Courses

Internal workshops

We offer demand driven workshops on open and reproducible data and software management. Think about workshops on basic skills such as Unix, Git, (Python/R) programming, data cleaning and visualization. To organise these workshops, we joined The Carpentries. In this article in Inside NWO-I you can read more about our motivations. 

Carpentries workshops

Here is a list of The Carpentries workshops that NWO-I DCC currently offers at our institutes:

• Software Carpentry
  • The Unix Shell
  • Version control with Git
  • Programming with Python
  • Programming with R
• Data Carpentry
  • OpenRefine for Social Science Data
  • R for Social Scientists

For more information about the upcoming and past workshops visit The Carpentry workshops page on our website: Carpentry workshops - NWO-I

Advanced GIT workshop

The NWO-I Digital Competence Center is organizing a pilot workshop on Advanced Git.
This hands-on, two-day in-person training takes you beyond the basics of version control and focuses on real collaboration workflows. It builds directly on the Software Carpentry curriculum (Shell, Git, Python) and helps you move from individual use of Git to effective teamwork and contribution to open-source scientific software.

We’ll work with materials from CodeRefinery and Learn Git Branching to explore merging strategies, branching models, collaborative workflows, and contribution patterns used in major research software projects. For more information about the workshop visit the

Who is this for?

Researchers, engineers, and research software developers at NWO institutes who already use Git for their own work and want to collaborate more effectively.

Prerequisites

To participate, you should have:

1. Basic Git knowledge, either from the Git module of Software Carpentry or equivalent experience (e.g., follow a self-paced Version Control with Git lesson by the Carpentries or the Introduction to Git workshop by CodeRefinery).
   You should already know how to use Git from the command line for a local project (clone, add, commit, push, pull, basic branching).

Registration and a detailed description of the workshop is available on the Eventbrite website.

AI-workshops

NWO-I DCC is committed to advancing knowledge and skills in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). As AI technologies continue to evolve, it is vital to stay updated with the latest tools and practices. Our AI workshops aim to provide hands-on experience and practical understanding of various AI tools and their applications, with a strong focus on security, privacy, and ethical considerations.

Upcoming AI Workshops

NWO-I DCC currently offers two AI workshops:

• Academic AI tools for scientific literature search and writing
• AI-assisted coding with Codeium

Visit the workshop pages for more information and to see the past and upcoming workshops.

Manage your research project

This is a workshop in development about how to set up a research project on your computer. There are many ways to do this, and how you do it may depend on your unique project and personal preferences. This workshop will guide you through an example of how you can organize your research project files, use version control, create a Python module to contain useful functions, and prepare a paper and reproduction package at the end.

To follow the workshop visit the workshop website: Manage your research project.

External course

• Taxila - Taxila provides an overview of training, learning, and teaching materials for trainers and trainees. The trainings span from research data management to high performance computing to open science related topics. All material and events come from various training providers such as research performing institutions and training institutes. 
• Netherlands eScience Center - The eScience Center offers a range of training courses, open to all researchers affiliated with Dutch research organizations and from industry. They organize workshops on digital skills, including online collaboration, reproducible code and good programming practices. They also offer more advanced workshops such as GPU Programming, Parallel Programming and Deep Learning.

Professional development courses

• School for Information | GO opleidingen - GO | School for Information provides a broad range of courses for information professionals, such as librarians, information specialists, records managers, knowledge managers, content managers, archivists and so on.
• RDNL Essentials4DataSupport - The Essentials 4 Data Support course provides an introductory-level overview for data professionals and those who assist researchers with storing, managing, archiving and sharing their research data.
• RDNL GDPR4DataSupporters - The GDPR 4 Data Support (GDPR4DS) course is an introductory course designed for data supporters who want to understand more about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of research and want to strengthen their role in protecting personal data.