mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Quality Training for Quality Research
#OpenScience #DataLiteracy #ResearchSoftwareEngineering #DigitalSkills
This account is managed by Joyce Kao @joyceykao@mastodon.social and Heidi Seibold @HeidiSeibold@fosstodon.org
Another huge thank you to the UK Reproducibility Network for supporting the hackathon and co-organising the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🙌
Their work in advancing transparency, reproducibility, and collaboration helps make this retreat possible.
https://www.ukrn.org/
Kicking off the retreat in a day excited for the ideas and energy ahead!
DRA is heading to deRSE 2026 and we’re bringing a booth!
Visit our booth for pins & merch (yes, goodies await!) and chat about open education, reproducibility, and building stronger research data communities. Let’s connect and strengthen Open Science together.
And Heidi will moderate the panel “Structuring the research software ecosystem in Germany” helping guide conversations that shape the future of research software and Open Science.
🔗 https://events.hifis.net/event/2945/contributions/21220/
See you there!
Witty Wednesday #3 is here.
FAIR data: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable.
But what else could FAIR stand for?
We'll go first: Finally Admitting It's Really hard.
Drop yours below.
Final Call! Applications for the Open Science Retreat close on 30 November!
If you’ve been meaning to apply, now is the moment.
The 2026 Retreat brings together an international community of researchers, trainers, and open science practitioners for a week of deep focus, creativity, collaboration, and genuine connection.
🌿 Don’t wait! Last chance to join us in Machynlleth.
Apply: https://open.science-retreat.org
Big goals need powerful voices and ours just hit TEDx! 🎤
Heidi Seibold, co-founder of Digital Research Academy, takes the stage at TEDxTUM 2025 to talk Open & Reproducible Science.
How do we rebuild trust, openness & collaboration in research? Find out Nov 8!
#OpenScience #Reproducibility #TEDx #ResearchCulture #TEDxTUM #OpenScience #Reproducibility #TrustInScience
🌿 Registration is OPEN for the Open Science Retreat 2026!
Ready for a week of fresh air, new ideas, and open collaboration?
Join researchers, librarians & open heroes for an unconference, hackathon + retreat, where curiosity meets community.
📅 Apr 7–11, 2026 | 📍 Machynlleth, Wales
👉 Register: https://open.science-retreat.org/OSR26UK/
#OpenScience #OpenResearch #AcademicLife #Community #ResearchCulture
Thinking your latest research could become your first publication but not sure where to begin?
Publishing can feel overwhelming at first- peer review, journals, copyright, Open Access, workflows.
Join Scholarly Publishing 101 with Rashmi Shetty, a practical 90-minute workshop for ECRs, PhDs & curious academics.
21 April 2026
14:00–15:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Online via Zoom
Register here: https://events.digital-research.academy/event/132/
A huge thank you to Open Life Science for their incredible support as fiscal host and partner of the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🎉
From enabling the behind-the-scenes foundations to supporting the broader vision, OLS strives towards building collaboration and a space where ideas and people can come together in a meaningful way.
As the retreat begins tomorrow, we’re excited to see exchanges and ideas that will emerge.
Learn more about their work: https://we-are-ols.org/
Yesterday we had fantastic chats with R users from all over the world 🌍💬 — and we’re just getting started!
Today, swing by to:
🔍 Discover how peer-led training can transform your research practice
🤝 Explore collaboration ideas
🎁 Pick up some DRA pins & merch (perfect conference souvenirs!)
If we haven’t met yet, let’s make that happen before the day ends!
📍 Penn Pavilion, Duke University
🗓️ useR! 2025 — August 8–10
#useR2025 #RStats #Reproducibility #OpenScience #ResearchTraining
Witty Wednesday is back. #2
This week's prompt:
Explain your research topic or job. Wrong answers only.
We'll start: shouting about open science until someone shouts back.
Your turn. Drop it in the comments, the wittier the better.
The Open Science Retreat group on outreach and promotion for Open Science initiatives is working on two projects:
(1) A primer on how to do outreach and promotion
(2) Posts about the work in each of the groups at the Open Science Retreat (including this one) as an example of outreach
#OSR25CH #OpenScience #SciComm
@rupdecat@fediscience.org @jdierke@mastodon.online
No time for a 6-week bootcamp? Here’s the TL;DR version.
Curious about OSPARK but not ready to commit? Join OSPARK Online: Ensuring your Open Science is seen, used, and sustained.
A 2-hour interactive workshop by the Digital Research Academy and Open Life Science- get a practical intro to outreach, share experiences, and contribute to a research study shaping future training.
Think of it as a taster session
26 March | 13:00–15:00 (online)
🔗 Register here: https://events.digital-research.academy/event/130/
So many free courses coming up this and next month! 🤩
Skill up on HPC (6 courses!) or improve your poster-creation-game.
Sign up here: https://events.digital-research.academy/category/3/
Jun 05: Successful & Beautiful Poster Presentations
Jun 03: Apptainer
Jun 02: Introduction to Monte Carlo methods
May 28: Git on the Command Line for Beginners
May 27: Introduction to Linux for HPC
May 26+27: Python on HPC Clusters
May 26: Reproducible HPC workflows using JUBE
OSPARK Bootcamp #1 starts today!
Participants will spend the coming weeks exploring how to make their Open Science initiatives more visible, engaging and impactful.
Before the bootcamp began, we shared short outreach resources on: short-form video basics, finding your niche, scriptwriting, refining your message and editing tips.
Watch the series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL30npmtub7ILPW7FXFLHAAB2j5EDaFAc
Missed this round? The second edition is coming to Munich (4 June –25 July):
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/131/
We’re planning a hands-on workshop at the Open Science Retreat 2026 and we would love your input!
What should it be about?
The retreat is all about co-creating ideas that make research more transparent, inclusive, and impactful.
So tell us what topic would help you (and your community) take the next step in Open Science?
📅 April 7–11, 2026 | Machynlleth, Wales
💬 Drop your ideas below or tag someone who should help shape this!
DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The application deadline for DRA Train-the-Trainer Program #8 is now February 20 (midnight CET) 🎉
Part 1 (March 2026 – Didactics):
Kick-off, evidence-based training & interactive peer-teaching
Part 2 (Apr–Jul 2026 – Practicals):
Design & teach your own course, receive peer feedback & publish your materials openly
Sharpen your teaching skills & join a vibrant training community
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/129/
Running an Open Science initiative or infrastructure and wondering how to make it visible, acknowledged and used?
The OSPARK Bootcamp is starting soon and designed for people who want to produce real impact through their Open Science work.
Over 6 weeks online + a 2-day onsite workshop in Belfast, you will strengthen your outreach strategy, experiment with formats (social media) and work directly on your own initiative.
5 March – 24 April 2026
Apply by 13 February 2026
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/116/
📣 Deadline Extended to Wednesday!
Good news — we’ve extended the application deadline for the Open Science Retreat 2026! 🎉
If you’ve been meaning to apply but needed a little more time, this is your chance. Join a welcoming, inclusive space to disconnect, reflect, and connect with a diverse community passionate about open and reproducible research.
✨ Don’t miss out — apply by Dec. 3 and be part of something special.
https://events.digital-research.academy/e/osr26uk
Want to help improve the quality of research by teaching other what you know? Curious on how to improve your own training skills?
Become a Trainer at the Digital Research Academy!
Applications are open for the next Train-the-Trainer program!
🗓️ Sep 1-3, 2025
📍 Aachen, Germany
Deadline for applications: July 21, 2025
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/101/
As the year wraps up, institutions are reviewing their remaining budgets.
Why not invest those resources in stronger, more transparent research practices?
At Digital Research Academy, we help universities, libraries and research institutes advance Open & Reproducible Science through hands-on training and collaboration.
We support teams to:
Use data effectively
Build sustainable, high-quality research code
Let’s turn unused funds into future ready research capacity.
📩 hello@digiresacademy.org
Last call to level up your #Python skills!
Make your projects reproducible, shareable & long-lasting.
Join our interactive online workshop with Priyanka Ojha to learn:
Project structuring best practices
Managing deps with Pixi
Building & publishing on PyPI
📅 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 | 10:00–12:30 (Europe/Zurich)
🔗 https://events.digital-research.academy/event/115/
#OpenScience #Reproducibility #JuRSE #DigitalResearchAcademy
✨ "Outreach should not be something you do on the side, but something you give yourself space to think about and do.”
That was one of @lisaspitzer@fediscience.org 's takeaways from our OSPARK workshop.
They left inspired to give more visibility to their Open Science initiatives—planning new social media channels, finding a collaborator, and connecting with peers who share the same challenges.
#OpenScience #SciComm #Reproducibility #Collaboration
🚀 Get Started with HPC: Free Online Trainings (May 26–28)
Ready to boost your skills for working on high-performance computing systems?
Join us for three free online trainings next week to get hands-on with essential tools and workflows,
📅 Save your spot & check out other upcoming free trainings:
https://events.digital-research.academy/category/3/
#HPC #Linux #Python #JUBE #Git #OpenScience #ResearchTraining
Love Data Week 2026 is all about community 💜
DRA is excited to highlight the inaugural rainbowR virtual conference, bringing together LGBTQIA+ users of R and allies to showcase their work, collaborate and strengthen the community.
The programme includes lightning talks, keynotes, expert-led workshops, and virtual spaces to connect.
25–26 Feb 2026
Register by 21 Feb
https://conference.rainbowr.org
A huge thank you to the UK Reproducibility Network for supporting the pre-retreat hackathon at the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🎉
Before the retreat officially begins, this hackathon sets the stage for what Open Science is all about collaboration, exchanging ideas and working together to resolve real challenges.
Learn more about their work: https://www.ukrn.org/
This group at the Open Science Retreat is giving concrete examples on how to integrate Open Science practices in assessment of students.
Easy mini-steps that can be incorporated easily, like instead of writing a regular student paper, practice what you preach and have them write a registered report ✅
Today is the LAST day to apply for Train-the-Trainer #8.
Strengthen your teaching, improve how you train researchers & students and turn your expertise into reusable, open learning materials.
TTT is a structured, hands-on programme: learn evidence-based methods, practice teaching, get feedback and publish your materials openly.
Starts 2 March 2026 (fully online).
Apply now: https://events.digital-research.academy/event/129/
A big thank you to the Society of Research Software Engineering for supporting the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🙌
Their work in supporting research software and the people behind it is essential for open, collaborative research.
Excited to kick off the retreat and bring the community together!
Learn more: https://society-rse.org/
You have an amazing open science project or endeavour but did it reach the right audience?
The OSPARK Bootcamp helps you turn good work into visible and community oriented impact.
And there’s only one day left to apply.
Over 6 weeks online + a 2-day onsite workshop in Belfast, you will:
sharpen your outreach & communication strategy
learn through peer exchange and deep discussion
experiment with formats (social media, events, audio, video)
Applications close tomorrow: https://events.digital-research.academy/event/116/
Still thinking about preregistering your next study but not sure where to start? 👀
This is your sign to finally do it, live with expert support!
Join Lisa Spitzer (ZPID) for a 90-min hands-on workshop that makes preregistration clear, doable & fun.
22 Oct | 🕑 14:00–15:30 CEST
📍 Uni of Cologne – Room S 134
Bring your laptop & curiosity! 🚀
Register: https://events.digital-research.academy/event/114/
#OpenScience #Preregistration #Psychology
A big thank you to our amazing sponsor @ResearchEquals@akademienl.social for supporting the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🎉
Thanks to partners like ResearchEquals, we can bring together a global community committed to more open, transparent, and collaborative research.
The retreat begins soon and we’re excited to get started!
Learn more about them:
https://researchequals.com/
Ankita Dolai (Admin Assistant, DRA):
“My first day at DRA was attending the Train-the-Trainer program. I didn’t know what TTT entailed, but it opened new ways of doing better research, teaching research skills, and turning knowledge into reusable content.”
TTT isn’t just for experienced trainers its for anyone who want to evolve their teaching, strengthen research practices and make knowledge reusable.
ONE WEEK LEFT
Apply by 13 Feb
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/129/
Love Data Week 2026 is here and our DRA community is in action!
@lisaspitzer@fediscience.org & colleagues are organising the RDM Compas Hackathon to co-build an interactive query & tagging system for RDM training materials.
If you're a data steward, curator or RDM professional, join in and help shape community resources.
13 Feb 2026
10:00–12:00 (Zoom)
https://rdm-compas.org/love-data-week-2026
#LoveDataWeek #RDM
📣 Free online 90 minute course: "Schorlarly Publishing 101: Hands-on Publishing Fundamentals Workshop"
Think your recent research may have the potential to become your first publication but unsure how to proceed? Or just curious to learn the basics of academic publishing? Then Scholarly Publishing 101 is the course for you!
We’re excited to highlight Love Replications Week (2–6 March), an initiative from our collaborators @FORRT@mastodon.social focused on strengthening reproducibility and replication across disciplines.
Daily online Lunch Talks (15 min input + 15 min Q&A) plus workshops and further sessions are open to all researchers.
Learn how to conduct replication studies, prepare reports and integrate replication into teaching.
Because robust science must be repeatable.
🔗 https://forrt.org/LoveReplicationsWeek/
A big thank you to the Center for Open Science for supporting the Open Science Retreat Global 2026! 🎉
We’re incredibly grateful to have COS as part of this journey. From building tools like the Open Science Framework to being at the forefront of advancing openness and reproducibility in research globally, their work continues to shape the future of Open Science.
Learn more about their work: https://www.cos.io/
Excited to bring this community together as the retreat begins soon
☕️💬 Big thanks to Wikimedia CH for fueling the Open Science Retreat — quite literally!
Their support made our coffee breaks and meeting rooms possible — giving space for deep conversations, spontaneous ideas, and new connections around open research and open knowledge. 🧠✨
Open minds need open spaces. Thanks for making that happen, Wikimedia CH! 🇨🇭
#OSR25CH #WikimediaCH #OpenKnowledge #Gratitude
Our DRA community member @lisaspitzer@fediscience.org & the RDM Compas team invite RDM professionals to join a survey on skills, needs & training requirements in research data management.
If you’re a data steward, curator, or work in RDM, your input will shape future training and improve existing materials.
15–20 min | 📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026
The survey is voluntary & confidential
https://sosci.rlp.net/rdm_compas_demands_survey/
Many Open Science initiatives do incredible work but getting people to see, use, and engage with it is often the biggest challenge.
That’s what the OSPARK Online workshop is all about.
26 March 2026
13:00–15:00 (online)
Co-organised by the DRA & Open Life Science, this interactive session is for anyone supporting Open Science from libraries to research support and beyond.
Learn outreach & communication strategies
Exchange ideas with peers
Work on your own project
OSPARK Outreach Resource Series!
Communication for your Open Science project shouldn’t prevent people from discovering your work.
Ahead of OSPARK Bootcamp (starting 5 March), we’re sharing short videos on powerful outreach tools.
https://events.digital-research.academy/event/116/
First resource: What is a short-form video and why does it matter?
It’s not about going viral. It’s about explaining your initiative clearly in 60 seconds.
Could you?
Organised by DRA & OLS. Funded via OSCARS.
Before the main #OSR26UK retreat begins, our group is already on the go!
The UKRN hackathon kicks off this morning at CAT in Wales with a dedicated group of open science practitioners who arrived a day early to collaborate extensively to find solutions.
This hackathon is not about doing presentations or listening passively. Rather it brings together people with shared passion combined with a bright sunny morning to address a shared problem and solve it.
Follow along today with #OSR26UK.
Struggling to turn data into meaningful insights? Or wondering where to find the right data for your research?
If you’re a PhD candidate, early-career researcher, or advanced Master’s student in business, economics, or the social sciences, join the EconData Workshop.
A hands-on, unconference-style event where your questions shape the program.
No prerequisites. No passive listening. Just practical problem-solving with peers.
Berlin, March 9–10
Free, Register by 20 Feb
https://izd2m.hu-berlin.de/events/2026-03-09_EconData-Workshop.html
