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The DKZ.2R is a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space. Our main goal is to support early career scientists on their way to become data experts. We are an inter- and multidisciplinary center with our main focus on supporting scientists and research projects from the life sciences, natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. We aim at supporting researchers in all our methodological core areas in dealing with data and in building up sustainable expertise in the process.

Our second target group are industry partners, which is to be integrated into the DKZ.2R through e.g. partially supervised and partially funded doctoral theses.

Through the DKZ.2R, early career scientists are brought together with expert consultants in the areas of research data management, machine learning/AI, and high performance computing to help them solve their specific questions. Additionally, the process is documented in a suitable form in order to help transferring solutions to similar data-related questions and problems. In additions to our consulting offers we use different formats to work on solutions and disseminate knowledge:

In Data Challenges and Hackathons , expertise in handling data is passed on directly to researchers through existing and newly acquired expertise.

Via Research Tandems , researchers who have already established solutions for similar problems are brought together with other researchers (DKZ.2R acts both as a broker and as an active participant).

In addition, established support structures are expanded through course programs , advice and adaptation of the infrastructure.

The above-mentioned activities are offered across all locations, which is why the close geographical clustering of DKZ.2R is an important aspect of the center's positioning.