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Essentials 4 Data Support course September-November 2026
Note: Registration is not yet open. End 2026 with the Essentials 4 Data Support course The Essentials 4 Data Support course provides an introductory-level overview for data professionals and those who assist researchers...
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Building the foundations together: reflections from our 2026 annual RDNL Community Platform event
On 9 March, RDNL brought together data professionals from across the Netherlands for our first annual Community Platform event. The event was organised as part of the National Training and Community Platform project, launched in...
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Guidebooks support researchers on hard-to-share data
Researchers in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) often work with data that cannot easily be shared. New guidebooks developed through the Beyond Personal Data project offer practical guidance to...
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Competency to capability: from curriculum to training programme for data professionals
Data professionals in Dutch research performing organisations (RPOs) are key in the transition to open science. They make researchers aware of the benefits of managing their data properly, help them make their data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable), deliver training, and are instrumental in embedding open science within...
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[Interview] Why are data stewards so important in the transition towards open science?
Why are data stewards so important in the transition towards open science? In an interview with Open Science NL, Dorien Huijser, training coordinator at Research Data Netherlands (RDNL), explains why...
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New Essentials 4 Data Support course April/June 2026
We offer the upcoming Essentials 4 Data Support course in Dutch. The Essentials 4 Data Support course provides an introductory-level overview for data professionals and those who assist researchers with storing, managing, archiving and sharing...
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RDNL Community Platform Event - 9 March 2026
With support from Open Science NL, RDNL is developing a national training and community platform for data professionals. Building on existing RDNL training activities, the platform is co-created with the...
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New GDPR 4 Data Support course March-April 2026 (in Dutch)
Note: all available spots for this course have been taken. You can register for the waiting list via the registration form. The GDPR 4 Data Support (GDPR4DS) course is an introductory course...
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Looking back on the Open Science Festival 2025: Stories, stickies, heat, and great enthusiasm
What are the most pressing training needs for the Dutch data professional community? To answer this question, RDNL organised a workshop at the Open Science Festival in Groningen, on 24...
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New Essentials 4 Data Support course February-March 2026
Note: There are no spots left for this course. A Dutch course will start in April 2026. Begin 2026 with the Essentials 4 Data Support course The Essentials 4 Data Support...
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First RDNL Stakeholder Forum
October 2025 Co-creating a National Training and Community Platform On 30 September 2025, Research Data Netherlands (RDNL) hosted its first Stakeholder Forum, at the seat of The Royal Netherlands Academy...
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eScience center: Research Software Support Training
The Netherlands eScience Center offers a masterclass on "Research Software Support Training." The masterclass will be held over two days in November 2025: Wednesday, November 5th, and Wednesday, November 19th....
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Welcome to the new RDNL website!
Welcome to the new RDNL website! We redesigned and updated our website over the last few months and are excited to share it with you. Our goal is to build a national training and...
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GDPR 4 Data Support course autumn 2025 open for registration
The GDPR 4 Data Support (GDPR4DS) course is an introductory course designed for data supporters who want to understand more about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of research...
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Dutch Essentials 4 Data Support course
January 17, 2025 The Essentials 4 Data Support course offers an introduction on beginner level for data professionals and those who support researchers in storing, managing, archiving and sharing their...
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Spring round of Essentials 4 Data Support 2025 open for registration
November 25, 2024 The Essentials 4 Data Support course offers an introduction on beginner level for data professionals and those who support researchers in storing, managing, archiving and sharing their...
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Dutch Data Prize 2024 win: The Impact-Aware Robotics Database
October 31, 2024 Alessandro Saccon and Maarten Jongeneel (Twente University) are behind the project ‘The Impact-Aware Robotics Database‘, that showcases a database and a custom searching web interface supporting the development of impact-aware...
Read articleDutch Data Prize 2024 win: Sharing wildlife sounds from all over the world
October 24, 2024 Xeno-canto is a citizen science project where volunteers can record, upload and annotate recordings of wildlife sounds. The dataset is a figurehead of FAIRness. One of the reasons...
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Dutch Data Prize 2024 winners awarded in The Hague
The Hague, 17 October 2024 The Dutch Data Prize has been awarded to the three winning datasets of this eighth edition of the prestigious award. Out of 52 nominations, three...
Read articleThe finalists of this year’s Dutch Data Prize
October 7, 2024 On 17 October, the Dutch Data Prize 2024 will be awarded during the FAIR-IMPACT National Roadshow in The Hague. From the 52 submitted datasets, the jury has...
Read articleNieuwe ronde GDPR 4 Data Support cursus (Engels)
september 18, 2024 GDPR 4 Data Support is een cursus die alle concepten rond de Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming (AVG; GDPR in het Engels) belicht en de stappen die u in de...
Read articleNominations Dutch Data Prize extended
August 12, 2024 It is still possible to nominate your own dataset or a dataset from an individual or research group for the RDNL Dutch Data Prize 2024. The deadline...
Read articleStand a chance to win the Dutch Data Prize 2024!
June 3, 2024 Every two years, the Dutch Data Prize is awarded to an individual or team that makes research data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). For a chance...
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Essentials 4 Data Support, april/juni 2026 (NL)
Essentials 4 Data Support
De cursus Essentials 4 Data Support is een introductiecursus voor dataprofessionals en mensen die onderzoekers helpen bij het opslaan, beheren, archiveren en delen van hun onderzoeksdata. De Nederlandstalige cursusronde vindt plaats op 16 april en 4 juni in Utrecht.
FAIR Data Stewards Basics Course
Are you a new data steward at one of the Health-RI hubs or their regional partners? Or have you been performing data stewardship tasks in the medical world for a while, but looking fora refresher on the FAIR principles and how to apply them in practice? Health-RI organises an annual introductory course on FAIR data […]
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Strategic Data Stewardship & Change Management workshop by Antje Manske
Research Data Management (RDM) professionals – such as data stewards, research data managers, and data curators – play a key role advancing FAIR data and Open Science. To lead impactful RDM projects and foster better data practices, they need the knowledge and skills to shape strategies and to manage change. This interactive one-day course provides RDM professionals with […]
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Dutch Data Prize 2024 winners awarded in The Hague
The Hague, 17 October 2024 The Dutch Data Prize has...
Read articleThe finalists of this year’s Dutch Data Prize
October 7, 2024 On 17 October, the Dutch Data Prize...
Read articleNieuwe ronde GDPR 4 Data Support cursus (Engels)
september 18, 2024 GDPR 4 Data Support is een cursus die...
Read articleNominations Dutch Data Prize extended
August 12, 2024 It is still possible to nominate your...
Read articleStand a chance to win the Dutch Data Prize 2024!
June 3, 2024 Every two years, the Dutch Data Prize...
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