Have you been meaning to set up an appointment to ask about research data management for your project, an aspect of your research workflow, or a specific DH tool or method? Visit one of our drop-in sessions and we will help you on the spot! No need to make an appointment!

The sessions are designed to support researchers, students, and staff members in all areas of digital scholarship. The initiative is a collaboration between Artes Research, DH-support staff and researchers at the Faculty of Arts, and ICTS at the Faculty of Arts.

Don’t have a question about any of the above but want to learn more about DH? No problem! Come and use our space for co-working! It’s a great moment to develop digital skills by starting a Programming Historian tutorial, for instance!

Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not need to register!

Stop by on one of the following dates and we will be glad to help you:

• 29/01/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis
• 19/02/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis
• 19/03/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis
• 28/04/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis
• 26/05/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis
• 25/06/2026: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis

Are you interested in presenting your work at the Open Science Day?

The Open Science Day is organized for and by researchers at KU Leuven and the KU Leuven Association, as an opportunity to take part in the discussion about Open Science. Researchers can showcase their own Open Science efforts, shed a light on difficulties they might encounter or share experiences and solutions.

Indeed, Open Science is an integral part of today’s research. It encompasses a wide range of practices and outputs across all stages of the research lifecycle. For instance, researchers share their publications via repositories, publish in Open Access journals, and disseminate early findings through preprints. They make their data FAIR, preregister their research protocols, and engage the public through Citizen Science initiatives.

Challenges include selecting the most appropriate channel for publishing research, considering the economic implications of this choice, as well as managing the learning curve and time investment required to implement certain Open Science principles. At the same time, researchers must navigate various considerations, including GDPR compliance, intellectual property rights, and research security. KU Leuven is committed to Open Science, guided by the principle: “as open as possible, as closed as necessary.”

Many things to discuss! Submit your proposal on the Open Science website.

In short

• For who: This call is intended to researchers of the KU Leuven Association.
• Formats: presentations (+/- 15 minutes, depending on submissions), posters, workshop. Other contribution types may be considered by the scientific committee.
• Language: English
• Submission: submissions can be made through the website
• Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2026 (23:59 CET)
• Event date: 6 May 2026

RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven, there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend this upcoming training session to get yourself acquainted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

The training consists of two parts: 

• A short general introduction on Research Data Management  (20’ – 25’)  
• Followed by small interactive group sessions, where participants dicuss their Data Management Plan (DMP), under the guidance of an RDM expert.

Practicalities

• When: December 1, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

This event is only open to KU Leuven researchers, students and staff.

In March 2026, KU Leuven Libraries and the Faculty of Arts will organize the second edition of the BiblioTech Hackathon!

What is a hackathon? It is an event that is usually organized over a short period of time where participants come together in small groups and work intensively on a creative digital project or towards some digital end. In the case of BiblioTech, KU Leuven researchers, students, or staff will be divided into small groups and will work specifically on one of the datasets prepared (by LIBIS) for the hackathon. The groups will be guided by at least one group leader and will be able to rely on the help of an expert pool comprised of people who have specific technical knowledge and skills. The groups are free to follow their creative inspiration but must apply some digital approaches or tools to the dataset to produce an end result that will be presented in the form of a short presentation and a poster at the closing event of the hackathon.

Who are we looking for? One of the amazing benefits of hackathons is that they allow many different people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets to come together and to learn from one another. This is our goal for BiblioTech! We welcome applications from researchers at all stages of their careers, motivated students, and also KU Leuven staff members. Digital skills are not a must, but a willingness to learn about digital approaches definitely is. The hackathon should be a fun and engaging experience, and each participant should find themselves with new skills and perspectives at the end.

What about the data? The 2026 edition of the BiblioTech Hackathon is going places! Participants will have the option to work with two datasets both focused on the experience of travel. The first dataset comes from KU Leuven Libraries digitized collections and features historical picture postcards. The second dataset comprises historical travelogues. This combination of image, metadata, and textual materials provides many opportunities for the application of DH methods. We are all excited to see where this data leads you! 

Practical details

The hackathon will span 10 days and will take place from Monday 16 March until Thursday 26 March. In addition to the working period of the hackathon, there will be a pre-hackathon brainstorming event where participants “Meet the Data, Meet the People,” prior to the start of the hackathon, a training day to learn how to use the infrastructure (ManGO and HPC service), and a closing event where the teams’ projects are presented.

• When: Mark your calendars for the following dates:
  • Application Deadline: 5 January 2026 (23:59 CET)
  • Pre-Hackathon Brainstorm | Meet the Data, Meet the People: 12 March 2026
  • Infrastructure Training: 13 March 2026
  • Hackathon Working Period: 16–26 March 2026
  • Hackathon Closing Event: 26 March 2026
  • from Monday 13 March until Thursday 23 March
• Where: Leuven (see above for more details)
• For whom: We welcome applications from researchers at all stages of their careers, motivated students, and also KU Leuven staff members. Digital skills are not a must, but a willingness to learn about digital approaches definitely is.
• Price: free
• Registration: Already convinced and want to take part? Great! Submit an application here. The deadline to apply is 5 January 2026 (23:59 CET).  We look forward to hacking with you!

Want to see further details? Check out the BiblioTech Hackathon website for the most current information.

3 days- 3 Webinars

This edition of Open Access Week is dedicated to researchers and their need for guidance through open access publication models and projects.

Join together, take action, and raise awareness about the importance of open knowledge sharing

Program

Monday October 20|12:30-13:30: 

• Theme: OPEN ACCESS TO PUBLICATIONS IN HORIZON EUROPE
• Speaker: Victoria Tsoukala (Policy Officer – European Commission – Unit A4- Open Science & Research Infrastructures)
• Registration

This session will explore the Horizon Europe Open Access rules and provide practical insights into their implementation. We will discuss how project officers are trained, which units are responsible, common questions from stakeholders, relevant statistics, lessons learned, and key takeaways for the next program cycle. We also anticipate questions and feedback from researchers who are applying these rules in practice. Their experiences will help enrich the discussion, and we hope the webinar will serve as a platform for sharing advice, best practices, and challenges.

Wednesday October 22|12:30-13:30: 

• Theme: HOW TO RETAIN CONTROL OVER YOUR PUBLICATIONS IN THE AGE OF AI ?
• Speaker: Mr. Joris Deene, Everest Advocaten, legal advisor SA&S
• Registration

As an academic author, navigating copyright in the era of Open Access can be challenging. In this session, you will learn how to strategically manage and retain your rights before, during, and after publication. We provide you with concrete tools and legal insights to maximize the impact of your work.

After this session, you will be able to:

• Choose and apply the right Creative Commons license for your specific goals.
• Understand and exercise your statutory right of secondary publication under Belgian law.
• Implement a rights retention strategy to secure your author’s rights before signing a publishing agreement.
• Navigate the challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academic publishing, focusing on copyright implications and publisher policies.

Friday October 24|12:30-14:00: 

• Theme: DIAMOND OPEN ACCESS
• Speakers : Clément Dessy (FNRS Research Associate- ULB, co-editor of the journal COnTEXTES ), Geoffrey Compère (FNRS Research Director- ULB, senior editor of Scipost Physics), Jonathan Dumont (PhD – Project Manager – ULiège Library)
• Registration

In response to growing concerns about equity and accessibility in scholarly publishing, an increasing number of researchers are advocating for the establishment of Diamond Open Access journals, which provide unrestricted access to research outputs for readers and enable authors to publish without incurring Article Processing Charges (APCs), thereby fostering inclusivity and the democratization of knowledge.

The webinar speakers will present complementary perspectives on Diamond Open Access publishing, including founding a new journal, converting an existing one, and serving as a senior editor on a Diamond Open Access platform.

Practicalities

• When: October 20-26, 2025 with webinars on 20, 22 and 24 October
• Where: Online
• For who: Anyone who needs guidance through open access publication models and projects.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory.
• More info: Click here

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

PhD Researchers at KU Leuven, ready to plan your next training? Willing to learn more about Open Science? Join us on 23 October for the Open Science Discovery. You can participate in the morning session, in an afternoon workshop, or both.

Program

Morning: Open Science Discovery
Explore key themes like reproducible research, Citizen Science, and how to implement Open Science in your own work. Join online or in-person!

This training is an opportunity to learn more about different Open Science principles and how they contribute to high-quality research. Special attention will be paid to the reproducibility of research and to Citizen Science as a means to create a connection with society. This session includes a workshop during which participants will explore in small groups how Open Science can be implemented in practice. This is followed by a discussion on potential challenges as well as strategies on how to overcome them.

Afternoon: Hands-on Workshops
Choose your session:

• Peer Review: A key element of the publication process, essential for validating research.
• Preregistration: Learn how preregistration supports research integrity by distinguishing between exploratory and confirmatory research.
• Data Sharing: Explore the concept of FAIR data and responsible sharing, guided by the principle “as open as possible, as restricted as necessary.”

Practicalities

• When: October 23, 2025 from 09h30 to 18h00
• Where: Hybrid (on-site sessions at Kasteelpark Arenberg (Thermotechnical Institute & MTM)
• For who: Training targeted at PhD researchers, but other researchers and support staff are welcome.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register. Certificate of participation included.
• More info: Open Science helpdesk

Have you been meaning to set up an appointment to ask about research data management for your project, an aspect of your research workflow, or a specific DH tool or method? Visit one of our drop-in sessions and we will help you on the spot! No need to make an appointment!

The sessions are designed to support researchers, students, and staff members in all areas of digital scholarship. The initiative is a collaboration between Artes Research, DH-support staff and researchers at the Faculty of Arts, and ICTS at the Faculty of Arts.

Don’t have a question about any of the above but want to learn more about DH? No problem! Come and use our space for co-working! It’s a great moment to develop digital skills by starting a Programming Historian tutorial, for instance!

Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not need to register!

Stop by on one of the following dates and we will be glad to help you:

25/09/2025: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis

28/10/2025: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis

20/11/2025: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis

11/12/2025: 14:00h -16:00h, Het Salon LETT 00.24, Erasmushuis

KU Leuven RDR, our institutional research data repository, has achieved CoreTrustSeal certification, making RDR the first repository in Belgium to receive this recognition.

CoreTrustSeal is an international, community-driven, non-governmental, and non-profit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable and trustworthy data infrastructures. It provides a globally recognized industry-standard certification to any data repository seeking core-level certification. At present, 155 repositories have obtained this certification, including the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, the NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center, the ETH Zurich Research Collection and UniProt. The certification is based on the Core Trustworthy Data Repositories Requirements, which outline the essential characteristics of trustworthy data repositories. All requirements are mandatory and are equally weighted, standalone items.

The CoreTrustSeal certification highlights KU Leuven’s commitment to providing trustworthy and sustainable research infrastructure and supporting open science practices. The certification, along with the updated RDM policy, ensures that research data is published transparently and sustainably.

Find out more on the CoreTrustSeal certification on de RDR website.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

In light of ongoing developments and concerns regarding research data storage at KU Leuven, the RDM competence centre is organising an online Q&A session. Not sure where to put the data for your current or new research project? Are you still using OneDrive instead of a more suitable storage solution – and why should you make the switch? Struggling to figure out what solution fits best with your particular type of data? Join us on May 9th at 13h and hear from ICTS and the RDM support staff about what options you have to securely store your research data in line with university guidelines. You can register below!

Program

The session will consist of two parts: a general presentation about the different storage solutions available (around 15 mins) followed by an open discussion/interactive Q&A during which you’ll be able to ask your questions to the RDM staff.

Practicalities

• When: May 9, 2025 from 13h00
• Where: Online (Microsoft Teams)
• For who: This Q&A session is for any KU Leuven researcher who has questions or concerns about research data storage
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register.
• More info: rdm@kuleuven.be.

RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven, there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend these upcoming training sessions to get yourself acquainted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff

RDM Workshop for PhDs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

The training consists of two parts: 

• A short general introduction on Research Data Management  (20’ – 25’)  
• Followed by small interactive group sessions, where participants dicuss their Data Management Plan (DMP), under the guidance of an RDM expert.

Practicalities

• When: March 25, 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

Workshop Documentation & Metadata for Qualitative Research

Program

Documentation and metadata are essential to understand your data in detail, and help other researchers to find and use your data. It enables making your data more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) and improves the reproducibility of your data. Documentation and metadata are therefore of crucial importance for good Research Data Management.

Through an introductive presentation, interactive exercises, polls and brainstorm sessions you will practice how to:

• Organise data files and folders
• Identify information in a dataset and within data files
• Search for a metadata standard
• Use metadata schemes
• Deposit a dataset in RDR

Practicalities

• When: April 24, 2025 from 13:00 to 16:00
• Where: University Library, Colloquium (Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven)
• For who: This workshop is intended for researchers in need of knowing the basics of documentation & metadata.
• Price and registration: Free but mandatory
• More info: Click here

Join us for the KU Leuven Open Science Day 2025 on 6 May.

The KU Leuven Open Science Day is an event for and by researchers, offering an opportunity to gain deeper insights into Open Science, share experiences, and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

Program

Our day will begin with a keynote address titled Open Science needs more than enthusiasm by Evie Vergauwe (University of Genève), who is a co-founder of the Swiss Reproducibility Network. In the afternoon, we will feature a keynote on the Citizen Science project “Community First Responders“, a Citizen Science project that was created in the context of KU Leuven’s 600^th anniversary. The Citizen Science approach is used as a method to create awareness, enthusiasm and trust for research in society and to increase the social impact of science.

The programme includes workshops on reproducibility as well as presentations and posters from scholars from diverse backgrounds: early career researchers and professors, from various disciplines such as humanities and social sciences, biomedical sciences and science, engineering and technology.  Topics will cover a great variety of Open Science practices, including preregistration and registered reports, data, open education, scholarly publishing, peer review and Citizen Science. Additionally, the poster fair will also showcase contributions from KU Leuven’s support services for Open Science and Research Data Management

Practicalities

• When: Tuesday, 6th of May from 9h00 to 17h00
• Where: Irish College (Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven)
• For who: Open to all researchers (PhD students, postdocs, professors), KU Leuven and Association and external institutions
• Registration:
  • KU Leuven and Assocation: free but mandatory
  • Other: 40 euro
  • deadline: 23d of April
• More information on the website

The KU Leuven Open Science Day is an event for and by KU Leuven researchers. KU Leuven is organizing the Open Science Day as an opportunity for researchers to get involved, to share insights and to bring forward their own contribution.  

The 2025 edition of the Open Science Day will be organized around two tracks, with two different goals. The first track aims to give a broad overview of Open Science practices and principles, while the second will focus on research data, reproducibility and software. We welcome theoretical studies, more practical contributions, posters, and contributions that fit in a workshop format. Ideas for interactive sessions are explicitly encouraged.

You can submit your own contribution to the Open Science fair on the Open Science website until 31 January. We want to create a welcoming environment, so all researchers can apply, regardless of their research interests, career stage or level of expertise in Open Science.

In short

• Formats: poster, presentation, workshop contribution 
• Language: English
• Submission: submissions can be made here
• Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday 31 January 2025 (23:59 CET)
• Notification of acceptance: 28 Febuary 2025

Open Access Belgium would like to invite you to join the Open Access Network Event on the 12th of December to share best practices, foster community, and encourage knowledge-sharing on Open Access. By focusing on practical cases regarding predatory practices and copyright and rights retention, the participants get the chance to discover best practices, concrete advice and a deeper insight into those topics.

Anyone interested in Open Access is welcome, though the main focus will be on research support staff. Registration is free, though mandatory.

Programme

Morning – Predatory practices

• Introduction to predatory practices 
• Panel discussion: 3 cases tackled by the panel
• Case market: Interactively contribute to assigned cases to design solutions

Afternoon – Copyright and rights retention

• Introduction to copyright and rights retention
• Panel discussion: 3 cases tackled by the panel
• Case market: Interactively contribute to assigned cases to design solutions

Networking opportunities during the breaks and lunch to get to know your colleagues in research support

Practicalities

• When: 12th of December 2024
• Where: the event will take place at HOEK 38 (38 Leuvenseweg 1000 Brussels), in the Auditorium
• Who: for researchsupport staff, by researchsupporstaff
• Learn more: click here to learn more
• Registration: Registration is free but mandatory. Click here to register before the 21^st of November!

This event is only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the ABAP council will kick off the new academic year with a special “How Do You Do (It)?” (HDYDI) session dedicated to research data workflows. This special session will coincide with the start of the Digital Scholarship Module taught by the Artes Research team. It will take place on Tuesday 5 November, 13h30-16h00, in the Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven).

Everyone is welcome to attend, you do not need to register!

Program

13h30-14h30

To help you through the afternoon slump, we will start with coffee and cookies which will be served in the main entrance hall of the Erasmushuis.

14h30-16h00

We will then move up to the 8^th floor (Justus Lipsiuszaal) to start the session which will feature talks from researchers at the Faculty of Arts who outline their research workflows: how do they approach their research, what tools do they use, with what kind of data are they working, etc. We will get a behind-the-scenes look from:

• Seb Verlinden (Medieval history)
• Laura Soffiantini (Cultural Studies)
• Zakaria El Houbba (Arabic Studies)

There will be lots of time for questions and getting to know each other’s workflows.

The event will take place in Leuven, but if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link.

Practical details

• When: Tuesday 5 November, from 13h30 to 16h00
• Where: coffee in main entrance hall and session in Justus Lipsiuszaal (Erasmushuis, Leuven) with online option: if you would like to join online you can let us know at artesresearch@kuleuven.be and we will provide you with the link
• Price: free
• Registration: no registration required

The aim of Open Science is to share all kinds of research output, knowledge and tools, as early and widely as possible in the research process. It is based on collaboration and enhanced transparency, and brings thus opportunities for high-quality research.

The Open Science Discovery for PhD researchers on 21st of October is a training that provides theoretical and practical insights about Open Science practices. The focus is on topical Open Science themes and their practical implementation, which makes this introduction different from other trainings related to Open Science. During this training, different researchers from our university share their experiences with the implementation of Open Science practices in their own research, while Open Science experts provide useful background infirmation.

Programme

The programme of the 2024 edition of The Open Science Discovery for PhD researchers is a combination of presentations on theoretical concepts in the morning and a more hands-on approach during the workshops in the afternoon.

Morning session

• 9:30 – 9:40: Introduction
• 9:40 – 10:25: Session 1, Preprints
  • Speakers: Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry and Julie Jansens
• 10:25 – 10:45: Break
• 10:45 – 11:30: Session 2, Sharing reproducible research output Reproducibility and code sharing When Open Science meets valorization
  • by Olivia Kirtley by Pieter Neyskens
• 11:30 – 12:30: Session 3, Panel discussion “Open Science and AI”
  • Panel members: Bettina Berendt, Miryam de Lhoneux, Pieter Neyskens, Johan Suykens. Moderator: Patrick Vandewalletest

Afternoon workshop

Choose your workshop.

• 14:00 – 18:00: Preregistration workshop
• 13:00 – 18:00: ManGO workshop: managing active research data
• 14:00 – 15:00: GitLab workshop: code sharing

Practicalities

• When: 21 October, 9h30-18h00
• Where: All sessions take place at the research Coordination Office, KU Leuven (Schapenstraat 34, 3000 Leuven)
• Who: Training targeted at PhD researchers, but other researchers and support staff are welcome.
• Registration: Free but mandatory. Click here to register before 14 October.
• More info: check out the event website for more information

“Data are the lifeblood of research and good research data management (RDM) leads to reliable results, increased visibility, and greater impact. In light of supporting researchers to implement high quality RDM practices, the symbolic doors to our RDM support at KU Leuven will be pushed wide open from the 25th to 29th of November to celebrate best practices, tools and collaboration during The RDM Open House. The Research Data Management Competence Centre of KU Leuven invites everyone to join for training sessions, workshops, and open discussions. Whether you’re an early career researcher, a seasoned academic, research support staff or a policymaker, our doors are wide open. No prior expertise needed – just curiosity and a desire to enhance your skills in the field of Research Data Management.

Programme

• Each day focuses on specific RDM topics, from sessions on the basic principles to a metadata tools fair, workshops on data protection or lectures on data sharing. You can pick and choose the days you would like to attend. There is no requirement to participate the full week.  For more information about the programme, visit the website. 
• Knowledge Hub Community Day (28/11): Co-organized with the FRDN and hosted by KU Leuven, this event unites data stewards, RDM support staff, and professionals interested in open and FAIR data.

Practicalities

• When: 25th to 29th of November 2024. You can pick and choose the days you would like to attend. There is no requirement to participate the full week.
• Where: Sessions take place in Leuven’s city center.  Some sessions will be organized both in-person and online for broader accessibility.
• Who: the RDM Open House opens its doors to everyone: from early career researchers and senior academic staff to research support personnel, students and policy makers, whether affiliated with KU Leuven or external institutions.
• Learn more about the event on the website. 
• Registration: Click here  and reserve your spot before November 11th to join us to celebrate open research data and it’s best practices!

RDM covers a wide range of subjects, with extensive information that requires practical implementation. Within KU Leuven there are training sessions specifically designed to cultivate practical RDM skills. For researchers within the field of Humanities and Social Sciences, we recommend these upcoming training sessions to get yourself aquinted with RDM.

These events are only open to KU Leuven researchers and staff.

RDM Workshop for PhDs in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

Research data management (RDM) refers to how you handle your data during and after your research project to ensure they are well organized, structured, of high quality and Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR). During this session you will learn best practices for the management of research data according to the FAIR data principles. We consider the technical, legal, and ethical aspects of research data, secure storage of materials, documentation and metadata, research data sharing, reusing data shared by others, and more. This solid grounding in basic RDM skills will help you make informed decisions on how to handle your research data. Additionally, you will learn how to write and maintain your own Data Management Plan (DMP). 

Practicalities

• When: 21 March 2024, 14h00 -16h00
• Where: Online
• For who: This training is mainly aimed at doctoral researchers, preferably at the start of their PhD or project. 
• Price and registration: free but registration is mandatory
• More info: Click here.

Workshop Documentation & Metadata in Humanities and Social Sciences

Program

In this workshop we will focus on documentation and metadata. Through an introductive presentation, interactive exercises, polls and brainstorms the participants will go over the following topics: Organising files and folders, identifying information within data files and in datasets, searching for a metadata standard, metadata schemes, depositing data in the institutional data repository RDR. 

Practicalities

• When: 18 April 2024, 13h00 -16h00
• Where: Physical event at AGORA, M00.E67 Collaborative Study Space
• For who: This workshop is intended for researchers in need of knowing the basics of documentation & metadata. 
• Price and registration: free but registration is mandatory
• More info: Click here.

The call for papers for the 11th edition of the Digital Humanities (DH) Benelux Conference is now open!

DH Benelux 2024 will take place in Belgium at the Irish College in Leuven from 5-7 June 2024 with pre-conference workshops on 4 June 2024. This year’s theme is Breaking Silos, Connecting Data: Advancing Integration and Collaboration in Digital Humanities.

The annual DH Benelux Conference serves as a platform for the community of interdisciplinary Digital Humanities researchers to meet, present and discuss their latest research findings and to demonstrate tools and projects.

• Formats: six types of proposals are welcome:
  1. long papers;
  2. short papers;
  3. posters;
  4. application and tool demonstrations;
  5. panels
  6. workshops
• Language: abstracts can be written in English and in any official language of the Benelux
• Submission: submissions can be made here via Easychair
• Abstract submission deadline (extended): Wednesday 7 Febuary (23:59 CET)
• Notification of acceptance: end of March 2024

For more information, visit the website of the DH Benelux 2024 Conference.

For any queries, please contact artesresearch@kuleuven.be.

Does your (collaborative) research project involve working with a lot of data? Is your data complex and does it contain different types of entities (persons, places, events, …)? Do you have trouble keeping an overview of the amount of data you are working with? You might be interested in learning more about relational databases!

The Artes Research team from KU Leuven Libraries Artes and the Faculty of Arts will organize a training on relational databases, given by Tom Gheldof, on Thursday 30 November, 09h30-12h30, in the Colloquium (University Library, Leuven). Everyone is welcome to attend, but you do need to register.

Program

The workshop will provide an introduction on how to model information, what a relational database is and how it works, and finally, how to get started creating your own relational database (using the Claris FileMaker environment). The workshop is designed for beginners who are looking to get started with relational databases; in April 2024, an advanced module of the relational database training will take place.

After the session, the Artes Research team is holding one of their monthly digital scholarship drop-in sessions at the Erasmushuis. You are welcome to join us there to start working on your database or to ask us any other questions related to digital scholarship.

Practicalities

• When : Thursday 30 November, from 9h30 to 12h30
• Where: University Library, Colloquium (Ladeuzeplein 21, 3000 Leuven)
• Price: free
• Registration: Onebutton