Imagine investing a lot of time in a research project, publishing scientific papers and disseminating its results, only to find out that they are not verifiable or reproducible because the related data is not accessible. This is a typical example of what can happen when the research process fails to consider the FAIR principles. The Bring your own data (BYO data) workshops intend to guide researchers in research data management: the data stewards will guide you from the organization of research data to the dissemination of research results.
The practical workshops are divided into two different editions based on the major disciplinary areas: the life sciences (LS) and science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines (STEM) on one side; political and social sciences and the humanities (SSH) on the other. Each workshop provides in-depth training on the theoretical and practical aspects of research data management, starting from your own data. Two BYO data workshops exist: one for the SSH disciplines and one for the STEM & LS disciplines. Participants can receive support for dataverse or the DMP, or both.
Should you participate in the BYO data workshop, you will be asked to:
1) If you are interested in using Dataverse – bring one or more folders containing the research data which you wish to manage and possibly share according to FAIR principles & having already participated in Course 1 – Sharing research data on Dataverse. Prior attendance to this training is mandatory.
2) If you are interested in writing a DMP – bring an abstract of the research project which you want to write the Data Management Plan for & having already participated in Course 2 – Writing a DMP. Prior attendance to this training is mandatory.
During the BYO data workshop, data stewards will respond to participants’ needs, guiding them into the FAIR practices. Each participant will be supported by a data steward, providing tailored support.
Workshops are open to researchers at all career stages, are held in-person only and support will be given in Italian or English depending on the participants’ preferences. Each workshop will last approximately 4 hours, giving each participant 20 minutes of support.
To register to the workshops, please fill-in the registration forms below: