Training Resources & Communities
Expand your knowledge about Research Data Management and Open Science. Whether you missed a live session or prefer self-paced learning, our documentation and presentations are here. Dive into our diverse communities to connect with researchers working with similar RDM tools, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
RDM Training @ UHasselt
Empower your research project and profile with our specialized Research Data Management (RDM) training hosted by the Research Data Management Staff at Hasselt University. Our training sessions cover topics such as writing a data management plan, RDM best practices, Open Science, data protection, and much more.
Reach out to the Research Data Management team through the RDM helpdesk for any support on RDM or Open Science.
Training Resources
If you couldn't make it to a training session, don't worry! Review the documentation and presentation materials at your convenience.
Information Videos Training MaterialsResearch Communities
Want to engage with fellow users and experts to share insights on using a certain RDM tool (e.g., Qualtrics, Nvivo) or handling your kind of data (e.g., qualitative data) as a researcher at Hasselt University?
ElabFTW champions @UHasselt. Users of the electronic Labnotebook can share their experiences and questions through the UHasselt Champions.
Working Group anonymization/de-identification. Share your experiences and ask questions about processing personal data with experts in the field.
Contact the RDM helpdesk (rdm@uhasselt.be) to join or initiate your RDM community at Hasselt University.
External Training Resources
Knowledge Clips & Information Videos
Quickly introduce yourself to the essentials of Research Data Management and Open Science.
RDM @ KU Leuven
Knowledge clips by the Research Data Management office at KU Leuven, on the RDM essentials:
- Data description
- Legal & ethical issues
- Documentation & metadata
- Storage
- Preservation
- Data sharing
- FAIR data
UGent Open Science
A series of videos with tips and guidance about Research Data Management, Open Access and scholarly publishing from the Ghent University open science team.
Topics: RDM basics, Open Science, Open Access
UK Data Service
High-quality webinars and video tutorials on various RDM topics. Examples include 'How to document quantitative and qualitative data', 'Introduction to copyright for secondary data use', 'How to anonymise qualitative and quantitative data', etc).
Join a community!
Join one of the organized interest/working groups of researchers and research support personnel who share a common interest in a particular technical tool or skill, fostering peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
Argos Community Calls
Are you a researcher or administrator working on an EU-funded project (Horizon 2020/Europe/ ERC)? Got questions on how to write your Data Management Plan (DMP) or how to create your Template and connect DMPs with other data services and outputs? Join the ARGOS community and learn more!
Topics: FAIR data, Funder Requirements, Data Management Plan
Anonymisation working group
Are you a researcher or administrator working with personal data? This working group including experts in the topics is dedicated to finding solutions to your questions or use case. Contact rdm@uhasselt.be for more information!
Topics: de-identification, GDPR
ReproducibiliTea
Journal club initiative by and for researchers to discuss diverse aspects of Open Science. Want to join the movement? Grab your cup of (Reproducibili)tea and join one of the current journal clubs or check out their podcast.
Topics: Open Science
NVivo Community
NVivo Community is a platform to share questions and share your knowledge with fellow researchers using the tool.
Topics: Qualitative research
ELIXIR Communities
Groups of life science experts that represent a scientific or technological theme and drive the development of standards, services, and training in and across ELIXIR.
Topics: Life Sciences
Learning Platforms and Cookbooks
The following learning resources provide more in-depth training on Research Data Management and Open Science Practices.
Argos Community Calls
Are you a researcher or administrator working on an EU-funded project (Horizon 2020/Europe/ ERC)? Got questions on how to write your Data Management Plan (DMP) or how to create your Template and connect DMPs with other data services and outputs? Join the ARGOS community and learn more!
Topics: FAIR data, Funder Requirements, Data Management Plan
The FAIR Cookbook
The FAIR Cookbook for FAIR doers is an online, open and live resource for the Life Sciences with recipes that help you to make and keep data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).
Topics: FAIR data | Research Domain: Life Sciences
Eurodoc Open Science Ambassador Training
The training is developed to train researchers in best practices in Open Science. The course consists of 10 modules focusing on aspects of Open Science. Each module is made up of an online tutorial on the FOSTER portal and a webinar with an expert on a specific topic of Open Science.
Topics: Open Science
Castor Academy
Using an EDC is required for clinical trial research projects. At Hasselt University, Castor EDC is provided, a secure web application to build and manage your electronic case report form, online surveys, and databases. More information.
Topics: Castor | Domain: Life Sciences (clinical trials)
VAIA
VAIA, the Flanders AI Academy, organizes training courses to help you learn about or apply the possibilities of AI. Researcher in AI? Check out the Flanders AI Research Program.
Topic: ethics, transparency, data governance, privacy
FLAMES | Flanders’ training network for methodology and statistics
This network aims to support young researchers in their pursuit of best-in-class training in methodology and statistics by providing an overarching, structural, large and high-quality course offer for doctoral students and young empirical researchers.
Topic: Qualitative research, Tidy data, data processing
ELIXIR Belgium
Training resources on fundamental data skills for research (R, Python), basic skills for research computing (command line, Git, GitHub), workflow-based analysis (Galaxy, Nextflow), containers (Docker, Singularity), and research data management.
Topics: various | Domain: Life Sciences
VSC Training
Training resources from the Vlaams Supercomputer Centrum (VSC), can be of relevance to anyone writing research software in house or using VSC. The training can be placed into four categories that indicate either the required background knowledge or the domain-specific subject.
Topics: research software | Domain: agnostic
Mind The Gap
An online training tool for researchers on Good Academic Research Practices (GAP). This website has been created by the research integrity and policy advisors of the five Flemish universities: KU Leuven, UAntwerp, Ghent University, UHasselt and VUB. VLIR is the Flemish Interuniversity Council, an autonomous body financed by these universities.
Topics: Research Integrity | Domain: agnostic
Overview of learning opportunities
PATTERN mapping of Open Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
training opportunities on Citizen Science and FAIR Research
Data Management for researchers.
Topics: RDM, FAIR, Citizen Science | Domain: generic
Other references
Other must-reads regarding Open Science and research data management:
- Loek Brinkman, Elly Dijk, Hans de Jonge, Nicole Loorbach, & Daan Rutten. (2023). Open Science: A Practical Guide for Early-Career Researchers (1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7716153
- Verburg, M., Braukmann, R., & Mahabier, W. (2023). Making Qualitative Data Reusable - A Short Guidebook For Researchers And Data Stewards Working With Qualitative Data (Version 2). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8160880
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