{"id":3555,"date":"2021-08-22T08:07:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T08:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukb.nl\/ukb-working-groups\/research-data\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:41:40","slug":"research-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukb.nl\/en\/ukb-working-groups\/research-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goal<\/h1>\n

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 \u2013 partly thanks to the working group \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

Activities<\/h1>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n

Members<\/h1>\n

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).<\/p>\n

Zafer Ozturk<\/a> – University of Twente
\nWelmoed Bekius<\/a> – University of Groningen
\nSydney Jordan<\/a> – Wageningen University and Research
\nLiz Ramirez Guzman<\/a> – Eindhoven University of Technology
\nPetra Ploeg<\/a> – Tilburg University
\nJolien Scholten<\/a> – Vrije Universiteit – contact person
\nFemmy Admiraal<\/a> – Leiden University
\nStijn de Laat<\/a> – Radboud University Nijmegen
\nMadeleine de Smaele<\/a> – 4TU.ResearchData
\nDeepshikha Purwar<\/a> – Technische Universiteit Delft
\nYasemin Turkyilmaz-van der Velden<\/a> – Technische Universiteit Delft
\nKarin Beijering<\/a> – University of Amsterdam
\nPedro Hernandez Serrano<\/a> – Maastricht University
\nPaul Plaatsman<\/a> – Erasmus University Rotterdam
\nLilli van Wielink<\/a> – UtrechtUniversity
\nKristine Racina<\/a> – DANS
\nDafne Jansen<\/a> – University of Humanistic Studies<\/p>\n

UKB liaison: Paul Hofman<\/a> – Eindhoven University of Technology<\/p>\n

Activities<\/h1>\n

In 2026, the working group will organize the following thematic sessions:<\/p>\n