This presentation at the NFDI4Biodiversity & GfÖ Winter School 2022 focused on the fundamentals of Data Management and Data Literacy in the context of biodiversity research. Attendees gained insights into best practices for data collection, storage, sharing, and preservation. Further, the presentation emphasized the vital roles of NFDI4Biodiversity and GFBio services in fostering data-driven research, supporting data curation, and promoting a culture of data literacy within the biodiversity community.
Template for the NFDI4Biodiversity & GfÖ Winter SchoolThis publication showcases the NFDI4Biodiversity & GfÖ Winter School 2022, a transformative one-week course program designed to equip young scientists with essential Research Data Management (RDM) skills tailored for biodiversity and environmental data. Organized by the NFDI4Biodiversity consortium, the Winter School fostered data literacy and promoted sustainable research practices within the ecological and environmental science communities.
The publication offers an overview of the Winter School's structure, curriculum, and highlights. Throughout the course, participants engaged in a series of expert-led lectures and hands-on practical sessions, delivered by renowned academics, data specialists, and research institutions in the biodiversity domain. These sessions covered critical aspects of RDM, encompassing data collection, curation, analysis, visualization, and long-term preservation.
The curriculum extensively explored state-of-the-art software tools for data handling, including Jupyter notebook, R, Python, RightField, and OpenRefine. By providing hands-on training with these tools, the Winter School empowered participants to enhance their data management workflows and produce robust research outcomes.
Targeting PhD students and Early-Career Researchers, the Winter School nurtured the next generation of scientists, equipping them with the necessary skills to navigate the challenges posed by increasingly complex and diverse ecological datasets.
By sharing insights, lessons learned, and practical guidance, this publication serves as an invaluable reference and guide for organizers, educators, and researchers seeking to create impactful and inclusive training programs in research data management for biodiversity and related studies.
The Winter School's legacy lies not only in the skills acquired by participants but also in the collaboration across the biodiversity and environmental science community. It exemplifies the commitment of NFDI4Biodiversity to advance data-driven research and contribute to a more sustainable and biodiverse planet
NFDI4Biodiversity Self-Study Unit - Research Data Management for Biodiversity DataThe NFDI4Biodiversity Self-Study Unit (SSU) provides in-depth knowledge for both students and researchers specializing in biodiversity and environmental sciences. This learning is based on the online learning unit "Forschungsdatenmanagement - eine Online-Einführung (HeFDI Data Learning Materials)" of the Hessian Research Data Infrastructures. Developed in collaboration between several partners within NFDI4Biodiversity, the SSU offers essential domain-specific knowledge in research data management.
Winter School Lectures - SlidesThe Winter School aimed on Early-Career-Researcher (ECR´s) with a background in biodiversity and environmental science and took place in December 2022. It was a collaborative event between the Ecological Society (GfÖ) and the consortium NFDI4Biodiversity within the National Research Data Infrastructure Germany (NFDI). Various experts from the partner network (universities, data centers and research institutions) shared their widespread knowledge and trained participants in the fundamentals of Research Data Management (RDM) as well as cutting-edge technologies in handling environmental and biodiversity data across the Data Life Cycle (DLC). This is a collection of presentations from this Winter School 2022.
Data Management and Data LiteracyLearn more about the basics of Research Data Management and Data Literacy (e.g. research data types, FAIR principles, Data Management Plan) and what Funding Guidelines have to do with that.
NFDI4Biodiversity Self-Study Unit - Research Data Management for Biodiversity DataThe NFDI4Biodiversity Self-Study Unit (SSU) provides in-depth knowledge for both students and researchers specializing in biodiversity and environmental sciences. This learning is based on the online learning unit "Forschungsdatenmanagement - eine Online-Einführung (HeFDI Data Learning Materials)" of the Hessian Research Data Infrastructures. Developed in collaboration between several partners within NFDI4Biodiversity, the SSU offers essential domain-specific knowledge in research data management.
Winter School LecturesThe Winter School aimed on Early-Career-Researcher (ECR´s) with a background in biodiversity and environmental science and took place in December 2022. It was a collaborative event between the Ecological Society (GfÖ) and the consortium NFDI4Biodiversity within the National Research Data Infrastructure Germany (NFDI). Various experts from the partner network (universities, data centers and research institutions) shared their widespread knowledge and trained participants in the fundamentals of Research Data Management (RDM) as well as cutting-edge technologies in handling environmental and biodiversity data across the Data Life Cycle (DLC). This is a collection of recorded lectures from this Winter School 2022.