Research Data

Goal

The UKB Research Data working group aims to build, exchange and share knowledge together with the RDM community in the universities. The members of the working group are actively involved in supporting and training researchers, and they contribute to policy-making and new facilities within their own institutions. These members are well informed about developments at other universities – partly thanks to the working group – and they are able to identify opportunities for collaboration or improvement of their own processes. The topics discussed are in line with the UKB ambitions and broader developments in the field of RDM and Open Science.

Activities

The Research Data working group meets on average four times a year for consultation, face-to-face as much as possible and online if it cannot be avoided. In each session, the members exchange knowledge and experiences focusing on a particular theme. They also explore how the insights gained can be used in practice. Other colleagues who do not belong to the working group may also join. If necessary, the group invites representatives of other organisations in the field of research data, such as LDCCs, TDCCs, LCRDM, NPOS, and NWO.

Themes that were discussed in the past include the RDM landscape and the role of the University Library, NWO policy and data management planning, community building, RDM training, DMP templates, metadata and interoperability, terms of use and licenses for data, integration of GDPR, ethics and DMP, data curation, the role of the data steward, and collaboration between central and faculty data stewards. Reports, presentations and overviews of the activities can be found in the working group’s Teams folder.

Members

The working group has representatives from all university libraries who are part of UKB. In addition to that, the University of Humanistic Studies, DANS and 4TU.ResearchData are represented as well. Working group members rotate in organizing theme sessions. The working group has a contact person who can be contacted for questions (see below).

Zafer Ozturk – University of Twente
Welmoed Bekius – University of Groningen
Sydney Jordan – Wageningen University and Research
Liz Ramirez Guzman – Eindhoven University of Technology
Petra Ploeg – Tilburg University
Jolien Scholten – Vrije Universiteit -chair and contactperson
Femmy Admiraal – Leiden University
Stijn de Laat – Radboud University Nijmegen
Madeleine de Smaele – 4TU.ResearchData
Deepshikha Purwar – Technische Universiteit Delft
Yasemin Turkyilmaz-van der Velden – Technische Universiteit Delft
Karin Beijering – University of Amsterdam
Pedro Hernandez Serrano – Maastricht University
Paul Plaatsman – Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lilli van Wielink – UtrechtUniversity
Kristina Racina – DANS
Dafne Jansen – Universiteit van Humanistiek

UKB liaison: Paul Hofman – Eindhoven University of Technology

Activities

In 2026, the working group will organize the following thematic sessions:

  • 24 March, 10:00-12:00: Students and data (support, tools en training)
  • 2 June, 10:00-12:00: Non-traditional research outputs (e.g. art, registration of performances, hand-written notes)
  • 22 September, 10:00-12:00: RDM FAQs
  • 24 November, 10:00-12:00: Data monitoring

If you are not part of this working group but are interested in attending a meeting, please contact the chair.

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