Ready for BioData Management? Intensive in Coimbra

Europe/Lisbon
University of Coimbra (FMUC)

University of Coimbra (FMUC)

CNC UC, FMUC, Rua Larga 2, 3004–504 Coimbra, Portugal
Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico), Jorge dos Santos Oliveira (Instituto Superior Técnico), Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt)
Description

On the 9th and 10th of October 2025, the University of Coimbra will host the “Ready for BioData Management: Intensive Course”, a two-day hands-on training event organised by BioData.pt, and supported by GLIM-BioData RDM Centre. This intensive course is designed to provide life sciences researchers with a comprehensive introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) across the entire data lifecycle. Through a mix of theoretical content, group discussions, and practical exercises, participants will engage with tools such as Galaxy, Dataverse, and the Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW).

The course is aimed at researchers, PhD students, postdocs, and lab managers working with biomedical or life sciences data. No prior experience in RDM is required, although participants should have some familiarity with handling research data. Training will be delivered by experts from BioData.pt using resources from the ELIXIR RDMkit.

About Ready for BioData Management? Intensive

The Ready for BioData Management: Intensive Course is a two-day hands-on training course on Research Data Management (RDM) that guides participants across the data lifecycle, highlighting the key challenges and questions to address at each stage, and showcasing tools and resources that researchers can use to aid them.

The course features theoretical sessions that promote group discussions, intertwined with practical sessions consisting of exercises in small groups, that allow participants to both get acquainted with the tools and get involved in key RDM challenges.

The structure and theoretical content of the course is largely derived from the RDMkit, which we strongly recommend as a supporting resource for both researchers and data stewards.

 

Within the scope of PNCADAI: Measure RE-C05-i08 - More Digital Science of the PRR - Recovery and Resilience Plan

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  • Thursday 9 October
    • 1
      Introduction to BioData.pt and GLIM
      Speaker: Luciana Peixoto (BioData.pt)
    • 2
      Introduction to RDM

      Interactive presentation motivating and introducing RDM

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 3
      Data Collection Overview

      Discussion of the key issues at the stage of data collection

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 12:50
      Lunch Break
    • 4
      Data Collection Hands On
    • 5
      Data Processing & Analysis Overview

      Discussion of the key issues at the stages of data processing and analysis

      Speaker: Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt)
    • 6
      Data Processing & Analysis Hands-On

      Group exercise on the workflow platform Galaxy

      Speaker: Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt)
    • 7
      Wrap Up
      Speakers: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico), Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt), Jorge dos Santos Oliveira (IST)
  • Friday 10 October
    • 8
      Quick Recap / Intro

      Short summary of day 1 and introduction to day 2

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 9
      Data Preservation Overview

      Discussion of the key issues at the stage of data preservation

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 10
      Data Storage Hands-On

      Quick group exercise on the storage-cost estimation tool of the DSW

      Speaker: Jorge dos Santos Oliveira (IST)
    • 10:45
      Coffee Break
    • 11
      Data Sharing & Reuse Overview

      Discussion of the key issues at the stages of data sharing and reuse

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 12
      Data Sharing & Reuse Hands-On

      Group exercise on the DMPortal, an instance of Dataverse

      Speaker: Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt)
    • 12:50
      Lunch Break
    • 13
      Data Management Planning Overview

      Discussion of the key issues at the stage of planning

      Speaker: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 14
      Data Management Planning Hands-On

      Group exercise on the Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW)

      Speaker: Jorge dos Santos Oliveira (IST)
    • 15
      Wrap Up

      Quick discussion of the course’s lessons

      Speakers: Daniel Faria (Instituto Superior Técnico), Jorge dos Santos Oliveira (IST), Gil Poiares Oliveira (BioData.pt)