Research Data Management for Advanced Users
Training details
Location
Barcelona (On-site)
Date
25/11/2025
Time
09 : 30
Target Audiance
Scientist
Teaching language(s)
English
Organizing institution
BSC
Delivery mode
On-site
Level
Advanced
Format
Hands-on session, Lecture, Workshop
Topics / Keywords
data management, security, legislation, licenses
What You Will Learn
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to choose the best storage and repositories for their projects; recognise if professional support is necessary to apply the right security measures and be compliant with the current legislation; apply FAIR principles not only to data but also to software; choose the suitable license with the help of specialised staff.
Agenda
| Day 1 – 25 November 2025
Time |
Talk |
| 9:30-10:30 | Welcome and training overview |
| 10:30-11:30 | Management of clinical data |
| 11:30-12:00 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 12:00-12:30 | EU AI Act |
| 12:30-1:00 | GDPR / European Legislation |
| 1:00-3:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00-5:00 | Applied FAIR repositories |
| Day 2 – 26 November 2025
Time |
Talk |
| 9:30-10:00 | Datos Personales y legislación |
| 10:00-11:00 | Intellectual Property and Licenses |
| 11:00-11:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30-12:00 | Encryption and Anonymization |
| 12:00-12:30 | Security Measures |
| 12:30-1:30 | FAIR Software |
| 1:30-3:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 3:00-4:50 | Analysis of DMPs and projects |
| 4:50-5:00 | Wrap-up |
Instructor name(s)
Course convener: Nadia Tonello, Head of Data Management Group, Operations, BSC
Lecturers: Data Management group members, Network and Security group members, Data Protection Officer, Life Science data managers, Earth Science data managers, BSC
Course Description
The objectives of the course are:
- Understand the main characteristics of different kinds of data storage and storage supports, to be able to take the most appropriate decision.
- Examine and compare the most used data repositories, and how they can respond to the needs of your project.
- Learn the basic concepts of the current European and Spanish legislation for managing correctly personal data, and when the collaboration of an expert is mandatory.
- Examine the security measures a data manager must consider when managing data. Understand and compare methods for managing sensitive data: anonymization and encryption.
- See an application of those concepts in the management of clinical data.
- Learn how to manage software applying the FAIR principles.
- Understand the basic management of IP and licenses and their implications in a project.
- Experiment how to solve practical DMPs issues and real cases (practical sessions).
Prerequisites
<p>Experience working with research data and data management plans, either as a researcher or as a support to researchers.</p>