On Session 2: Metadata Standards\, Reconciliation\, and Interoperability\n\n\nCollaborative Challenge: Applying skills to a new dataset\n\n\nGroup Discussion & Reflection\n\nPre-Workshop Requirements\nIn advance of the workshop\, please: \n\nCreate a GitHub account and email your username to digitalpreservation@soton.ac.uk so we can share the learning materials with you.\nDownload OpenRefine and test that it is running on your machine.\n\nAbout Digital Preservation Southampton\nDPS is an enterprise unit based in Digital Humanities at the University of Southampton. We offer consultancy\, training\, and data recovery services to organisations across sectors. To learn more about our regular series of workshops in digital preservation skills\, visit our website. \nNB: Links to join this session online will be sent out shortly before the training. Please note that this training has a capacity of 20 people\, so if you sign up and are unable to attend please do cancel to allow someone else to take your place.
URL:https://casdar.ac.uk/event/casdar-data-stewardship-training-4-mastering-metadata/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:CaSDaR Events,Training Events
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