Researchers at the University of Cambridge who are required to store their data within the EU are now able to use the University’s Dropbox accounts. Previously the servers were based in the US, which meant that researchers on projects that required storage of data in Europe were unable to use the Dropbox accounts. However, this is now an option, and the University security guidance has been updated to respond to this.
Find out more on the University Information Service website.
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In July, a Text & Data Mining (TDM) Symposium was held at the University of Cambridge, which aimed to bring together the different stakeholders involved in TDM from all sides. Attendees included postgraduate students, early career researchers, librarians and publishers, and the day featured a plenary address by Kiera McNeice (FutureTDM), case studies, talks and a roundtable discussion. After discovering more about different current TDM uses, the roundtable was an excellent way to bring things to a close. The animated discussion addressed real-life concerns, including institutions being cut off and possible legal ramifications.
Find out more and access resources and recordings from the day via the Unlocking Research blog.
You can also access the slides from the day in the University repository.
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FutureTDM, a project aiming to improve uptake of text and data mining (TDM) in the EU, is coming to an end. The project has spent the last two years investigating barriers to the take-up of text and data mining technology (TDM) on a large scale in Europe. The project staff have met with stakeholders and experts from all over Europe, gathering input and carrying out their own research to understand how Europe can take steps to support the uptake of TDM.
The outcomes of FutureTDM’s work can be found shared in a final awareness sheet ‘Outcomes of the FutureTDM project - What have we learned’.
Find out more via the FutureTDM website.
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Aarhus University, Denmark’s top-ranked higher education institution, has collaborated with a number of leading Danish industrial companies (including Lego) to introduce a new initiative pursuing an open science model. The University is moving away from patenting research conducted in partnership with private sector companies. The new ‘patent-free playground’ is called Open Science and does not allow any involved parties to patent any discoveries made during the research process. At the close of the project, all results are publically disclosed to everyone.
Find out more via the Times Higher Education website.
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In July, Germany’s first Open Data law came into effect. The law is part of the change of the German E-Government law and finally enables free access to government data. It is not a part of the freedom of information act or a transparency law, but it lays the groundwork for accessing data from all public authorities. The development of this law is due in large part to concentrated community efforts in Germany.
Find out more on the Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland website.
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Writing on the Center for Open Science, Rusty Speidel discusses how open source research tools can help those working in research institutions. In these institutions, staff are managing multiple projects, licensing, research support and publishing challenges. With so much to manage, it can be an enormous challenge keeping on top of things. The Center for Open Science has developed a number of free open-source software tools, including software add-ons for tools from Overleaf to Dropbox.
Find out more on the Center for Open Science website.
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The Open Science Framework (OSF) has newly released Add-on support for Bitbucket as part of the Center for Open Science’s commitment to connecting OSF to the tools its users use every day.
Find out more about this and other supported Add-ons on the Center for Open Science blog.
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Katherine Wood shares some starter tips on analysis script and data sharing for early career researchers; particularly those in the social sciences. The focus of the tips is on transparency and reproducibility, covering gathering consent and institutional review board approval, anonymization and future proofing among others.
Read the blog on the LSE Impact Blog.
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14 September
Cambridge University Library
The Office of Scholarly Communication at the University of Cambridge has seen the 1000th dataset uploaded to the Apollo repository. To celebrate this, the OSC will be hosting a celebratory invitation-only evening of drinks, nibbles and good company.
If you would like to book a ticket to attend you can do so via the Eventbrite website.
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14-15 September
University of Cambridge
A two-day practical introduction to the writing of Python programs for a complete novice. Participants are led through the core aspects of Python illustrated by a series of example programs. Upon completion of the course, attentive participants will be able to write simple Python programs and customize more complex code to fit their needs.
Find out more on the University of Cambridge training website.
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12 October
University of Cambridge
A one-day course covering concepts and strategies for working more effectively with Python, aiming for reusable code. The morning session will cover basic syntax, data structure and control statements. The remaining part of the session will cover an introduction to writing user-defined functions, investigating how to incorporate existing python modules and packages into programs and writing modules.
Find out more on the University of Cambridge training website.
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23 October
St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
From contested numbers around Brexit to the perennial dubious health claims, people trying to support their arguments with facts and figures constantly surround us. The trouble is that data can be made to say almost anything. How can we protect ourselves from being misled by ‘alternative facts'? Join the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication in association with Big Data Cambridge, bringing together a panel of experts with very different backgrounds to help tackle the problem, with open questions from the audience.
Please register online via the Eventbrite website.
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31 October
Cambridge University Library
- How much data would you lose if your laptop was stolen?
- Have you ever emailed your colleague a file named 'final_final_versionEDITED'?
- Do you know what your funder expects you to do with your research data?
- As a researcher, you will encounter research data in many forms, ranging from measurements, numbers and images to documents and publications.
Whether you create, receive or collect this information, you will need to organise it.
Managing digital information properly is a complex issue. Doing it correctly from the start could save you a lot of time and hassle when preparing a publication or writing up your thesis.
Find out more information and book a place when bookings open via the University Training website. |
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University of Kent
What is Big Data? How does it affect you; the decisions you make; the services you receive; and the environment that you live in? The Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (BLG) are running a free lecture series at the University of Kent. Experts from the public and private sectors, and the world of academia will discuss their views and experiences of what Big Data can do to enhance the environment, evolve business, and empower society, and will then join a panel to answer audience queries.
Find out more about this series of events on the ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre website.
The first event will be Big Data Can... Enhance the Environment on Thursday 28 September.
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SAVE THE DATE: Engaging researchers in good data management
15 November
St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge
Save the date for this international joint venture between the University of Cambridge Office of Scholarly Communication, SPARC Europe and Jisc. This event will bring together people who run programmes aimed at engaging researchers with research data management (RDM), those who plan to start activities of this kind, as well as researchers themselves.
The event will be live-streamed to allow those who cannot travel to participate remotely, and bursaries will be available for application closer to the time. Keep an eye on the OSC events website for further details.
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16-17 November
University of Cambridge
OpenCon 2017 is the student and early career academic professional conference on Open Access, Open Education and Open Data, this year being held from 11-13 November in Berlin, Germany. OpenCon Cambridge is a satellite event that will bring together students, early career academic researchers and open advocates from around Cambridge and beyond! The theme of this year is Making Open Work for Everyone with the first day focusing on a series of talks and discussions, and for the first time ever a second day taking the format of a Do-athon.
More information coming soon on the OpenConCam website.
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The University of Manchester are currently advertising for a Research Data Services Assistant.
This role will be based in the Research Services division of the Library and will split their time between the RDM and bibliometrics team. They are looking to further develop the training they offer this year and there are lots of exciting RDM projects coming up that they would like the post holder to get involved with.
Apply online via the University of Manchester website by Tuesday 12 September.
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Lancaster University is looking for a Ruby on Rails developer to join the Digital Innovation and Research Services team. The candidate will help build scalable systems that deliver innovative solutions to existing and emerging problems. The role will also involve developing key web based systems, as well as developing advanced skills in RoR and digital humanities. The candidate is also likely to develop skills in Amazon Web Services, Docker, Elastic Compute Cloud and automated tools to check code quality and deployment.
Find out more and apply via the Lancaster University website by Tuesday 12 September 2017.
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The University of Bath are seeking a Research Data Librarian to join the Research Data Service within their library. The Research Data Librarian is responsible for maintaining and delivering a programme of guidance materials, workshops and online training resources. These resources will provide support for researchers throughout the University with their research data management needs.
Find out more on the University of Bath website by Sunday 17 September.
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Open Humans is an exciting nonprofit project with a growing community, and are seeking a staff member to specialize in supporting the technology aspects of their platform and community. While candidates already highly experienced in the relevant technologies are welcomed, Open Humans are also open to training an otherwise experienced programmer.
Find out more on the Open Humans website.
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4-15 December
São Paulo, Brazil
Applications are invited to participate in the CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science, which will be held at ICTP-SAIFR in São Paulo, Brazil. The CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science has developed a short course, with a summer school-style curriculum to address the need to skills relating to data, including the principles and practice of Open Science and research data management and curation.
Find out more about the School and how to apply on the CODATA website by Friday 22 September.
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Open Humans are offering grants to fund projects, with teams or individuals invited to apply for a grant of up to $5,000. The project should work with members of Open Humans to add new data sources, share new ways to explore existing data, or raise significant awareness of the Open Humans project.
Find further details and apply via the Open Humans website.
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The European Open Science Cloud for Research pilot (EOSCpilot) project is supporting the first phase in the development of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). A second and final Open Call has been announced for applications to take part as one of the Science Demonstrators. The project invites applications from institutions with interesting challenges that would help define the infrastructure needed by European researchers, while showing the scientific excellence and societal impact that EOSC could achieve.
Find further details and apply by Monday 11 September on the EOSCPilot project website.
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