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Introduction to effective and practical research data management
An introductory workshop designed to help participants understand the basics of managing research data effectively and responsibly. The workshop covers the key data principles FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics).
How to become a computational social scientist
This workshop is an introduction to computational social science. A chance to understand and discuss what computational social science is, what it is good for, how to become a computational social scientist, and the basic steps to follow in an ideal computational social science research project.
Personal data journeys
Rodney Appleyard, UK Data Service and Jennie Blows, CLOSER, interview Professor Jennifer Symonds, Director of CLOSER, Robin Flaig, Co-Director of the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration and Chief Operations Officer for Generation Scotland, and Dr Nigel de Noronha, former Research Associate at the University of Manchester, about their personal data journeys and what they have found so rewarding about working with data.
Training podcast
Dr Vanessa Higgins, the Service Director of User Support and Training at the UK Data Service, provides an overview of the training courses and workshops delivered by her team throughout the year.