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Edinburgh Open Research Conference – Call for Contributions

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The University’s Library Research Support Team and grassroots organisations Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea and Edinburgh Open Research Initiative (EORI) are joining forces to launch the first Edinburgh Open Research Conference.  Which will be held in the John McIntyre Conference Centre and Online on the 27th May 2022. If you would like to participate in this exciting new event then This Call for Contributions is your invitation to get involved.

Introduction

Open research (a.k.a. “open science” or “open scholarship”) refers to a collection of practices and principles around transparency, reproducibility and integrity in research.

As an active member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and a signatory of DORA, Edinburgh is committed to making open research the new normal by supporting and encouraging the adoption of good open research practice throughout the University. This represents a significant change in the way research will be conducted, and how the next generation of researchers will be trained. That is why we are launching this new conference.

You will hear about the work the University is doing to support your move towards Open Research, but more than that it will be a chance for you to discuss the challenges and opportunities that Open Research will bring to your work, and to network with colleagues from other disciplines and institutions who will be facing those too.

We are also excited to announce that our keynote speaker for this conference will be Professor Stephen Curry from Imperial College London, who also is the Chair of DORA.

The conference will be free to attend and is open to those within the University of Edinburgh as well as external attendees, from all disciplines, backgrounds, and roles. In particular, we are hoping to welcome undergraduate and postgraduate students to this event.

The schedule will consist of talks, workshops and poster sessions, both with internal and external presenters.

Further Information about the conference can be accessed from the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2022 | The University of Edinburgh webpage which will be updated regularly.

How to Contribute

If you would like to participate in this conference submit an abstract of maximum 500 words using the submission form at http://journals.ed.ac.uk/eor/index. Please make sure your contribution is accessible to those from different disciplines and backgrounds.

The deadline for contributions 31 March 2pm, except for posters which is 15 April 2pm.

Visit the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2022 | The University of Edinburgh for more details on the themes and types of contribution.

Research Data Training: Semester Two, 2020/21

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As we are still facing significant restrictions on movement and in-person events during the whole of semester 2 we have decided to continue offering our RDM (Research Data Management) training courses online only. Details of the upcoming courses are below.

For undergraduate and taught masters students we have a new course called Data Mindfulness: Making the most of your dissertation, which can be enroled on via Learn on MyEd. Alternatively the videos and workbook are available on our training page.

Our online, self-paced RDM training course, Research Data MANTRA, has also been undergoing a significant update, which will be the subject of a future blog post – it is openly accessible at https://mantra.edina.ac.uk.

Full details about each course are on our training webpage https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/research-support/research-data-service/training

Workshop Audience Date Time Booking Link
Writing A Data Management Plan for Your Research (RDS002) Research Staff 24th March 2021 09:30 – 11:30 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleId=44117
Writing A Data Management Plan for Your Research (RDS002) All Staff & PGR’s 13th April 2021 10:00 – 12:00 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=44862
Working with Personal and Sensitive Data (RDS003) Research Staff 15th April 2021 09:30 – 11:30 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleId=44118
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) All Staff & PGR’s 21 & 22 April 2021 13:30 – 15:00 Part 1 – https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=44856

Part 2 – ttps://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=44861
Edinburgh DataVault: supporting users archiving their research data (RDS008) Support staff 22nd April 2021 10:30 – 12:00 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=showEventDetails&scheduleId=44924
Working with Personal and Sensitive Data (RDS003) All Staff & PGR’s 26th April 2021 14:00 – 16:00 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=44863
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) Research Staff 04 & 05 May 2021 13:30 – 15:00 Contact IAD directly https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-academic-development

The following courses will not run during semester 2, but we plan to relaunch them as soon possible. In the meantime if you need any support just get in touch with us via data-support@ed.ac.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

  • Data Cleaning with OpenRefine (RDS004)
  • Handling Data Using SPSS (RDS005)
  • Assessing Disclosure Risk in Quantitative Data (RDS006)
  • Assessing Data Quality in Quantitative Data (RDS007)
  • Introduction to Visualising Data in ArcGIS (RDS011)
  • Introduction to Visualising Data in QGIS (RDS012)

A final note, the Research Data Management and Sharing MOOC which we launched with the University of North Carolina in 2016 has enjoyed its most successful period during the pandemic, with people wanting to reskill for the digital world. Over 2,700 learners have successfully completed the 5 week course and passed assessments, with over 25,000 people engaging with the highly rated course since the beginning.

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Kerry Miller
Research Data Support Officer
Library and University Collections

Research Data Training: Semester 1 2020/21

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A universal truth: things are a bit weird just now. So over the past few months we have been working hard to convert our popular face-to-face training workshops for online delivery. Below you will find a list of the courses we’ve scheduled to delivery during semester 1 using Collaborate virtual classroom. Come along and join us!

Full details about each course are on our training webpage https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/research-support/research-data-service/training

Workshop Audience Date Time Booking Link
Writing A Data Management Plan for Your Research (RDS002) Research Staff 08 September 2020 09:30 – 11:30 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42689
Writing A Data Management Plan for Your Research (RDS002) All Staff & PGR’s 23 September 2020 10:00 – 12:00 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42494
Edinburgh DataVault: supporting users archiving their research data (RDS008) Professional Service Staff 25 September 2020 14:00 – 16:00 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42495
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) Research Staff 29-30 September 2020 09:30 – 11:00 x 2 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42690
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) All Staff & PGR’s 13-14 October 20 10:30 – 1200 x 2 Part 1 – https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42496,

Part 2 – https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42637
Working with Personal and Sensitive Data (RDS003) Research Staff 28 October 2020 09:30 – 11:30 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42791
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) Research Staff 11-12 November 2020 13:30 – 15:00 x 2 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42794
Realising the Benefits of Good Research Data Management (RDS001) PhD students 01-02 December 2020 09:30 – 11:00 x 2 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42795
Working with Personal and Sensitive Data (RDS003) All Staff & PGR’s 07 December 2020 10:30 – 12:30 https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=42498

The following courses will not run during semester 1, but we plan to relaunch them in 2021. In the meantime if you need any support just get in touch with us via data-support@ed.ac.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

  • Data Cleaning with OpenRefine (RDS004)
  • Handling Data Using SPSS (RDS005)
  • Assessing Disclosure Risk in Quantitative Data (RDS006)
  • Assessing Data Quality in Quantitative Data (RDS007)
  • Data Mindfulness: Making the Most of your Dissertation (RDS009)
  • Introduction to Visualising Data in ArcGIS (RDS011)
  • Introduction to Visualising Data in QGIS (RDS012)

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Kerry Miller
Research Data Support Officer
Library and University Collections

Protocols.io trial… six months on!

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We launched a trial of protocols.io Enterprise in December 2019, and a lot has been achieved in the first six months.

The number of registered UoE users has increased from 121 to 217 and the number of private protocols from 36 to 106 which demonstrates a significant interest in using the platform with its additional Enterprise functionality,

We have also run a number of webinars specifically for UoE staff and students which have been well attended.

While these numbers suggest interest amongst our research community in using protocols.io we have to collect better feedback before we can decide if protocols.io Enterprise is to become an ongoing service provided by the University.

That is why we are now launching this short survey about protocols.io which is open to all UoE research staff and students. The aim is to gather initial thoughts from our community and to identify people who may be prepared to contribute more in-depth feedback as the trial progresses.

The survey can be accessed at https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/protocols-io-6-month-survey

To find out more about protocols.io or this trial you can read this blogpost from when the trial launched: https://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/2019/12/13/new-research-data-management-tool-on-one-year-trial-protocols-io/

Alternatively please visit our website, where you will also find links to all the protocols.io webinars we have run: https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/research-support/research-data-service/during/open-research-tools/protocols

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Kerry Miller
Research Data Support Officer
Library & University Collections