Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R)
This is the official website of the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R). We are one of the eleven Data Literacy Centers in Germany, that were founded in 2023. Our goal is to reduce data-related hurdles in research, train and support researchers in methodological data literacy in a hollistic way, and promote data-competent scientists.
Upcoming Events
In 14 Days...
By DKZ.2R: Interactive Data Visualizations in Python
As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R creates, curates and presents a variety of free trainings, seminars and courses. Our next offering will be a half-day workshop on creating and presenting interactive visualizations in python, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on 4th June, 2025. The workshop will cover data wrangling, creating interactive visualizations using Ploty, and deploying a small web application using Streamlit.
Workshop material is available online and will be …
In 40 Days...
By WiNoDa, NFDI4ING, NFDI4Objects & DKZ.2R: DataLad Workshop and Hackathon
This event takes place in German. German description below.
Organizing decentrally stored data requires more than just a good overview and discipline. The right tool plays a crucial role in successful data management and productive collaboration in research teams. One such tool is DataLad, whose powerful features make it much easier to manage, version and distribute large amounts of data and promote the reproducibility of research processes. To help researchers use DataLad efficiently and deepen …
In 187 Days...
Save the Date: Data Competence College II
The second DKZ.2R Data Competence College will be hosted from November 24th to 26th at the IT center of RWTH Aachen. Based on the concept of the Wissenschaftskolleg in Berlin or the Institute of Advanced Studies in Princeton, we have invited three individuals with high data competence from different scientific fields (“Data Experts”) as part of the data competence college.
The participating experts are to be announced shortly.
For three days we aim to create a space where local scientists, and …
Recent News
1st Data Café By DKZ.2R!
First Data Café by DKZ.2R in Cologne: Empowering Researchers with Data Competence
On April 16, 2025, the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) hosted its very first Data Café at the …
DKZ.2R @ E-Science Tage & Data-Science-Community Meeting Bochum
DKZ.2R Presents at E-Science-Tage 2025 and Data-Science-Community Meeting
The Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) showcased its initiatives at two prominent conferences/community …
DKZ.2R collaborations - Project funding "SchwarmMessRad"
Project “SchwarmMessRad” Funding Approval: A New Step Forward for DKZ.2R Collaboration
DKZ.2R@ NFDI Podcast - For a FAIR Data Future
The DKZ.2R is pleased to announce the release of episodes 6 through 8 of the NFDI podcast series For a FAIR Data Future. These episodes delve into the outcomes of the Research Data and Software …
Data Café Cologne - By DKZ.2R!
We are happy to announce our very first Data Café which will take place on April 16th at the Mensa Zülpicher Straße in Cologne. We’ll be right next to the Coffee Bar!
the aim of the event is to …
Data Competence College by DKZ.2R - Schedule of Events
We are excited to welcome all of our participants to the DKZ.2R Data Competence College!
Event Details:
- Time: Thursday, March 27th @ 9am - Friday, March 28th @ 1pm, 2025
- Location: Kopernikusstraße 6, …
Data Competence College by DKZ.2R - Registration open now!
We are very happy to announce the first DKZ.2R Data Competence College which will be hosted from March 26th to 28th at the IT center of RWTH Aachen. Based on the concept of the Wissenschaftskolleg in …
Launch of (the proposal for) the RDM StackExchange
We are passionate about Research Data Mangament (RDM) and know how overwhelming and difficult it can be to get the right information, especially if you have a specific question or problem. Therefore …
DKZ.2R@ Digital Competencies in Research
DKZ.2R@ Berlin Science Week
During the first week of November the city of Berlin transformed itself into a vibrant science festival full of ideas and debates connecing science, culture, and arts. This year, the Motto was …
Satellite Event @FZJ for Research Data Day 2024
After a successful satellite event last year, hosted by our partner RWTH Aachen University, this year it was Forschungszentrum Jülich’s turn: Research Data Day takes place every year on the …
DKZ.2R@ Tag der Forschungsdaten NRW
For this year’s Research Data Day (Tag der Forschungsdaten) NRW, on the 12th of November 2024, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the RWTH Aachen University teamed up again to host an on-site event, this …
DKZ.2R@ Data-Science-Community Workshop INFORMATIK
On the 26th of September the DKZ.2R took part in the “Data-Science-Community Workshop” at the
October 14, 2024
DKZ.2R@ Statusveranstaltung der Datenkompetenzzentren in Deutschland
September was full of events for the DKZ.2R. Among other things we visited the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Berlin for a two-day workshop from September 19th to September 20th. …
DKZ.2R@ Berlin Science Week
From the first of November the Berlin Science week is happening, transforming the city into a vibrant festival full of ideas and debates connecting science, culture and arts for a duration of ten …
DKZ.2R@ NFDI4Objects Community meeting
From the 25th to 27th of September 2024, the Leibnitz Centre for Archaeology (LEIZA) & Mainz University of Applied Sciences are hosting the second NFDI4Objects Community meeting. There will be a …
The Carpentries Workshop by DKZ.2R - Python basics and plotting
As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R plans to curate and provide a variety of trainings, seminars …
DKZ.2R@ Data-Science-Community Workshop INFORMATIK
For the 54th time the “Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft der Informatik” is celebrating the INFORMATIK festival, an event …
DKZ.2R@ Themenwoche Digitale Kompetenzen in der Wissenschaft
DKZ.2R@ Data Stewardship goes Germany
On the 11th and 12th of September the RWTH Aachen is hosting the third “Data …
DKZ.2R@ Statusveranstaltung der Datenkompetenzzentren in Deutschland
From September 19th to 20th the BMBF is inviting representatives of all eleven Data Literacy Centers in Germany to …
