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Since a great deal is invested in obtaining valuable research data, good data management is important. But what does that involve? How do you ensure that your data remain accessible and usable in the future, for yourself and others? This introductory workshop will help you get started.

Course description

This workshop for PhD researchers of the Faculty of Humanities centers around the data management plan (DMP): a digital document in which you describe what data you are going to collect during your research project, how you will store and manage the data during the project, and what will happen to the data after the project has finished.

Planning for data management reduces the chances of having to face nasty surprises later in your research. It will save you time, work and money. Moreover, a growing number of research funders make a (succinct) DMP mandatory.

When to take the course?

The best moment for the course is usually during the first year of your PhD. The exact timing depends on your individual situation. To benefit fully from the course, take it before you start working with research data for your project but make sure that you already know to some extend what type of data you are going to use.

Dates and Registration information
  • Course dates - First semester 2025

    NB: Some sessions have been split in two, and will take place over the course of two days.

    Group A:

    Friday, 19 September 9:30-16:00

    Teacher: Hanna Fricke

    Location: BH-OIH E1.02

    Group B:

    Friday 10 October

    Teacher: Hanna Fricke

    Location: BH-OIH E1.02

    Group C:

    Monday 17 November 9:30-12:30

    Tuesday 18 November 9:30-12:30

    Teacher: Kamran Adeli

    Location: BH-OIH E1.02

    Group D:

    Monday 15 December 9:30-12:30

    Tuesday 16 December 9:30-12:30

    Teacher: Kamran Adeli

    Location: BH-OIH E1.02

    Bushuis/Oost-Indisch Huis

    Room E1.02
    Kloveniersburgwal 48 (main entrance)
    1012 CX Amsterdam

  • Course dates - Second semester 2026

    Group A:

    Thursday 29 January

    Teacher: Hanna Fricke

    Group B

    Friday 27 February

    Teacher: Hanna Fricke

    Group C:

    Monday 25 May

    Teacher: Kamran Adeli

    Group D:

    Monday 15 June

    Teacher: Kamran Adeli

     

  • Registration - general information

    Registration for the first semester opens in August 2025. Your research school will inform you when registration opens.

    N.B. Please register for the waiting list if the course is full. This also signals the demand for the course.

Course details

Class themes

After attending the workshop, you will

  • understand what research data are and what management of research data involves,
  • have successfully completed a DMP for your research project, and
  • know who to ask for help with any data management issues.

Assignments

There will be a small pre-assignment which needs to be submitted a week before the course day.

Trainers

The workshop will be given by Hanna Fricke and Kamran Adeli, our faculty's data stewards.