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FAIR in a Nutshell - 16.02.2023

Submitted by Diana on

On the 16th of February 2023, ELIXIR-Estonia will be holding an online data management course in English: FAIR in a Nutshell. This lecture will be a short overview of the FAIR principles and is part of a bigger data management course package aimed at DMP writers and grant applicants.

In recent years, more attention has been put on what researchers do with the data they produce. Especially in Europe (think GDPR), but also everywhere else. The main idea is that when researchers use taxpayers' money, the taxpayers themselves should also have access to the results free of charge. This means that the research should be published in open-access journals, and data should be made publicly available.

Good data management helps to make the whole process of making data reusable easier. In general, you should think about how to manage your data at the beginning and during the project and know what you plan to do with it at the end of the project. However, what is “good data management” exactly is up for debate. The FAIR Principles concentrate on making your data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable, so this is a good start. And let’s be honest, some of these things you probably are already doing.

In this course, we will be going over all the FAIR Principles and how they are applied in real life. This way, you will already know what to consider while writing a grant, filling out your data management plan or doing your research.

 

Information about the lecture

Date: 16.02.2023

Language: English

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Place: Zoom, link will be sent a couple of days before the lecture

 

We ask you to register responsibly. If you can't attend the lecture, please let us know as soon as possible via email (elixir@ut.ee).

 

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Learning outcomes:

  • Understands the importance of a good data management
  • Knows what are the FAIR principles and what they mean
  • Knows how to implement FAIR principles throughout the research project
  • Knows where to get more information about the FAIR Principles

 

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SIB Bioinformatics Awards 2023 are now open to entries

Submitted by Diana on

Bioinformaticians of the world, it's your time to shine! The SIB Bioinformatics Awards promote excellence, diversity and innovation in the field of bioinformatics, and are now open to entries until 31 January 2023. 

SIB created the Bioinformatics Awards in 2008 to acknowledge early career bioinformaticians and ground-breaking resources of national and international standing. The international awards honour excellence in bioinformatics and computational biology within three categories:

The awards are assigned by an international jury, revised by the SIB Award Committee and announced during the biennial [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference.

More info available here: https://www.sib.swiss/science-promotion/bioinformatics-awards

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Free Open Data Courses by Digiriigi Akadeemia

Submitted by Heleri on

Digiriigi Akadeemia is hosting several Open Data related courses. 

In addition to the ABC of Data course, two new free courses have been opened in the Digiriigi Akadeemia environment: ABC of Open Data and Good Practice for Publishing Open Data. 
The ABC of Open Data is intended as a basic level course and creates a general understanding of the topic of Open Data. It is suitable for everyone who feels they need instructions and help decipher the topic to get started in the field.
The good practice of publishing open data is a natural continuation of the ABC training, which talks about higher-quality data disclosure.

More information: www.digiriigiakadeemia.ee

Autumn semester Data Management courses

Submitted by Heleri on

ELIXIR Estonia is continuing with the data management-related lectures and workshops this semester. To get more information about these courses, read below and visit https://elixir.ut.ee/training. 

 

Face-to-Face (F2F) lectures will take place at the Delta building in Tartu (Narva mnt 18, Tartu). 

ONLINE workshops will be held through Zoom (the meeting link will be sent a couple of days before the workshop). 

 

  • 13.09.2022 - Metadata and README (lecture, F2F, 2h) CLOSED

Register: https://forms.gle/6y2FaHMN7nrbA5bR7 

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/448 

  • 27.09.2022 - Licensing Research Outputs (lecture, F2F, 2h) CLOSED

Register: https://forms.gle/ahVcG64FPJvTwuu68 

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/450 

  • 4.10.2022 - How to Make Your Messy Data Usable? - PART 1 (workshop, ONLINE, 2h + independent work) CLOSED

Register: https://forms.gle/bWiBGrpanoot3YR59 

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/456 

  • 25.10.2022 - Data Visualization I - Figures (lecture, F2F, 2h) CLOSED

Register: https://forms.gle/rjiGvJj32qweG5mj6 

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/452 

  • 1.11.2022 - Crash Course of GDPR (lecture, F2F, 2h) - Cancelled

Register: https://forms.gle/dNVQPs3y35k5Ua8y8

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/454 

  • 8.11.2022 - How to Make Your Messy Data Usable? - PART 2 (workshop, ONLINE, 1h + independent work) CLOSED

Register: https://forms.gle/2uMN9RN8LEyT8doM7 

More information: https://elixir.ut.ee/node/456 

 

We do ask you to register for the lecture responsibly. If you can’t attend the course, please let us know as soon as possible via email at elixir@ut.ee. 

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How to Make Your Messy Data Usable? - Beginner and Advanced workshop - 04.10.2022/8.11.2022

Submitted by Heleri on

On the 4th of October 2022, ELIXIR-Estonia will be holding a data management online course: How to Make Your Messy Data Usable? - PART 1. The course will be held in English. This course will be in two parts: a 1.5-hour online lecture on how to make a spreadsheet usable for other people held on the 4th of October at 10:00 in Zoom. The practical workshop on cleaning your messy data with OpenRefine software will be a video lecture you can follow in your own time. Additionally, we will hold 2 Q&A sessions in Zoom, where you can talk about any problems you encountered with the OpenRefine software.

This course will cover how to name your files and variables, version control, compile a data dictionary, and what to do with empty cells. In the second part of this lecture, OpenRefine software is introduced. With this, you can easily clean up the messy data. For the more practical aspect of using the OpenRefine software, we will share a video that will teach the basics. You can watch it anytime and do the lessons yourself. On two days (7.10 and 10.10), there will be a 1h slot (10:00-11:00) on Zoom, when you can come and ask any question you have regarding tables and OpenRefine software. 

 

Workshop information for PART 1: 

Lecture: 4th of October, 2022 at 10:00 (lecture, 1.5h)

Q&A session: 7.10 and 10.10 at 10:00 (Q&A, feedback, 1h)

Place: ZOOM (link will be sent to your email)

Register: CLOSED

Registration closes at 23:59 on 30.09.2022 or when the course gets full.

 

Learning outcomes for the participants: 

  • Compile a data table that abides by the FAIR Principles
  • Recognize what a clean table for others to use looks like
  • Explain how to use OpenRefine to clean the messy data

 

On the 8th of November 2022, ELIXIR-Estonia will be holding a data management online course: How to Make Your Messy Data Usable? - PART 2. The course will be held in English. This course will be in two parts: a 1-hour online lecture on what you can do in OpenRefine, including transformations, expressions, and extensions for the software, held on the 8th of November at 10:00 in Zoom. The practical workshop on how to transform your previously cleaned data with OpenRefine software will be a video lecture that you can follow in your own time. Additionally, we will hold 2 Q&A sessions in Zoom, where you can talk about any problems you encountered with the OpenRefine software.

This is a follow-up workshop for “How to make your messy data usable - PART 1”, where we talked about spreadsheets but also introduced the OpenRefine software. This course will explore the depths of OpenRefine software and see what else it can offer. This will include cleaning the data in bigger batches and unifying the data in one sweep. These include transformations and expressions. Additionally, we will introduce the possibility of downloading additional data from other databases and different extensions OpenRefine software has. 

You should have participated in the PART 1 workshop in order to register for the PART 2. 

 

Workshop information for PART 2: 

Lecture: 8th of November, 2022 at 10:00 (lecture, 1h)

Q&A session: 10.11 at 11:00 and 14.11 at 10:00 (Q&A, feedback, 1h)

Place: ZOOM (link will be sent to your email)

Register: CLOSED

Registration closes at 23:59 on 04.11.2022 or when the course gets full.

 

Learning outcomes for the participants: 

  • Understands what OpenRefine software can do with data
  • Knows what kind of transformations OpenRefine software supports
  • Knows how to write transformations and expressions in OpenRefine software

 

ONLINE workshops will be held through Zoom (the meeting link will be sent a couple of days before the workshop). 

We do ask you to register for the lecture responsibly. If you can’t attend the course, please let us know as soon as possible via email at elixir@ut.ee. 

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