EMBRC-ERIC funds new FAIR training

Marine biologists and biodiversity scientists are invited to learn how to make the most of their research data in a three-day FAIR training course funded by EMBRC-ERIC and organised by VLIZ (EMBRC Belgium) and the University of Ghent.

Course details

Taking place 23-25 January 2024 at InnovOcean Campus, Oostende, Belgium, (or remotely for the first two days), this practical, hands-on course is designed for marine biologists, Ph.D. students, future data managers, lab technicians and anyone who has experience collecting and managing data. Participants will learn what it means to make your data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR) as well as why and how to make your data FAIR.

Three days of lectures and interactive sessions

This three-day blended course (300 euros including breaks, lunches and one dinner) is intended for on-site participants but online-only students can join for the first two days (150 euros). Participants will receive a certificate on the successful completion of the course and a variety of take-home materials will be provided.

Days one and two will be a mix of lectures, exercises, interactive sessions and discussions for both on-site and remote participants covering: 

7. Practical understanding of how to make different types of data FAIR by making them Findable online. 
8. Different ways data can be made Accessible.  
9. Making data and metadata Interoperable (everyone can read and understand them).  
10. Understanding how provenance provides Reusability. 

On the third day, which is not available remotely, the VLIZ Data Centre will hold a Data FAIRness Clinic to teach participants how to make their own data FAIR and publishable.

Read the blog on EMBRC website and apply