The World Data System (WDS) has created a new network to support Early Career Researchers and Scientists (ECRs). The network commits to support the next generation of data stewards and data professionals that wish to develop various data related skills.
The train-the-trainer bootcamp event, held on the 17th of April in The Hague, was a great success. The event is part of the FOSTER Open Science bootcamp series.
The Essentials 4 Data Support course will reoccur in the autumn. This is an introductory course for those who (want to) support researchers in storing, managing, archiving and sharing their research data.
Over 50,000 new collection descriptions and 25,000 updates were added to the EHRI portal last month. The EHRI portal focuses on Holocaust related archives.
At the beginning of this year, a policy document was published on the role and objectives of DANS with regard to the social sciences. The roots of DANS lie in the social sciences and humanities and these disciplines play a central role in the services that DANS provides and the projects in which DANS is involved. DANS will continue and deepen many of the social science projects in the coming year.
Scientific service providers SURF, DANS, the Netherlands e-Science Center and 4TU.ResearchData were given the chance to present their services to potential users within the NWO Roadmap program.
On Thursday, June 20, 2019, AVA_Net is organizing a brand new AVA_Net Symposium. The location is at Beeld en Geluid in Hilversum. Registration is possible via the AVA_Net website.
