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Develop your Research Software Support skills: new training this autumn
The Netherlands eScience Center is offering a new round of its Research Software Support Training. This training is interesting for research data professionals who want to develop their knowledge of research software...
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First RDNL User Panel: June 16th 2026
What data professionals need: insights from the RDNL user panel What training do data professionals need? Which topics belong to a national curriculum? And what should they know themselves, or know where...
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RDNL maps training landscape to strengthen national training programme for research data professionals
Research Data Netherlands (RDNL) has published a new report mapping the current training landscape for research data professionals in the Netherlands. The report is an important step in the development...
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Nominations are now open for the Dutch Data Prize 2026
Researchers and research teams who make their research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) can now be nominated for the Dutch Data Prize 2026. The prize recognises excellent research data management...
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GDPR 4 Data Support course October-November 2026 (EN)
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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Essentials 4 Data Support course September-November 2026
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 their research data. The in-person teaching sessions will take place...
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FAIR Data Stewards Basics Course (2026)
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...
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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...
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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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