Would you like to maximise your research impact by openly sharing your research outputs?

If you are interested in embracing Open Science and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles in your work, join our hands-on workshop!

Open and FAIR: Be part of the change to openness! Learn about the benefits of being open and how to make your research outputs reusable.

Efficient Organization: Equip yourself with practical data management skills, and discover tools to streamline your research for improved efficiency.

Transform your research practices and make a meaningful difference in your field!

Course Details:

The course is conducted over 4 days comprising of two Tuesday and two Thursday afternoons:

Session 1: Thursday, 16th January 2025; from 13:00 to 17:00
Session 2: Tuesday, 21st January 2025; from 13:00 to 17:00
Session 3: Thursday, 23rd January 2025; from 13:00 to 17:00
Session 4: Tuesday, 28th January 2025 ; from 13:00 to 17:00

(GMT+0; UK time)

Instruction: online (Zoom), with Livia Scorza, Haya Deeb, Juliana Rodriguez-Cubillos and Andrew Millar of Edinburgh’s Biological Research Data Management Team, BioRDM.

Cost: This workshop is essentially FREE! We only ask for a small deposit when you register to prevent no-shows (the Eventbrite ticket). We will refund the deposit to all participants, minus the Eventbrite fee (approximately £2). You can cancel anytime before the registration deadline.

Course Highlights and Focus:

Understanding the principles of data management really helps you to make them work for you in practice, so this workshop covers both aspects. It is designed for non-PI researchers in chronobiology (including PhD students, postdocs, lab managers and technicians). You'll gain practical insights into Open Science, FAIR principles, and free tools that you can use in your research workflows. These good practices will not only benefit the circadian community but they will also save your time.

Course Modules:

Over four half-day sessions, you will:

Get an Introduction to Open Science and FAIR Principles

Explore IP, Licensing, and Openness

Learn about Handling (Meta)data in Excel

Master Electronic Lab Notebooks

Utilize Jupyter Notebooks for Reusable Analysis

Understand Public Repositories

Use BioDare2 for period analysis of circadian rhythm data

Write a Data Management Plan

Previous participants said:

The course keeps you busy and not boring

Lots of resources and software were mentioned

Fair and balanced

Great exercises in groups

Engaging delivery

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FAIR data in Chronobiology: Becoming an Open Data champion, with the BioRDM