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Research Data & Methods - Winter Semester 2026-27 Schedule

Series Information:

  • When: Every second Wednesday, 14:00 - 15:30
  • Where: House of Prominence, Attic (Top floor), Luxemburger Str. 299
  • Format: Introductory session or guided discussion with practical follow-up
  • Organizers: Project S, CRC 1252

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Workshop Schedule

26. SMLP 2026 Recap Discussion

Date: 16 September 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Job Schepens

Focus:

  • Recap and exchange on SMLP 2026
  • Discussion of methods and insights relevant for CRC projects
  • Collecting follow-up resources and practical next steps

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27. lme4 Model Criticism

Date: 30 September 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Job Schepens

Focus:

  • Diagnostics, assumptions, model comparison, and robust interpretation for lme4 models

28. Data Management Plans in Practice

Date: 14 October 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Lukas Lammers Focus: Creating practical, funder-aligned data management plans for research projects, including documentation, storage, sharing, and archiving

30. Backups

Date: 4 November 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: TBC Focus: Practical backup plans, versioned snapshots, restore testing, and routine automation

27. Data Visualization with ggplot2

Date: 18 November 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Job Schepens Focus: Core ggplot2 grammar, clean figure design, plotting mistakes, uncertainty, model-based plots, publication-ready figures

32. Data Visualization with Other Tools

Date: 2 December 2026 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Job Schepens Focus: Introduction to alternative data visualization tools and their applications in research

31. Data Protection: GDPR, Sciebo, and Encryption

Date: 6 January 2027 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: Job Schepens Focus: Handling sensitive data with GDPR-aligned workflows, secure sharing via Sciebo, and encryption basics

33. Open Debugging: Bring Your Own Problem

Date: 20 January 2027 Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Speaker: TBC Focus: Collaborative troubleshooting across R, Python, Git, and document workflows