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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...
Read articleBuilding 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...
Read articleGuidebooks 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...
Read articleCompetency 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...
Read article[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...
Read articleNew 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...
Read articleRDNL 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...
Read articleNew 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...
Read articleLooking 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...
Read articleNew 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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