The Year 2023@CDS

In this post we look back at some of the milestones and achievements made by the Centre for Digital Scholarship in 2023

Alenka Prinčič • February 12, 2024

Dataset publication by Leiden University researchers: research on the impact of FAIR data

Núria Raga Raga joined the Centre for Digital Scholarship for a 3 month internship to determine which repositories Leiden researchers use to archive their data and to what extent these repositories enable compliance with the Leiden University Data Management Regulations.

Núria Raga Raga • December 16, 2022

How will we exchange digital research data in the future?

The proceedings of the 1st International Conference on FAIR Digital Objects in Leiden offer a vision of a more accessible future for research data.

Kristina Hettne • November 07, 2022

Leiden University Data Stewards Day 2022

Who are Leiden University Data Stewards? On 30 June 2022, we held our first Data Stewardship Day: bringing together first-line and second-line research data management support staff to get to know each other and learn more about RDM-related developments taking place at Leiden University and beyond.

Joanne Yeomans • September 07, 2022

Hackathons – not only for techies

The Leiden University Data Management Network enjoyed a safari tour around the data hackathons that have recently either taken place at Leiden, or involved people from Leiden. After clarifying what hackathons really are, and how everyone benefits, we brainstormed some ideas for future hackathons.

Joanne Yeomans and Kristina Hettne • March 22, 2022

Data sharing and the GDPR

Working with personal data in compliance with EU privacy legislation may already be challenging by itself; when collaborating in consortium projects with partners from outside the University, it requires dedicated knowledge and attention.

Michelle van den Berk • June 08, 2021

Delivering data management training at Leiden

How is data management training delivered across the university? What can we share and learn from each other? And how can we make the most of what’s available? The Data Management Network met to learn about and discuss these topics.

Joanne Yeomans • November 09, 2020

Learn about data management concepts in this online Data Horror Escape Room

Our new digital escape room introduces some basic data management concepts and offers a fun way to educate and to prompt discussions with researchers.

Joanne Yeomans and Guest author • October 30, 2020

Piloting FAIR metadata with iRODS and YODA at Leiden University

To make data FAIR, the corresponding metadata must be made FAIR as well. Leiden University is taking a concrete step towards FAIR metadata by participating in a national pilot on iRODS and YODA.

Kristina Hettne • October 31, 2019

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