By DKZ.2R: Advanced Git

A workshop offered in collaboration with the Graduate center of Bonn University.

In this workshop, we will look at the steps beyond “git add” and “git commit” and look at some of the less frequently used (but still important!) git commands to help you resolve common issues that arise in git controlled projects.

By DKZ.2R: Data Visualization with Python

A workshop offered in collaboration with the Graduate center of Bonn University.

In this workshop, we will create a small, interactive application using Streamlit and Plotly, and deploy it to the web using the Streamlit cloud and GitHub. Participants will be guided with the help of live-coded examples and self-paced exercises.

By DKZ.2R: Introduction to Programming with Python

A workshop offered in collaboration with the Graduate center of Bonn University.

This workshop will cover the very basics of Python, from variable assignment to data types to loops, conditional, and functions. Participants will be guided with the help of live-coded examples and self-paced exercises.

Introduction to Working with Git

A workshop offered in collaboration with the Graduate center of Bonn University.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to get started using git to control files on their devices, connecting their local repositories with a remote website, and working collaboratively with other participants. All content will be demonstrated with live-coding, and supported with independent exercises.

By DKZ.2R: Plotting & Programming with Python - FLINTA course

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 introductory workshop on python, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on the 27th and 29th of May, 2026 in collaboation with the RWTH Aachen IT-Center.

This workshop is offered especially for FLINTA early career researchers (anyone identifying as Female, Lesbian, Inter, Non-binary, Trans, or Agender) and will be presented by FLINTA instructors.

DKZ.2R at the FDM-Werkstatt 2026

Community Workshop | 23–25 March 2026 | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

We are excited to announce that DKZ.2R is participating in this year’s FDM-Werkstatt, the annual community workshop organized by fdm.nrw around the tools and practices of Research Data Management (RDM).

The fourth edition of the FDM-Werkstatt brings together researchers, data stewards, and developers from across NRW and beyond for three days of hands-on sessions, collaborative problem-solving, and peer exchange. This year’s event is organized in cooperation with the RDM Competence Centre of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, CEPLAS, DataPLANT, and NFDI4BIOIMAGE.

By DKZ.2R: LaTeX for Academic Publishing

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 April 9th and 10th at the University of Cologne. 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.

By DKZ.2R:Fundamentals of Metadata Course

The Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) will be presenting the Carpentries Course “Fundamentals of Metadata” Developed by the Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC).

Short Description: This is a fundamentals course targeted at researchers from all fields who want to annotate their research data in a well structured and meaningful way. From the definition and importance of metadata to the use of metadata frameworks using JSON you will discover how to document your data in a hands-on experience.
This event functions as a satellite event to the the DKZ.2R Metadata Challenge, happening on March 12th, also at the University of Bonn. The Data Challenge is the perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to put their new Metadata skills to the test with the option of working with your own data. Find the registration for the Data Challenge using the following link

hpc.nrw & DKZ.2R: Intro to Programming with 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 two-day Python Intro course in collaboration with hpc.nrw. The Lecture part of the workshop will be streamed live from Bonn to different locations where participants are supported by on-site instructors in working on the exercises and in the case of questions. The DKZ.2R will support participants on-site in Aachen for the two-day event.

hpc.nrw & DKZ.2R: Intro to Programming with 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 two-day Python Intro course in collaboration with hpc.nrw. The Lecture part of the workshop will be streamed live from Bonn to different locations where participants are supported by on-site instructors in working on the exercises and in the case of questions. The DKZ.2R will support participants on-site in Aachen for the two-day event.

hpc.nrw & DKZ.2R: Python on HPC clusters

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 Intermediate/Advanced Python on HPC Clusters course in collaboration with hpc.nrw. The Lecture part of the workshop will be streamed live from Bonn to different locations where participants are supported by on-site instructors in working on the exercises and in the case of questions. The DKZ.2R will support participants on-site in Aachen for the two-day event.

By DKZ.2R: Introduction to Machine Learning with Python and Scikit-Learn

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 1st and 2nd of April, 2026. 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. The official registration is already closed, for last-minute registrations please contact us via info@dkz2r.de.

By DKZ.2R: Intermediate Python Topics

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. Registration stays open until the day before the event,

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Git & Gitlab

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 4th and 5th of December on the topic of “Git & Gitlab”.

By DKZ.2R: Data Analytics for Engineering Data Using Machine Learning

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.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Introduction to the Unix Shell, Git, and GitLab

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.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Plotting and Programming in Python

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”.

By DKZ.2R: LaTeX for Academic Publishing

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.

By DKZ.2R: Intermediate Python Topics

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.

By DKZ.2R: Introduction to Machine Learning with Python and Scikit-Learn

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.

By DKZ.2R: LaTeX for Academic Publishing

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.

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 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.

By DKZ.2R: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing

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.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Python Basics and Plotting

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.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Introduction to Git

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.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Introduction to the Unix Shell, Git, and GitLab

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.

Carpentries Workshop - Introduction to Python

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Empowering Researchers with Foundational Computing Skills: Join the Upcoming Carpentries Workshop

In today’s fast-paced research environment, the ability to harness computational tools effectively can make a world of difference. Whether you’re managing data or automating tasks, having the right skills can significantly streamline your work. That’s where The Carpentries come in — a global initiative comprising the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities. These communities are dedicated to equipping researchers with essential computational and data science skills, helping them to work smarter, not harder.

By DKZ.2R: The Carpentries Workshop: Python Basics and Plotting

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.