RDM BOOTCAMP for Data Stewards

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Empowering the Next Generation of Data Stewards!

Hands-on training for ethical, FAIR-aligned, and Open Science-ready research data management

Skills That Matter Across the Research Data Lifecycle

From metadata to ethical sharing: train with real tools, real cases, and real responsibilities.

Interactive. Practical. Stewardship-Focused.

Designed for hands-on learners, this Bootcamp combines expert guidance with peer-driven collaboration.

What You'll Explore: The Pillars of Ethical and FAIR Data Stewardship

Stewardship in Action

FAIR-by-Design Practice

Ethics, Openness & Trust

Guide for participants and Candidates.

Before joining the Bootcamp, we invite you to carefully read the Q&A sections below. These answers will help you understand how the programme is structured, what is expected of you, and how to make the most of your learning experience. You’ll find important details about eligibility, participation rules, certification criteria, daily assignments, mentoring support, and the practical tools and content you’ll be working with. This information is essential to help you prepare, engage fully, and successfully complete the Bootcamp.

We’re excited to welcome you on this learning journey!

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Why Join Us

Get Hands-On With OpenAIRE Services

Explore powerful, trusted tools supporting Open Science workflows.
Learn to work with OpenAIRE’s suite of services: Explore, Connect, Graph, and Zenodo, through practical exercises aligned with the data lifecycle. Understand how these tools help you ensure FAIRness, repository interoperability, and funder compliance.

Learn Through Interactive & Real-World e-Learning

No theory-only lectures, just active learning grounded in real tasks.
Engage with curated study cases, sandbox environments (e.g., Dataverse), anonymization tools (e.g., AMNESIA), and metadata curation templates. All content is scaffolded on OpenPlato for blended learning before, during, and after the bootcamp.

Train With Expert Stewards & Mentors

Guidance from those shaping the future of data stewardship in Europe.
Work alongside leading trainers from DANS, OpenAIRE, UMinho, SISSA, Latvia Uni and other EOSC-aligned institutions. Each session is designed and delivered by professionals with hands-on experience supporting researchers and developing stewardship infrastructures.

Build Skills That Institutions and Funders Value

Be ready for real responsibilities in RDM, Open Access, and ethics.
Develop the practical skills that institutions and funders increasingly require: metadata curation, repository selection, licensing, rights retention, and managing sensitive data. Leave with templates, checklists, and a growing support network.

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 1

13 Oct. 2025

Day 1_FAIR Principles in Practice: Showcases & Hands-on with OpenAIRE Services

Day 1 kicks off with an introduction to FAIR-aligned research data management and a walkthrough of OpenAIRE services mapped to each stage of the data lifecycle, from discovery to reuse. Through practical showcases and hands-on exercises, participants will explore the OpenAIRE Graph, EXPLORE, Argos,Validator, OpenOrgs, CONNECT, and MONITOR. The afternoon offers breakout sessions with OpenAIRE service managers, where participants can ask questions, test functionalities, and engage with real use cases. By the end of the day, participants will gain a clear understanding of how OpenAIRE supports FAIR implementation at both institutional and project levels.

Session
01

OpenAIRE Services Across the Research Lifecycle (open session)

Speaker: Paolo Manghi, CTO
OpenAIRE

Time: 09.15-10.00 CEST am

Session
02

The OpenAIRE Graph: The Backbone (open session)

Speaker: Claudio Atzori, Lead Data Engineer
OpenAIRE

Time:10.00 -10.45 CEST am

Session
03

OpenAIRE EXPLORE: Search & Discover (open session)

Speaker: Konstantina Galouni, Developer
Athena RC

Time:10.45 - 11.15 CEST am

Short Coffee Break

Session
04

Validator & Metadata Quality (open session)

Speaker: Leonidas Pispiringas, Service Manager
OpenAIRE

Time:11.30 - 12.15 CEST pm

Session
05

OpenOrgs & Institutional Profiles (open session)

Speaker: Ivana Koncic, Service Manager
RBI

Time:12.15-13.00 CEST pm

Lunch Break

Session
06

OpenAIRE CONNECT (open session)

Speaker: Alessia Bardi, Service Manager
OpenAIRE

Time:14.00-14.45 CEST pm

Session
07

OpenAIRE Argos New Updates (open session)

Speaker: Elli Papadopoulou, Service Manager
Athena RC

Time:14.45 -15.30 CEST pm

Session
08

OpenAIRE MONITOR (open session)

Speaker: Harry Dimitropoulos, Service Manager
OpenAIRE

Time:15.30-16.15 CEST pm

Session
09

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Mentors: Service Managers

Time:16.30 -17.45 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 2

14 Oct. 2025

Day 2_Trusted Repositories & Ethical Decision Making in Data Stewardship

Day 2 focuses on the ethical dimensions of research data management, emphasizing how trusted repositories support FAIR practices while navigating legal and institutional responsibilities. Participants will begin with foundational insights into repository types, metadata workflows, and ethical challenges such as licensing, access restrictions, and cross-border data sharing. Through interactive breakout sessions, they will engage in problem-solving scenarios involving anonymization, data breaches, and compliance dilemmas. Hands-on exercises include working with tools like AMNESIA, and guided casework facilitated by experts from DANS, OpenAIRE, UMinho and other partner institutions. The day concludes with community exchange, reflective dialogue, and the co-creation of a shared collection of ethical case examples, reinforcing the steward's role as a critical thinker and problem solver in real institutional contexts.

Session
01

Boost your FAIR RDM teaching using PATTERN's training material (open session)

Trainers: Michelle van den Berk & Deborah Thorpe, FAIR RDM Experts
DANS

Time:9.30 -10.30 CEST am

Coffee Break

Session
02

Designing Ethical Data Stewardship Policies & Workflows for Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Trainer: Kristaps Oskalns, Data Steward at Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre & Mikus Melderis, Data Steward at Higher Education and Science IT Shared Service Centre , Latvia

Time: 11.00-12.15 CEST pm

Session
03

Hands on Exercise on OpenAIRE AMNESIA: Ethical Decision Making in Data Stewardship (open session)

Trainer: Manolis Terrovitis, Service Manager AMNESIA
Athena RC

Time:12.15-13.00 CEST pm

Lunch Break

Session
04

Ethics in Action: Scenario Based Group Exercise (closed workshop)

Trainer: Obrad Vuckovac, Head of Library Services & Repository Manager

VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade

Time: 13.30 - 15.00 CEST pm

Session
05

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Community & Team Building

Time:15.00 -16.00 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_ Day 3

15 Oct. 2025

Day 3_From Metadata to FAIR-by- Design: Cleaning, Enriching & Preparing Data for Sharing

Day 3 blends a full spectrum of hands-on activities with expert-led instruction focused on metadata curation, enrichment, and practical FAIR implementation. The day begins with a train-the-trainer session from DANS, guiding participants in reusing PATTERN's FAIR RDM teaching materials, including project-based use cases and OpenPlato eLearning modules. Midday, participants split into two rotating workshops led by UMinho and ICM UW partnerns, where they will curate flawed metadata records using a Dataverse sandbox, apply checklists, add persistent identifiers, and improve alignment between metadata and documentation. A data cleaning session follows, where participants use tools like OpenRefine to standardize and reconcile datasets for interoperability. The afternoon concludes with a deeper dive into pre-deposit FAIR workflows, covering persistent identifiers, licensing, metadata registries, and repository selection, with a guided hands-on publishing exercise using Zenodo or Dataverse. Participants walk away with both conceptual understanding and practical experience in stewarding data from messy to meaningful.

Session
01

A deeper dive into putting FAIR RDM into practice (closed workshop)

Trainers: Rene Van Horik & Michelle van den Berk, FAIR RDM Senior Experts
DANS

Time: 9.30-11.00 CEST am

Coffee Break

Session
02

From Researcher Metadata to Stewards Metadata: Enchancing Quality Across the Workflow (closed workshop)

Trainers: Paula Moura, Senior Academic Librarian, UMinho University & Agnieszka Cybulska-Phelan, RDM Specialist, University of Warsaw

Time:11.30-12.45 CEST am

Short Break

Session
03

Hands on Exercise: Data Cleaning & Preparation with OpenRefine (closed workshop)

Trainer: Daniel Garijo, Distinguished Researcher, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Time:13.00 - 13.45 CEST pm

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Community & Team Building
Time:14.00 - 15.00 CEST pm

Explore Agenda & Topics_Day 4

16 Oct. 2025

Day 4_Community Engagement, Mentorship & Wrap up

Day 4 brings participants together for an interactive and reflective finale, designed to consolidate skills and foster community-building. The day opens with an energizing gamified hands-on activity, “Where LEGO Meets FAIR,” where participants explore data classification using playful analogies tailored to early-career data stewards provided by Area Science Park partners. This is followed by Speed Data Coffee Tables, a set of informal, rotating roundtables on key RDM challenges. In the afternoon, participants enter breakout rooms grouped by their daily assignment topics for a structured “speed dating” session: short, one-on-one mentoring exchanges with trainers, followed by peer-review discussions. These focused rooms allow for personalized feedback, exchange of ideas, and reflection on individual learning paths. The day wraps up with closing remarks and a certificate ceremony, celebrating the completion of a hands-on, community-powered learning journey.

Session
01

Hands on Gamified Exercise: Where Lego Meets FAIR (closed workshop)

Trainers: De Luca Mariarita & Bazzocchi Federica, FAIR RDM Senior Experts
Area Science Park

Time: 10.00-11.30 CEST am

Session
02

Speed Data Coffee Tables: Mentorship and Portofolio Peer Review (closed break out rooms)

Mentors

Time:11.45-13.00 CEST pm

Session
03

Open Discussions: Wrap up & Certificate of Completion

Mentors & Training Coordinator: Theodora Kavvadia, OpenAIRE

Time:13.00 - 14.00 CEST pm

Explore the OpenPlato moodle Learning Environment

Engage with interactive content, connect with peers, and access all bootcamp materials in one place.

Discover how OpenPlato supports your learning journey in data stewardship through a flexible and user-friendly Moodle environment. Each bootcamp session is accompanied by dedicated resources, including curated training materials, discussion forums, and interactive assignments. Participants can share insights, ask questions in public threads, and connect directly with mentors via private messaging.

📽️ To make the most of your experience, we recommend watching our short tutorial videos to understand how to:

Create Account, log in and create your personalized dashboard
Navigate, explore and find course-specific spaces
Access and download learning materials, tracking your progress
Complete courses and download your personalized certificate

Let OpenPlato be your learning hub as you grow your FAIR RDM and stewardship skills!

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REGISTER NOW in all open and publicly available sessions. Complete the form with short bio details for joining OpenAIRE's Training Community around Open Science.

Wanna dive deeper and get certified?

Register here to join our closed and advanced-level workshops on FAIR Research Data Management & Data Stewardship.
Closed workshops are marked with a star.

Spaces are limited – priority is given to early-career data stewards with relevant experience that register first.

You will receive all necessary info's for Certificate of Completion upon selection.

Wanna dive deeper and get certified?

This Bootcamp offers a Certificate of Completion along with a digital badge for participants who successfully complete the star-marked closed workshops.

Spaces are limited – priority is given to early-career data stewards with relevant experience that register first.

You will receive all necessary info's for Certificate of Completion upon selection.

Get Hands-On With OpenAIRE Services

Learn Through Interactive & Real-World e-Learning

Train With Expert Stewards & Mentors

Build Skills That Institutions and Funders Value

13 Oct. 2025

Day 1_FAIR Principles in Practice: Showcases & Hands-on with OpenAIRE Services

OpenAIRE Services Across the Research Lifecycle (open session)

The OpenAIRE Graph: The Backbone (open session)

OpenAIRE EXPLORE: Search & Discover (open session)

Short Coffee Break

Validator & Metadata Quality (open session)

OpenOrgs & Institutional Profiles (open session)

Lunch Break

OpenAIRE CONNECT (open session)

OpenAIRE Argos New Updates (open session)

OpenAIRE MONITOR (open session)

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Mentors: Service Managers

14 Oct. 2025

Day 2_Trusted Repositories & Ethical Decision Making in Data Stewardship

Boost your FAIR RDM teaching using PATTERN's training material (open session)

Coffee Break

Designing Ethical Data Stewardship Policies & Workflows for Trusted Repositories (closed workshop)

Hands on Exercise on OpenAIRE AMNESIA: Ethical Decision Making in Data Stewardship (open session)

Lunch Break

Ethics in Action: Scenario Based Group Exercise (closed workshop)

Working Group_Daily Assignment

15 Oct. 2025

Day 3_From Metadata to FAIR-by- Design: Cleaning, Enriching & Preparing Data for Sharing

A deeper dive into putting FAIR RDM into practice (closed workshop)

Coffee Break

From Researcher Metadata to Stewards Metadata: Enchancing Quality Across the Workflow (closed workshop)

Short Break

Hands on Exercise: Data Cleaning & Preparation with OpenRefine (closed workshop)

Working Group_Daily Assignment

Working Group_Daily Assignment

16 Oct. 2025

Day 4_Community Engagement, Mentorship & Wrap up

Hands on Gamified Exercise: Where Lego Meets FAIR (closed workshop)

Speed Data Coffee Tables: Mentorship and Portofolio Peer Review (closed break out rooms)

Open Discussions: Wrap up & Certificate of Completion

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