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FAIR in (Biological) Practice workshop, Nov 22 -25

Overview 

Open Science is disruptive. It will change how we do reasearch and how society benefits from it. Making data re-usable is key to this, and FAIR principles are a way to achieve it.

  • But what does it mean in practice?
  • How can a biologist incorporate those principles in their workflow?
  • We will learn that becoming FAIR and following OS practices is a process.
  • We will learn how to work more efficient with the data

We will teach you how planning and using the correct set of tools you can make your outputs ready for public sharing and reuse.

This hands-on 4 half-day sessions workshop covers the basics of Open Science and FAIR practices, and looks at how to use these ideas in your own projects. The workshop is a mix of lectures and hands-on lessons where you will use the approaches learned and implement some of the discussed practices.

The course is aimed at active researchers in biomedicine science (PhD students, postdocs, technicians, young PIs etc.) who are interested in Open Science, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) principles and efficient data management. This training is aimed at those who want to be familiar with these concepts and apply them throughout their project’s life cycle. The course is covered in four half days.

General Information

Registration: The course is free but there is a 50 pounds holding deposit refunded after attending the workshop.

Where: This training will take place online. The instructors will provide you with the information you will need to connect to this meeting.

When: 22 - 25 November 2022.

Requirements: Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.). Paticipaints must create accounts in Protocols.io and Benchling,

Accessibility: We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. Please notify the instructors in advance of the workshop if you require any accommodations or if there is anything we can do to make this workshop more accessible to you.

Contact: Please email bio_rdm@ed.ac.uk for more information.

Schedule

The lesson taught in this workshop is being piloted and a precise schedule is yet to be established.

Day 1: 22nd November 2022 (13:00 - 17:00)
Pre-workshop Setup
Lessons
FAIR in (Biological) Practice Introduction to Open Science
Being FAIR
IP and Opennes
Introduction to metadata
Break
Afternoon

Between episodes

 

Day 2: 23rd November 2022 (13:00 - 17:00)
Lessons
FAIR in (Biological) Practice Being precise
(Meta)data in Excel
Laboratory records
Working with files
Break
Afternoon Between episodes

 

Day 3: 24th November 2022 (13:00 - 17:00)
Lessons
FAIR in (Biological) Practice Re-usable computing
Version control
Templates for consistency
Break
Afternoon Between episodes

 

Day 4: 24th November 2022 (13:00 - 17:00)
Lessons
FAIR in (Biological) Practice Public repositories
It's all about planning
Putting it all together
Break
Afternoon Between episodes

 

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