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Research skills and other offerings

Registration is now open for the “Research Skills” seminar series in the winter semester of 2025. The seminar will provide you with useful tips and tools for your research work or studies.

The Research Data Center and the Open Science Office at the University Library have put together a wide range of events for you again this semester. From monthly OCR consultation hours and Open Science Days to exciting workshops and lectures on research data management, open science, and artificial intelligence in research, there is something for everyone.

  • The dates for the next open OCR consultation hours are: September 11, October 9, November 13, and December 11 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. each day.  Access data and further information can be found on the OCR Competence Center website.
  • The “Research Skills” seminar series begins on September 9. This time, you can look forward to presentations on the FAIR principles and data protection, AI for research data management and open science, GDPR-compliant AI tools for audio transcription, and research data guidelines in scientific journals, among other topics. 
    Further information and registration details can be found on our homepage.

“Research Skills” Seminar Series:

09 September: FAIR and GDPR Compliant

30 September: Research Data Management – Introduction

07 October: AI for Research Data Management and Open Science

14 October: Questionable Practices in the use of AI

21 October: Responsible use of AI in Research

28 October: Open Science Day 2025

28 October: DSGVO-konforme KI-Tools für die Audio-Transkription

04 November: Replication: „I packed my replication package and in it I put …"

11 November: Research Data Policies in Scientific Journals

18 November: Introduction to Open Science

21 November: Data Management Plans Workshop

25 November: Open Access

02 December: Open Educational Resources (OER)

09 December: OCR – Automated Text Recognition for Research

16 December: Research Data Management – Introduction

Find out about the current program and register for the events via the Student Portal. External participants should register via the link in the event announcement.

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