Self-assessing research data management and FAIR-enabling capabilities

Tickets sales will open early May.

Research performing organisations (RPOs) can play a critical role in enabling the researchers they employ to adhere with good research data management practices (RDM) and to ensure that the outputs they produce are FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable). RPOs’ ability to support researchers in these areas depends on the availability of hard and soft infrastructures as well as policies and joined up workflows. But, how do you know if your organisation is providing the right environment?

This half day workshop will introduce participants to the concept of self-assessment of their organisations’ capabilities to support RDM and the production and reuse of FAIR data. The workshop will introduce two methodologies that can be used to carry out self assessments: the Digital Curation Centre’s Research Infrastructure Self Evaluation Framework (RISE) and the Assessing capability maturity and engagement with FAIR-enabling practice (ACME-FAIR) rubrics developed through the FAIRsFAIR project. The workshop will provide participants with practical advice on implementing a self-assessment effectively, interpreting the results, and planning for improvement.

Agenda (times shown are GMT+1):

• 09:30 - Welcome
• 09:40 - Introduction to RISE methodology and rubrics
• 10:00 - Introduction to ACME-FAIR methodology and rubrics
• 10:20 - Group activity: hands-on with the rubrics to gain practical experience in self-assessment
• 11:00 - Feedback from group activity in plenary
• 11:15 - Comfort break
• 11:25 - Practical tips for implementing a self-assessment at your organisation
• 11:40 - Group activity: stakeholder assessment exercise
• 12:30 - Wrap-up and close

Audience

This course is aimed at those in any research support role, including:

• Research Data Management professionals
• Librarians
• Data Stewards
• Research administrators
• Research Technical Professional
• Senior Management

Tickets

Tickets sales will open early May.

As effective self-assessments require collaboration and input from several areas of the organisation, this training workshop welcomes multiple participants from a given organisation. A discounted registration fee for organisations wishing to send 2 or 3 participants will be available to support this.

LMIC

Low- and middle-income countries discount will be available. You can check if you qualify for a LMIC ticket on the Wellcome website. The list of countries has been compiled by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). To access a LMIC ticket, please e-mail proof of residence (a document with your name and address on it, for example a utility bill) to info@dcc.ac.uk.