Join us for the next Research Skill of the University Library Mannheim
"𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗗𝗣𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁"

17 March 2026 | 14:00 - 15:00 h
Vasilka Paunova (Stoilova)
Online

Can you reconcile open science with data privacy? Expert Vasilka Paunova shows you how, using the latest NFDI Section ELSA factsheets.

- Align FAIR frameworks with GDPR.

- Identify legal hurdles early.

- Master practical RDM tools.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/news/fair-and-gdpr-compliant/

The EconData tour has come to a close.
🚀 Two inspiring days at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin showed the power of the "unconference" format.

A heartfelt thank you to:

- Prof. Dr. Sonja Greven, Eliza Mandieva & the IZ D2MCM Team for the perfect hosting.

- Our instructors from Digital Research Academy, Ilona Lipp & Carolina Natel.

- Jan Klostermann (BERD) for his deep expertise in economics.

- All participants for sharing your data challenges and expertise so openly! ✊📈

Panel: „𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗺 𝗭𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗜“
with
Özlem Doger-Herter (Ask-A-Woman)
Fabian Kienle (Google)
Göran Kauermann (LMU/GDSS)
Katharina Schüller (STAT-UP)
Mod: Larissa Holzki (Handelsblatt)

✨𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: This panel is the highlight of a full day for insights into Research Data Management and the latest BERD@NFDI innovations.

⚠️Separate registrations required!

Full-Day Event (ENG): https://berd-indico.uni-mannheim.de/event/39/

Panel Discussion (GER): https://www.berd-nfdi.de/berd-academy/ai-data-panel-2026/

Call for Applications: Record Linkage Workshop 🚀

Merge datasets securely! Join our in-person workshop to master data privacy and quality.

🎙️ Led by experts Prof. Dr. Rainer Schnell & Severin Weiand.

📅 April 13, 2026 | 09:00–13:00
📍 Universität Duisburg-Essen (On-site)
💸 Free of charge

⏳ Deadline: March 23, 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://www.berd-nfdi.de/berd-academy/record-link-2026/

#RecordLinkOpen #DataScience #OpenScience #SocialSciences #Economics #Medicine

Last week’s EconData Workshop at IAB Nuremberg was incredible! 🫶 Huge thanks to our instructors Ilona Lipp, Carolina Natel, and Malte Schierholz, and to Georg-Christoph Haas and the IAB for the great collaboration and venue. To our participants: your questions and expertise made the unconference thrive.

🚀 Final call for Berlin! Join our last workshop in the series:
🗓️ March 9–10, 2026
📌 HU Berlin
🔎 https://izd2m.hu-berlin.de/events/2026-03-09_EconData-Workshop.html

Same high energy, same participant-driven agenda. See you there!

Today at 4 PM!

🔍𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 ‘𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹’ 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗻 (TU Chemnitz) will introduce us to the "Ethiktool." This open-source software is a game-changer for researchers, helping you generate ethics applications, consent forms, and GDPR-compliant privacy statements with ease.

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰𝘁𝗵 | 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 - just hop in: https://www.nfdi.de/section-elsa/webinar-series-research-ethics/?lang=en

⏳Our EconData Workshop is happening very soon, and we still have seats left🏃

If you have been stuck on a data puzzle or are not sure which algorithm to pick, this is your sign to join us. 𝗢𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘁?

📅𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟵-𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍𝗛𝗨 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻

💻 Bring your laptop & ideas
Cost: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲

Grab your spot here: https://izd2m.hu-berlin.de/events/2026-03-09_EconData-Workshop.html

Organized by @HumboldtUni, BERD@NFDI, and @digiresacademy

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥: 𝙐𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨

On January 22nd, 2026, KODAQS, AI-HUB@LMU, and BERD@NFDI hosted a one-day workshop at LMU Munich on unstructured data and the need for quality metrics.

Laura Young, Research Associate at KODAQS, captured the highlights in a blog post - read her take here: https://www.berd-nfdi.de/data-quality-workshop-unstructured-data-and-the-need-for-quality-metrics/

𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗗𝗙𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮, led by Jack Collins
Online course starting April 14, 2026

Learn how to extract data from documents using 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗢𝗖𝗥 & 𝗡𝗟𝗣 (incl. Selenium, RAG, data quality).

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟳: https://www.berd-nfdi.de/berd-academy/pdfs-2026/