FAIR Training 3rd Edition: Optimising Research Data Management with EMBRC
The 3rd edition of the EMBRC FAIR training invites marine biologists, biodiversity scientists and laboratory technicians to enhance their skills in managing research data. This three-day online training course, funded by EMBRC Headquarters and organised by its Belgium partners (VLIZ and the University of Ghent, focuses on helping participants make the most of their data by applying FAIR principles.
FAIR data is not only becoming a requirement set by European and national funding agencies, but by making your data FAIR, you are making it easier for others to find, use, and cite your data. In this course you will learn how to make your data Findable to a wide audience, how to make them Accessible to people and to machines, and how to make them Interoperable so they can be Reused by others. After learning the FAIR principles, you will practice your knowledge in quizzes and practical sessions.
Cancellation Policy: the course will only take place with a minimum of 10 participants.
FAIR data is not only becoming a requirement set by European and national funding agencies. By making your data FAIR, you are making it easier for teh wider scientific community to find, use, and cite your data.
- Practical tactics for making different types of data FAIR and Findable online
- Various methods to make data Accessible
- Ensuring data and metadata are Interoperable (understandable by everyone)
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Understanding how provenance supports Reusability
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Data Management Plans
This practical, hands-on course is designed for:
- marine biologists
- PhD students
- future data managers
- lab technicians
- anyone with experience in collecting and managing data
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants who attend all sessions and achieve no less than 80% in the proposed assessment tools.
Participants are expected to already have some experience working with data
The course will be confirmed once we have 10 applicants; there is no upper limit for this online course.
In April 2026, VLIZ will start issuing invoices to the selected participants.
Participants will learn how to make their data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR), as well as what the benefits are for their work and our marine ecosystems.
