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On October 22, 2024, Maastricht became the epicentre of Open Science discussions as it hosted the annual National Open Science Festival, and the UG Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) made its contribution with a workshop on "Measuring the Impact of Research Software".

Joke Bakker is a dedicated data steward at GELIFES (Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences), where she has been instrumental in shaping the institute's data management policies and practices. In this interview, she tells us about her pioneering experience.

In this interview, Sebastiaan Mathot delves into his journey in developing OpenSesame, an open-source experiment builder; the challenges and successes he encountered, and the broader implications of his work in the context of research software management and sustainability.

The University of Groningen (UG) has announced the renewal of its strategic cooperation agreement with CBS (Statistics Netherlands). The initial agreement, signed in 2017 for five years, concluded in 2022. The recent renewal in February 2024 underscores the mutual commitment to advancing research through data-driven methodologies.

Every two years, the Dutch Data Prize is awarded to an individual or a team that makes research data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. The winners receive €3.500,- towards making their dataset more FAIR. Nominations can be made until August 16, 2024.

The UG Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) and Open Science Community Groningen (OSCG) organzed a successful summer event on building interdisciplinary communities.

Gijs Verdoes Kleijn and Rees Williams are active in the field of data intensive astronomy, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. In this interview, their combined knowledge provides invaluable insights into the challenges and innovations in managing astronomical data.

In a significant stride toward advancing responsible research assessment and open science, the University of Groningen has officially signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information.

On 05 March, 2024 we held our event "FAIR Research Software: from policy to practice", facilitating a gathering of NWO and eScience Center representatives, along with UG researchers to address their unique challenges and perspectives.

Dr. Tommaso Caselli is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts. In the context of research on hate speech, he created a large dataset about Dutch abusive language in X (formerly Twitter) - the DALC (Dutch Abusive Language Corpus). We asked him a few questions to learn more about his research and his experience in the Natural Language Processing discipline.

We asked co-author Kasper Meijer to tell us more about his publication in Scientific Data, an open access journal for descriptions of datasets and research that advances the sharing and reuse of scientific data.

With the ever-present risk of data breaches and unauthorized access, encryption tools play a crucial role in ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of research findings. The Digital Competence Centre of the University of Groningen (UG DCC) recommends and supports VeraCryp as a versatile and open-source encryption tool.

UG researchers are invited to showcase their research images in the SHA_RE light installation at the UB City Centre.

Interview with Andrea Capiluppi, associate professor in software engineering at the University of Groningen (UG) who will represent the UG Natural and Engineering Sciences (NES) community within the TDCC-NES governance board for the coming two years. He delves into his role as a board member and his advocacy for open-source software within the NES community.

For the past decade, the University of Groningen (UG) has been on a journey to shape data management services at the UG. From the nascent stages of the Research Data Office (RDO) to its evolution into the Digital Competence Centre (DCC), these services have become a pillar in the research ecosystem of the university. We interviewed several UG professionals who were involved in their development to guide us through its decade-long history.

The UG Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) has received two NWO grants to further strengthen data stewardship at the UG and respond to an increasing demand among researchers for expertise in the area of research software engineering.

The CIT has officially signed the Amsterdam Declaration on Funding Research Software Sustainability (ADORE.Software), which aims to set global standards for funding and maintaining research software, positioning the CIT as a leader in supporting the long-term viability of research software.

Recap of DCC data round-table Opening Languange Data.

Recap DCC event on Sustainable Research Software: Challenges & Solutions

Interview with Burcu Beygu on FAIR research software.

The EXCEPTIUS-dataset has been nominated for the Dutch Data Prize 2022.

EXCEPTIUS nominated for Dutch Data Prize.

Dutch Data Prize 2022

How to balance academic freedom and data protection was the dillemma explored through an interactive DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) roleplay metodology

Open science stimulates you to share your research data openly with the world, yet sometimes access to data needs to be restricted to protect the privacy of participants. Marlon de Jong is a consultant Privacy and Data Protection at the Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC). She advises UG researchers on how to make their data ‘as open as possible and as closed as necessary’.

The UG Senior Comenius project “Privacy in research” is recognized by the Council of Europe as one of the top 10 best practices. Today TAG talks to the project leader, Esther Hoorn and Comenius-team member, Tom Spits.

The project Privacy in Research: Asking the Right Questions in the top 10 Best Practices in Promoting Academic Integrity.