National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS) gives a course in research data management practices in collaboration with the Graduate Research School in Integrative Biology at Lund University (IBIO). This workshop in Data Management with an updated curriculum is a unique event that provides an introduction to practices for better data management for PhD students, postdocs, researchers, and other employees within all Swedish universities. We also welcome applications from outside of Sweden and from the non-academic sector; for more information, contact us.

The workshop will introduce important research data management aspects through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on computer exercises. The course is intended for researchers who want to take the first steps towards a more systematic and reproducible approach to documenting, describing and managing research data.

Topics covered:

● Open Science and FAIR in practice
● Organising data, files and folders in research projects
● Describing data with metadata
● Documentation using Markdown
● Publishing data to public data repositories
● Cleaning tabular data and metadata with OpenRefine
● Versioning data, documents and scripts (e.g. by using Git & GitHub)
● Writing Data Management Plans

What Participants Are Saying

"This course provided me with invaluable insights into managing my research data effectively!" - Participant Fall 2024

"The hands-on exercises were practical and easy to follow. Highly recommended!" - Participant Fall 2024

“This course should be mandatory for all new PhD-students, and PIs too.” -Participant Spring 2025

“This course opens up a new world. A large world, like a maze. But the course provides some sort of map.” - Participant 2021

Important dates and information

Workshop Dates: 2025-09-09 – 2025-09-11
Application closes: 2025-06-11
Venue: Room Maskrosen (E121), Ekologihuset, Kontaktvägen 10, University of Lund, Lund.
Format: This workshop runs on-site in Lund. Teaching assistants and instructors will be available throughout the course to help you with exercises and questions.

Course fee

Thanks to generous sponsorship from the Graduate Research School in Integrative Biology (IBIO), the course fee is waived for academic participants:
● 0 SEK for participants from academic institutions,
● 9500 SEK for participants from non-academic organisations
The fee includes lunches, coffee breaks and snacks.
If you accept a spot in the course but do not attend (no-show), the full fee will be charged (2000 SEK for academic participants). Please note that NBIS cannot invoice individuals directly.

Certification

Participants who attend all sessions and complete the exercises will receive a certificate of participation outlining the topics covered and the duration of the workshop. Please note that this course does not offer formal university credits.

Limited Spots Available

The course can accommodate a maximum of 25 participants.

Apply now to secure your spot in this valuable and interactive workshop!