For this year’s Research Data Day (Tag der Forschungsdaten) NRW, on the 18th of November 2028, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the RWTH Aachen University teamed up again to host an on-site event, this time in Aachen. There will also be a parallel event again at the university Duisburg-Essen. Similarly to the last years, there will be online talks hosted by fdm.NRW in the morning which will be viewed publicly. After Lunch we are starting with the on-site program in Aachen and Essen including different talks and theme tables. More information on the concept and the event can be found shortly on the fdm.nrw webpage.

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 individuals with high data competence from different scientific fields (“Data Experts”) as part of the data competence college.

Data Experts:

Prof. Julian Kunkel, and Prof. Bodo Winter confirmed their participation as Data Experts for the second Data Competence College.

Julian Kunkel is a Professor for high performance computing at the university of Göttingen. Furthermore he is the deputy leader of the GWDG, a service organization which works in conjunction with the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Society as a data and IT service center. To find out more about Prof. Kunkel and his work on e.g. Data-driven workflows, parallel file systems, or the application of machine learning methods visit his website.

Bodo Winter is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. In his research, he uses data science-driven approaches to study multimodal communication. A unifying theme across his work is a strong commitment to open science and reproducible research practices. He has also written the textbook Statistics for Linguists: An Introduction Using R, an introductory textbook on statistical modelling. to find out more about Prof. Winter and his work, visit his website Bodo will present a talk on “Designing for Diversity: Bayesian Methods and the Generalizability Crisis”.

For three days we aim to create a space where local scientists, and especially early career researchers, can learn from the data experts and each other regarding research data and methods but also data experts can inspire each other. The schedule includes keynote presentations by all data experts, poster presentations by the participants, and 1:1 sessions between data experts and early career researchers, as well as a variety of method- and data-related workshops. We aim at creating an environment in which everyone feels safe to give input, share their knowledge and learn from the other participants and experts.

The exchange with and among experts from different disciplines and/or areas of focus in particular can provide new impetus for data processing or methodical data analysis. In this way, the DKZ.2R Data Competence College forms the focus of mutual enrichment participants and experts alike.

To find out more about the last data competence college visit the DKZ.2R Zenodo community.

Use the following link to register for the event: Registration Form Available spots are limited. Registration will close one week before the event on November 17th.

Event Details:

• Time: Monday, November 24th - Wednesday, November 26th, 2025
• Location: Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 003 (Directions via OpenStreetMaps, Google Maps)

Preliminary Schedule of Events:

A downloadable schedule can be found here.

We are happy to announce our new course “Data analytics for engineering data using machine learning”. The event will take place online on three consecutive days in february of 2026. This three-day online workshop addresses the preparation, analysis and interpretation of numerical simulation data by machine learning methods. Besides the introduction of the most important concepts like clustering, dimensionality reduction, visualization and prediction, this course provides several practical hands-on tutorials using the python libraries numpy, scikit-learn and pytorch as well as the SCAI DataViewer.

Target audience Researchers, students and practitioners interested in new ways to analyze and visualize numerical simulation data.

Learning outcomes Basic knowledge on important machine learning methods to analyze numerical simulation data Practical experience in applying these methods.

Prerequisites Basic knowledge of python and jupyter notebooks.

As always, this event is free of charge thanks to BMFTR funding!

If you are interested, you can register and find more information via this link.

• Title: Data Analytics for Engineering Data Using Machine Learning
• When: Monday, February 2nd to Wednesday February 4th 2026 2
• Where: online (zoom link will be provided after registration)

Are you ready to put your data skills to the test?

Whether you’re a solo researcher, student, or part of a research group — this is your chance to dive into the world of metadata, file naming, and smart data structuring.

Join us for the DKZ.2R Metadata & Data Structuring Challenge

When? November 7th, 10:00 – 16:00

Where? Seminargebäude University of Cologne

What’s it about?

We’ll kick off the day with a compact, hands-on lecture on best practices in data organization and metadata. Then, it’s your turn to shine: Choose between your own project data or a dataset provided by us. Apply what you’ve learned and enter the Challenge.

Why join?

• Learn practical, reusable skills for your research

• Compete (or colleborate!) with fellow researchers

• Discover how structured data saves time and sanity

• Receive feedback from data experts

Who can participate?

• Individual students and researchers

• Entire research groups

Sign up an join the challenge: registration page

We’ll see you at University of Cologne!

Event Details:

• Time: Friday, November 7th @ 10am - 4pm, 2025
• Location: Universiy of Cologne (Building 106), Universitätsstraße 37, 50931 Cologne (Directions: Google Maps)

As always, this event is free of charge!

The DKZ.2R presents, as a part of our “Trainings” work package, a Carpentries Workshop on the 3rd and 7th of November on the topic of “Introduction to the Unix Shell, Git, and GitLab”. This is an official Carpentries Workshop and will be hosted on-site at RWTH Aachen University.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by official Carpentries instructors, who will guide you through the concepts with the help of hands-on exercises and personalized support. The course is designed for beginners and is open to participants from all domains. No prior knowledge is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R curates and provides a variety of trainings, seminars and courses. As a part of this, we are offering an official Carpentries Workshop on the 3rd and 4th of November on the topic of “Plotting and Programming in Python”.

We will cover the following Topics:

• Variables and Assignment
• Data Types
• Importing Libraries
• Reading Tabular Data
• Lists and Dictionaries
• For Loops and Conditional Statments
• Functions
• Programming Style

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

• Title: Plotting and Programming in Python
• When: Monday, November 3rd (10:30am-5pm) and Tuesday, November 4th (9am-5pm)
• Where: UDE, Campus Essen, Germany (Room R12 R06 A52, Universitätsstr. 12, 45117 Essen)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

The DKZ.2R team would like to announce that our next Data Café will take place on October 28th at the University Mensa at University Duisburg-Essen in Essen!

This event is designed to provide informal consulting opportunities for students, PhD’s, and early PostDocs. We’ll be here to provide quick answers on topics like:

• How to structure your research files in a logical way
• Second opinions on your statistical analysis or data visualization
• What kinds of machine learning methods could be used for your project
• Getting started with research data management
• And anything else you might have questions about!

As a bonus, each consultation comes with a free refreshement!

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Event Details:

• Time: Tuesday, October 28th @ 11am - 3pm, 2025
• Location: Uni Mensa Essen, Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen (Directions: Google Maps)

We are happy to announce another event of our well received Carpentries workshop “LaTeX for Academic Publishing”. This time the event will take place on October 27th/28th at University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, and therefore serves as a satellite event to our Data Café - Summer Closing Edition on October 28th in Essen. The workshop will cover the basics of structuring and writing a LaTeX document, as well as including graphics, tables, managing references, and other common tasks.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. The event is open for all participants affiliated with a research institution in Germany. No prior knowledge of LaTeX is required.

As always, this event is free of charge thanks to BMFTR funding!

If you are interested, you can register and find more information via this link.

• Title: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing
• When: Monday, October 27th and Tuesday, October 28th
• Where: University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

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 one day carpentries-style workshop on intermediate python, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on the 19th of September, 2025. The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Virtual Environments
• Classes and Object Oriented Programming
• Inheritance and Composition
• Creating a Python Module
• Static Code Analysis
• Unit Testing
• Publishing a python package

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

• Title: Intermediate Python Topics
• When: Friday, September 19th (9am-5pm)
• Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 001)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

For the 55th time the German Computer Science Society is celebrating the INFORMATIK Festival, an event dedicated to networking and the exchange of information and skills between people working in computer science. This year’s event is hosted by the University Potsdam. The DKZ.2R will be taking part in the “Data-Science-Community Workshop” on the first day of the festival. The overarching goal of this workshop is to build bridges and strengthen connections between different data-science related projects like the Data Literacy Centers and other projects receiving permanent funding such as the different NFDI consortia. The DKZ.2R is also taking part in the “RDSC: Research Data and Software Competencies” workshop.

We’re looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new people in Potsdam!

DKZ.2R @ “Tag der Neugier 2025” at Forschungszentrum Jülich

The DKZ.2R project is set to participate at this year’s “Tag der Neugier” (Day of Curiosity) at Forschungszentrum Jülich(FZJ) on September 09th, 2025. This year’s “Tag der Neugier” promises to be a fascinating day for science enthusiasts and curious minds alike. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage with interactive displays and cutting-edge exhibits, provided by a variety of FZJ institutes and research groups, highlighting the FZJ’s contributions to areas such as sustainable energy, AI, and quantum computing.

Forschungszentrum Jülich’s open-house event allows participants to explore the latest developments in science and technology, and DKZ.2R’s participation underscores its commitment to advancing knowledge, fostering collaboration, and supporting early career researchers on their journey to step up their science.

The event will be held from 10 AM to 5 PM, with DKZ.2R consultants on hand to discuss the project’s offers and applications. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to discover how DKZ.2R is part of shaping the future of innovation.

For more information, visit the official Tag der Neugier website.

Event Details:

• Time: Sunday, September 7th @ 10am - 5pm, 2025
• Location: Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich

From September 3rd to September 4th 2025, the Helmoltz-Zentrum Hereon in Geestacht near Hamburg is hosting the tenth Data Science Symposium. This year’s symposium is focusing on Building bridges between methods, applications and infrastructure. The DKZ.2R is taking part in the symposium, presenting a poster on our upcoming Data challenge titled: “Can you Predict the Data? ​ A Workshop on Reproducibility for Language Modelling​”.

The DKZ.2R is looking forward to taking part in the conference, discussing our work, and establishing new contacts. Find more information on the DSS website.

Event Details:

• Time: September 3rd - 4th, 2025
• Location: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Geestacht

From the 26th to 28th of August 2025, the RWTH Aachen is hosting the second edition of the Conference on Research Data Infrastructure (CoRDI). The CoRDI stands for more knowledge through better use of research data and the resulting added value for society.

The DKZ.2R is looking forward to taking part in the conference and establishing new contacts. Find more information on the CorDI conference website.

Event Details:

• Time: August 26 - 28, 2025
• Location: C.A.R.L. (acronym for Central Auditorium for Research and Learning), RWTH Aachen University, Claßenstraße 11, 52072 Aachen

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 one and a half day carpentries-style workshop on basic machine learning using python and scikit-learn, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on 24th and 25th of July, 2025. The workshop will cover the following topics:

• What is Machine Learning / Why bother?
• Supervised Methods (Regression / Classification)
• Ensemble Methods
• Unsupervised Methods (Clustering / Dimensionality Reduction)
• Neural Networks
• Ethics and Implications of Machine Learning

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

A basic familiarity with Python is expected, including writing for loops, conditional statements, using functions, and importing libraries.

• Title: Introduction to Machine Learning with Python and Scikit-Learn
• When: Wednesday, July 24th (9am-5pm) & Thursday, July 25th (9am-3pm)
• Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 003)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

This event takes place in German

We are happy to announce another event of our well received two-day Carpentries workshop on LaTeX. This time for participants at HU Berlin on 17-18 July 2025. The workshop will cover the basics of structuring and writing a LaTeX document, as well as including graphics, tables, managing references, and other common tasks.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. The event is open for participants from the faculty of philosophy at HU Berlin and takes place in German. No prior knowledge of LaTeX is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up via mail to the Open Science Ambassadors at the Berlin University Alliance under bua-osa-philfak@listserv.dfn.de.

There are 20 spots, registration deadline is the 30th of June 2025.

• Title: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing
• When: Thursday, July 17th (9am-4pm) - Friday, July 18th, 2025 (9am-1pm)
• Where: HU Berlin, Germany (Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Dorotheenstraße 26, Raum 21)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

This event takes place in English

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 their knowledge, the data competence centers DKZ.2R, WiNoDa and the NFDI consortia NFDI4ING and NFDI4Objects are organizing a three-day workshop. From June 30 to July 2, there will be many opportunities to try out practice-oriented content and intensive collaboration with DataLad at the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University.

The first day of the workshop is dedicated to the basics and an introduction to the subject matter. Starting with a compact introduction to Git, the basic concepts and functions of DataLad will then be explained. On the second day, the focus will be on practice: in a “hackathon” session, participants will work in teams on their own projects or use cases. At the end of the workshop, the teams will present their results, providing a comprehensive overview of the various application areas of datalad and stimulating valuable discussions.

The workshop is aimed specifically at FDM experts who want to expand their skills in the field of data management and act as contact persons (“multipliers”) for DataLad in their teams and institutions in the future. Basic knowledge of Git is helpful, but not a prerequisite for participation.

If you are interested, please contact info@dkz2r.de.
The participation for this event is free of charge. Up to 5 people from each organizing institution can take part in the workshop.

The DKZ.2R team would like to annouce that our next Data Café will take place on June 24th at the University Library RWTH Aachen University!

This event is designed to provide informal consulting opportunities for students, PhD’s, and early PostDocs. We’ll be here to provide quick answers on topics like:

• How to structure your research files in a logical way
• Second opinions on your statistical analysis or data visualization
• What kinds of machine learning methods could be used for your project
• Getting started with research data management
• And anything else you might have questions about!

As a bonus, each consultation comes with a free refreshement!

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Event Details:

• Time: Tuesday, June 24th @ 11am - 3pm, 2025
• Location: University Library RWTH Aachen University, Templargraben 61, 52062 Aachen (Directions via OpenStreetMaps, Google Maps)

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 presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. The event is open for participants from all domains, however a basic knowledge of Python is reccomended. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

• Title: Interactive Data Visualizations in Python
• When: Wednesday, June 4th (1pm-5pm)
• Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 003)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

DKZ.2R @ “IAS Junior Retreat” at Forschungszentrum Jülich

On May 22nd, the DKZ.2R participated in the IAS Junior Retreat at Forschungszentrum Jülich. The event was aimed at young researchers within Forschungszentrum Jülich. The DKZ.2R used this opportunity to promote our offers and activities and to receive valuable feedback directly from our target group.

Event Details:

• Time: Thursday, May 22nd @ 12:15am - 14:30pm, 2025
• Location: Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52428 Jülich

On May 8th, the Data Literacy Centers DKZ.2R and QUADRIGA are teaming up for a hackathon on the topic of text-corrections using LLM’s.

This will be an internal event for members of the Data Literacy Centers DKZ.2R and QUADRIGA.

The Data Literacy Center QUADRIGA is primarily focused on creating high-quality educational resources for the digital humanities. In our hackathon we will work on a use casedealing with historical texts from the time of the spanish flu. Channelling our resources and competencies will not only help us to strengthen the connections between our two Data Literacy Centers but will also provide us with a use case on how to use LLMs for the post-correction of automatically recognized historical texts which can be used for training purposes such as Data Challenges and Workshops in a variety of different domains.

Event Details:

• Time: Thursday, May 8th @ 09am - 5pm, 2025
• Location: Potsdam

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 two-day workshop on LaTeX in the style of a Carpentries workshop, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on 5-6 May 2025. The workshop will cover the basics of structuring and writing a LaTeX document, as well as including graphics, tables, managing references, and other common tasks.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. The event is open for participants from all domains, and no prior knowledge of LaTeX is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

All course material is available online.

• Title: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing
• When: Monday, May 5th (12pm-5pm) - Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 (9am-5pm)
• Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kackertstraße 10, Aachen, DE 52072)
• Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

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 provide informal consulting opportunities for students, PhD’s, and early PostDocs such as: quick questions on e.g. how to structure your files in a way it makes sense, second opinions on your statistical analysis or data visualization, or even a first chat regarding the possibility of using machine learning methods for your project.

As an additional benefit, each consultation comes with a free drink of your choice from the coffee bar!

Make sure to stop by and talk to us about your research data and methods. We’re looking forward to seeing you at Mensa Zülpicher Straße on April 16th between 10Am and 2PM:

Event Details:

• Time: Wednesday, April 16th @ 10am - 2pm, 2025
• Location: Zülpicher Straße 70, 50937 Cologne (Directions via OpenStreetMaps, Google Maps)

Enabling a consistent and unobstructed standardization of research data will lead to substantial improvements in efficiency and synergies/collaboration among individual researchers and well-designed IT systems. In the era of digital infrastructures, this measure holds paramount importance in shaping the future of research. For the data to be sustainable and reusable, it must adhere to the “FAIR Data Principles”, meaning it should be “Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable”. The FAIR principles will be a cornerstone of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) implementation. Nowadays, Data Management Plans (DMPs) have become a requirement for project applications in Horizon Europe and are increasingly being demanded by various funding organizations, including the German Science Foundation (DFG), among others. The scientific consortium NFDI-MatWerk (National Research Data Infrastructure) focuses on the research area Materials Science & Materials Engineering (MSE). The central challenge is the digital representation of materials and their relevant process and load parameters. NFDI-MatWerk will provide in this summer school tailored information and solutions for dealing with research data in MSE.

Who can apply? PhD-students and Post-Docs working in experimental and/or modeling/simulation in any field of materials science and engineering (with or without experience in RDM). Advanced Master Students are also welcome to apply.

Registration deadline: March 15, 2025

Please keep in mind that the number of participants is limited. Therefore, the “First Come-First Served” principle will be applied. Those who register first will have priority to obtain a place in the spring school.

The participation is free of charge. The event will take place in English.

You can find more information abput the event on the official webpage: https://www.eusmat.net/research/other-events/nfdi-matwerk-spring-school-2025/

Course Description and Goals:

Statistical learning is a field that teaches students how to analyze and interpret data by applying statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to uncover patterns, make predictions, and gain insights from data. The syllabus includes:

• Statistical and machine learning methods, including linear and polynomial regression, logistic regression, and linear discriminant analysis.

• Model validation techniques such as cross-validation and bootstrap, model selection, and regularization methods (ridge and lasso).

• Nonlinear models, splines, and generalized additive models.

• Tree-based methods, including random forests and boosting.

• Support-vector machines and an introduction to causal inference.

• Unsupervised learning methods such as principal components analysis and clustering (k-means and hierarchical).

Examination Format: Report and Presentation (obligatory to receive participaation certificate)

General Information University: University of Duisburg-Essen

• Learning Platform: Moodle (Link: https://lehre.moodle.uni-due.de/course/view.php?id=1986)

• Hybrid Format: Yes, the course includes both in-person and online sessions via Zoom

• Study Program and Level: Master’s/PhD students

• Weekly Hours: The event consists of three block sessions (lecture with tutorial sessions) with two additional dates for tutorials:

• First session: 02.04. (9:00–14:00)

• Following sessions: 03.04. & 04.04. (9:00–17:00)

• Online session: 07.04.

• Final lecture: 25.04. (9:00–14:00)

• Language: German or English (depending on student preference)

Further information, including locations, and Zoom links, can be found on our homepage: Statistical Learning SS 25

The RDM Workshop is a multi-day event where participants work together on RDM tools and discover new features and application scenarios: from eLabFTW to Coscine and DataLab to LiaScript - in community-led sessions in English, participants can try out and exchange ideas.

The third RDM workshop is being held in cooperation with the state initiative fdm.nrw, the ULB Münster, and the NFDI4BIOIMAGE. Until January 17th 2025, interested parties can submit their abstracts. More information regarding the application requirements are provided on this website. The DKZ.2R is looking forward to seein you at the RDM Workshop in Münster!

The first Data Competence College will be hosted from March 26th to 28th 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 four individuals with high data competence from different scientific fields (“Data Experts”) as part of the data competence college.

As of now, Prof. Sebastian Houben from Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (specialist in AI and autonomous systems), and Dr. Moritz Wolter from University of Bonn (expert in high performance computing and machine learning) have already confirmed their participation.

For three days we aim to create a space where local scientists, and especially early career researchers, can learn from the data experts and each other regarding research data and methods but also data experts can inspire each other. The schedule includes keynote presentations by all data experts, poster presentations by the participants, and 1:1 sessions between data experts and early career researchers, as well as a variety of method- and data-related workshops. We aim at creating an environment in which everyone feels safe to give input, share their knowledge and learn from the other participants and experts.

The exchange with and among experts from different disciplines and/or areas of focus in particular can provide new impetus for data processing or methodical data analysis. In this way, the DKZ.2R Data Competence College forms the focus of mutual enrichment participants and experts alike.

Event Details:

• Time: Thursday, March 27th @ 9am - Friday, March 28th @ 1pm, 2025
• Location: Kopernikusstraße 6, 52074 Aachen, Seminarraum 003 (Directions via OpenStreetMaps, Google Maps)

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Following the Data-Science-Community Workshop at the INFORMATIK Festival in September at Hochschule Rhein-Main in Wiesbaden, the organisers from (among others) Data Science Center Bremen invited the Data-Science-Community to a follow-up workshop at Hochschule Bochum. The meeting will take place from March 19th to March 20th and will focus mainly on creating a well-connected community, improve ways of communication, identify synergies, and enable fruitful collaborations. We are looking forward to the meeting and are excited connect with other projects, initiatives, and individuals in the Data-Science-Community.

As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R plans to curate and provide a variety of trainings, seminars and courses. We will start by offering an official The Carpentries Workshop on the 17th and 18th of March on the topic of “plotting and programming in Python”. The Carpentries Workshop by DKZ.2R: Python basics and plotting The workshop will be hosted on-site at RWTH Aachen University and is open for up to 25 participants. The workshop material is available online and will be presented by official carpentry instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions the whole time. The course is teaching the very basics of Python and although some experience with other scripting/programming languages is beneficial, no prior knowledge is required for the course. Furthermore, the event is open for participants from all domains. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop you can sign up here.

From March 12th to 14th the DKZ.2R will take part in the E-Science-Tage conference at University of Heidelberg. The Motto of this iteration is “Research Data Management: Challenges in a Changing World!”. The E-Science-Tage is an interdisciplinary conference series of the topics of reseach data management and open science. We will present the concept of the DKZ.2R in a 20-minute presentation and talk about how we contribute to changing the culture towards more FAIR research and what supporting early career researches in their data literacy has got to do with challenges in the changing world. Find more information about the conference on their webpage.

From February 18th to 19th the DKZ.2R will take part in the RDA-DE conference in Potsdam Germany. The Research Data Alliance Germany is a community aimed at aiding the exchange of data, and supporting the efficient reusability of data. Since 2014, the alliance is organising an annual conference in Potsdam focused on activities such as trainings supporting e.g. data science and data management. In 2025, the DKZ.2R will be part of the conference by presenting a poster on our contribution to creating a (more) data-literate scientific landscape in Germany.

The DKZ.2R presents, as a part of our “Trainings” work package, a Carpentries Workshop on the 2nd of February with an “Introduction to Git”. This is an official Carpentries Workshop and will be hosted on-site at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by official Carpentries instructors, who will guide you through the concepts with the help of hands-on exercises and personalized support. The course is designed for beginners and is open to participants from all domains. No prior knowledge is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

DKZ.2R teamed up with another data literacy center QUADRIGA, NFDIxCS, and NFDI4DS, to host a workshop on the topic of “Research Data and Research Software Competencies from the Perspective of Computer and Data Science” at the Themenwoche Digitale Kompetenzen in der Wissenschaft of the Volkswagenstiftung. Together with a diverse group of 35 participants from different data-literacy initiatives we will explore intersections between projects, present successful educational formats, identify gaps in current educational offerings, and collaboratively create new formats and an overall didactic framework. We are very much looking forward to this workshop week which will happen from the 2nd to 4th of December 2024 at the Xplanatorium in Hannover Herrenhausen. Find the agenda and more information about the workshop on this dedicated website

As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R plans to curate and provide a variety of trainings, seminars and courses. We will start by offering an official The Carpentries Workshop on the 21st and 22nd of November 2024 on the topic of “plotting and programming in Python”. The Carpentries Workshop by DKZ.2R: Python basics and plotting The workshop will be hosted on-site at RWTH Aachen University and is open for up to 25 participants. The workshop material is available online and will be presented by official carpentry instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions the whole time. The course is teaching the very basics of Python and although some experience with other scripting/programming languages is beneficial, no prior knowledge is required for the course. Furthermore, the event is open for participants from all domains. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop you can sign up here.

The DKZ.2R presents, as a part of our “Trainings” work package, a Carpentries Workshop on the 18th and 22nd of November on the topic of “Introduction to the Unix Shell, Git, and GitLab”. This is an official Carpentries Workshop and will be hosted on-site at RWTH Aachen University.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by official Carpentries instructors, who will guide you through the concepts with the help of hands-on exercises and personalized support. The course is designed for beginners and is open to participants from all domains. No prior knowledge is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

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 time in Jülich, which will be co-organised by DKZ.2R. Similarly to the last years, there will be online talks in the morning which will be viewed publicly. After Lunch we are starting with the on-site program including different talks and theme tables. More information on the concept an the event can be found under this link.

Every year the Berlin Science Week transforms the city into a vibrant festival of scientific ideas and debates. With over 180 participating organisations and more than 600 involved scientists, artists, politicians, and other inspiring initiators, Berlin Science Week captivates a diverse audience of over 30,000 participants. From our dynamic festival hubs, CAMPUS at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, and Science & Culture FORUM at Holzmarkt 25, to various venues across the city, and online events from around the world, we ignite a lively platform for public exchange around topics of science and research and their role for a better tomorrow for all. Join the conversation, meet curious minds from around the world, and engage with new ideas and perspectives. Together with NFDIxCS, the DKZ.2R is organising an interactive exhibition at the “Museum für Naturkunde” on the first and second of November. We hope to meet you there!

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 diverse program with workshops focused on students and young researchers as well as teachers and other interested parties on the topic of research data management of object-related data. Furthermore, the NFDI4Objects will present their annual report, host poster sessions, and ignite talks, and organise collaboration and community workshops. In one of the poster sessions, we (DKZ.2R) will be presenting our poster titled: “The Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) bridging the gaps to NDFI4Objects” The full program (in German) can be found on the NFDI4Objects Website. As the DKZ.2R is only funded for a duration of three years, the various NDFI consortia play a major part in finding ways to establishing our offers and making them last. As part of our networking strategy we are also constantly exchanging ideas and looking for synergies between project to use our ressources as efficiently as possible.

For the 54th time the German Computer Science Society is celebrating the INFORMATIK Festival, an event dedicated to networking and the exchange of information and skills between people working in computer science. This year’s event is hosted by the Hochschule Rhein-Main in Wiesbaden. The DKZ.2R will be taking part in the “Data-Science-Community Workshop” on the last day of the festival. The overarching goal of this workshop is to build bridges and lay the groundwork for sustainable connections between different data-science related projects like the newly founded Data Literacy Centers and other projects receiving permanent funding such as the different NFDI consortia.

From September 19th to 20th the BMBF is inviting representatives of all eleven Data Literacy Centers in Germany to come together in Berlin and discuss the progress and the difficulties of the projects. There will be two days of workshops with topics ranging from discussions of domain-specific data literacy to strategies and concept for stabilizing data literacy projects. Furthermore, there will be plenty of time for networking with the other Data literacy centers, as well as invited speakers from other data literacy and research data management initiatives such as the NFDI. Our main coordinator, Alicia Janz, and Lukas Bossert from RWTH Aachen University will represent the DKZ.2R at the meeting. We are looking forward to gaining insights into the work of other data literacy centers and learning from their experiences and the measures they are taking to support scientist in their work with research data.

On the 11th and 12th of September the RWTH Aachen is hosting the third Data Stewardship goes Germany event. The event was founded by TU9, an alliance of leading technical universities in Germany as a networking workshop for participants working in Research Data Management in Science and Technology. This year’s event is focused on the participants and their networks regarding Data Stewardship. As DKZ.2R we are offering different consulting-services and support structures for scientists working with research data. We are therefore very happy to be taking part in the DsgG workshop and connect with other people involved in supporting scientists in their work with ever-increasing amounts of data.

The FDM Workshop is a multi-day event where participants work together on FDM tools and discover new features and application scenarios: from eLabFTW to Coscine and DataLab to LiaScript - in community-led sessions in English, participants can try out and exchange ideas.

The second FDM workshop is being held in cooperation with the state initiative fdm.nrw, our data literacy center DKZ.2R and the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University . The event begins with a kick-off event on Monday, 18.03.2024 from 15:00. This will be followed by two days of work. There will be 12 thematic sessions, which will largely take place in parallel and in English. The content and required prior knowledge (e.g. Python) can be found in the respective session abstracts on the fdm.nrw website.