Training

CDS Summer Training Week 2026: research support from A to Z

From 8-12 June, the Centre for Digital Scholarship organized the fourth edition of the Summer Training Week. The research support professionals of the CDS, together with the participants, explored various topics from each of our areas of expertise.

FAIR data · Open Science

GO FAIR Foundation Fellowship: Implementing FAIR data practices at Leiden University

Recently qualified GO FAIR Foundation Three-Point FAIRification Framework facilitators Kristina Hettne and Alessa Gambardella write about what this is, their training, and implementing FAIR data practices at Leiden University.

FAIR data · Open Science · Research Software

Boosting Research Skills through Digital Data Workshops

During the Data Carpentry workshops researchers learn best practices and explore tools to make their data reusable and open, enhancing the efficiency and reproducibility of their research workflows. The next workshop will take place early 2025 in Leiden.

My internship experience at the Centre for Digital Scholarship at the Leiden University Libraries

On her last day, Centre for Digital Scholarship intern Vanessa Köstner reflects on her four months at the Leiden University Libraries:

The Centre for Digital Scholarship Collaborates with The Carpentries for Innovative Trainings

Recognising that there is a growing need among researchers, teachers, and students to develop data science skills, the CDS has begun to collaborate with the international Carpentries community on the organisation of interactive workshops about coding literacy and computational thinking.

FAIR data · Research Data Management Network

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.

Digital Skills and Thinking for the Humanities

The first “Teach the Teachers workshop in Digital Skills and Thinking for the Humanities” was successfully delivered in January 2021. The workshop was a collaboration between the Leiden Centre for Digital Humanities and Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital Scholarship.

Research Data Management Network

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.

Projects

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.