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The University of Groningen DCC team supports researchers throughout the entire research process through consultancy and training. More info at rug.nl/dcc Follow us on Mastodon! 🦣: social.edu.nl/@ug_dcc

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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#FAIRdata without borders Researchers across disciplines, data professionals, and support staff are invited to discuss how #interoperability can transform #research 📆 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 🕑 From 12:30 to 17:00 📍 House of Connections, Groningen Sign up now! 🔗 edu.nl/epu4w #Openscience
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FAIR data without borders: A new era of interoperable research data
Have you ever struggled to combine datasets or collaborate across disciplines due to varying vocabularies and ontologies? Or wondered how software tools...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔊 "Open data... creates a sense of community, because it fosters collaboration and trust." In this interview, Canan Çakırlar explores how #FAIR and #opendata can make archaeological collections more accessible and useful to researchers. 🔗 edu.nl/xdgfv #openscience @facultyofartsug.bsky.social
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Making the past FAIR: an interview with Canan Çakırlar on open data and archaeological collections
How can we make archaeological collections and research data accessible and reusable, while also protecting the physical materials and the communities they...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The @rug.nl is exploring alternatives to #Qualtrics in light of data protection concerns, rising financial costs, and Qualtrics focus on commercial parties. It remains available at the UG for now, while we aim to propose an alternative survey tool by the end of 2026. 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
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De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen onderzoekt alternatieven voor Qualtrics
De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) onderzoekt alternatieven voor Qualtrics vanwege risico’s op het gebied van gegevensbescherming, stijgende kosten en...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🍂 Don't leave your data behind 🍂 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' September 2026 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/4c5532639dd5... 👉️ Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Are you a student, PhD candidate, or staff member at the UG/UMCG working on a research project that involves coding? Today is the last chance to register for tomorrows Code Café! 👉Register here: libcal.rug.nl/event/4567509 @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl
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UG/UMCG Code Café
Are you a student, PhD candidate, or staff member at the UG/UMCG working on a research project that involves coding/research software? Join our Code Café, a supportive space...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣 FSE researchers: Do you want to make your research more resilient, collaborative, and future-proof? Join the Resilient Researcher Workshop and earn 0.5 ECTs! 📆 Friday 25-09-2026 🕓 13:00 - 16:00 ❓ Open Science, FAIR data and digital skills 🥪 Lunch and drinks provided
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"We hope to lower the threshold to make #data FAIR and increase the motivation to do so" In this interview on the UG #OpenScience Blog, Cherine Jantzen tells us about the workflow, guide and tool developed to help ecologists put #FAIR into practice. 🔗 edu.nl/x3q43 @niooknaw.bsky.social #research
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Good practices for FAIR data management - an interview with Cherine Jantzen on ‘Putting FAIR into practice for ecologists: How to make ecological data more reusable’
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Mark L. Thompson @mark-l-thompson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Many thanks to CIT & Timo van Eldijk @timovaneldijk.bsky.social of the Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social , who was able to turn concept into action within the space of only a few months: a real doorzetter.
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
FoundersChat: a new #AI tool made by @mark-l-thompson.bsky.social, covered in @dvhn.nl this weekend! Try chatting with the #FoundingFathers yourself: edu.nl/jwdpq @citrug.bsky.social @ug-dcc.bsky.social @rug.nl @facultyofartsug.bsky.social #America #USA250 #America250 #researchsoftware
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AI geeft grondleggers van VS hun stem terug
Chatten met Founding Fathers George Washington of James Madison. Dankzij AI klinken opnieuw de stemmen van George Washington, Thomas Jefferson en James...
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Center for Information Technology, University of Groningen @citrug.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📣 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🇺🇸 Check out 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: a tool that brings to life the sources relating to the collected papers of seven US Founders. Thanks to the Code Café of @ug-dcc.bsky.social! ℹ️ edu.nl/jwdpq #AI #code #researchsupport
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AI geeft grondleggers van VS hun stem terug
Chatten met Founding Fathers George Washington of James Madison. Dankzij AI klinken opnieuw de stemmen van George Washington, Thomas Jefferson en James...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🚨 Save the date 🚨 #FAIRdata without borders Researchers across disciplines, data professionals, and support staff are invited to discuss how #interoperability can transform #research 📆 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 🕑 From 12:30 to 17:00 📍 House of Connections, Groningen 🔗 edu.nl/epu4w #Openscience
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FAIR data without borders: A new era of interoperable research data
Have you ever struggled to combine datasets or collaborate with scientists from different disciplines due to varying vocabularies and ontologies? As...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
☀️ Sunny side up at the DCC ☀️ 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' June 2026 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fd37c8d4cd4d... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our Annual Report 2025 is out! 🎉 See how the UG Digital Competence Centre supported researchers through data and software management, Open Science, training, infrastructure and national collaborations. 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #OpenScience #FAIRData
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Researchers across the Netherlands can now access free #ontology engineering support by the #TDCC-NES, improving the #interoperability of their #research data. 👉 Book a free support meeting 👉 Apply to the support programme by 10 July 2026 Read more ⬇️ www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #Openscience
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Free ontology support helps researchers reuse and connect data
Making data findable, understandable, and reusable requires more than good documentation. Researchers at the University of Groningen can benefit from a...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A #research data management plan isn’t just helpful—it’s a #PhD requirement 🚨 Join us and GOPHER to learn everything you need to know! ❓ Lunch lecture 📆 Friday, May 29 🕛 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Harmony Building (1312.0006) Will you miss it? 👀 👉 More information and registration: edu.nl/6aenj
Gopher & DCC training. Everything you need to know about starting your Data Management Plan. Date: May 29th, 2026. Time: 12:00 - 13:00. Location: 1312.0006.
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We have successfully solved many #researchSoftware & #coding problems! Want help improving your research software? Join the UG/UMCG Code Café this Thursday (21st of May, 13:00-17:00 Smitsborg). 👉 Registration: libcal.rug.nl/event/4520782 @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl
two people at the Code Café working on research code behind a laptop
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Registration for the upcoming UG/UMCG Code Cafe (23 April, 13:00-17:00) closes soon! Bring your research software questions — whether it's Git/GitHub, R, Python, HPC, licensing, or anything else. 👉 Register here: libcal.rug.nl/event/4517090 @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl
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UG/UMCG Code Café
Are you a student, PhD candidate, or staff member at the UG/UMCG working on a research project that involves coding? Join our Code Café, a supportive space where you can get...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 Help improve our privacy and data protection resources ℹ️ We are reviewing our website to ensure it provides clear, relevant guidance for researchers and university staff. Your feedback will help improve the structure and topics covered. 👉 Fill in the short survey: forms.gle/pp8NoDqpAkCC...
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Privacy and Data Protection - UG DCC website feedback survey
The UG Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) provides guidance and resources on privacy and data protection for research and other academic activities. We are currently reviewing the Privacy and Data P...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📣 New resources for #research data management (RDM) for bachelor's and master's students 📣 ℹ️ We have jointly developed a practical #RDM guidebook and checklist to help students, lecturers and supervisors across disciplines manage data responsibly. 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #OpenScience #FAIR
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Empowering students: New resources for research data management
Students often receive little guidance on research data management (RDM) despite conducting research during their studies. Dutch universities collaborated...
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We're organizing a Code Cafe at the @rug.nl and the @umcgroningen.bsky.social , Thursday April 23rd, 13–17h — Git, Python, R, SMPs, reproducibility. Come as you are, bring your questions. #ResearchSoftware #FAIR #OpenScience Register here: 👉 edu.nl/raw4y @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social
Poster for the code cafe, including qr code for registration
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🎉 The UG Digital Competence Centre celebrated its first lustrum! This 31 March, we celebrated 5 years of supporting researchers at the University of Groningen. Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate! 🥳 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl #openscience #rdm #dcc
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Celebrating five years of the UG Digital Competence Centre
In March 2026, at the University of Groningen Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC), we celebrated our first lustrum: five years supporting researchers and...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🌱 Spring forward with the DCC 🌱 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' March 2026 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/29ae60304ffe... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...
University of Groningen. Up to data newsletter. Digital Competence Centre. Your one-stop for research IT and data. The Energy Academy Building is shown in the picture.
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Are you working or studying at the @rug.nl ? The @ug-dcc.bsky.social is looking to expand and improve its #ResearchSoftware training program; It would be great if you could help us filling out this short survey: 👉 forms.gle/pRLbFmpKfmGM... @citrug.bsky.social
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Help improve research software training
At the Digital Competence Centre (DCC), we’re designing our Research Software Management training program and want your input. From PhD candidates and postdocs, to supervisors who want their students ...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
🎉 We’re celebrating 5 years of the UG DCC! Since 2021, we have supported researchers with research data & software management, #FAIR practices, and IT solutions. We’re marking this milestone with talks from our research community, a pub quiz, and drinks. 👉 Register now!: https:// edu.nl/x8vy3
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DCC Lustrum: 5 years of successes
In March 2026, the University of Groningen Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) celebrates its first lustrum: five years of supporting researchers in...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"Digital resources aren’t free. Every simulation, every byte of stored data, every #AI query consumes energy, and that translates to a carbon footprint." In this interview, Dr. Robert Pollice talks about the need for digital sustainability and how GreenDisc can help UG researchers. 🔗 edu.nl/mewun
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Digital resources aren’t free: An interview with Robert Pollice on GreenDisc and digital sustainability
In this interview, Dr. Robert Pollice, an assistant professor at the UG’s Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, talks about digital sustainability. Robert...
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
You can spot our cool new poster for the Code Café around campus! Can you find them all? Don't forget to register for next Thursday 👉 edu.nl/raw4y The Code Café is a #repaircafe but for #research #code #researchsoftware @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl @umcgroningen.bsky.social
The new poster for the University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen Code Café
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
On the 26th of February (13:00-17:00), we are organizing another edition of the Code Café: a #RepairCafé for #ResearchSoftware. Register here: 👉 www.edu.nl/raw4y Anyone writing code for a research project can join! @rug.nl @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Come find the @ug-dcc.bsky.social stand at the @rug.nl #DigitalAutonomy fair! What could be more digitally autonomous than writing your own FAIR and #OpenSource research software! Also nice to to see so many collegues from @citrug.bsky.social !
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timovaneldijk.bsky.social @timovaneldijk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The first UG/UMCG Code Café was a success! The next edition will take place on the 26th of February. 👉 Register here: forms.gle/KHFwGXWB8Wtc... A big thank you to everybody who helped make this possible! @citrug.bsky.social @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @rug.nl
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
📣 Research community & friends: your voice matters! Have you interacted with us and want to share a quote or short story about your experience for our 5-year Lustrum event? Whether it’s feedback, compliments, suggestions, or fun anecdotes, anything goes! 👉 Share your story with us! 🔗 edu.nl/c96w8
Save the date: DCC Lustrum 2026 on Tuesday March 31st, 2026. From 13:00 to 17:00 at the House of Connections, get to know our journey, contributions by researchers, a lively pubquiz and a borrel!
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🚀 New in 2026: Get certified in Reproducible Software Development! Researchers: Complete 5/7 workshops to earn a certificate in reproducible, transparent, and reusable research software. ✅ Topics: Containers, R packages, VS Code, Git/GitHub, and more 🔗 Details: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🔥 Research data by the fireside 🔥 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' December 2025 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/8a4c4b12445e... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S... #research #openscience
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
📣 Do you want to transcribe research interviews or lectures quickly and securely? The @rug.nl now offers a free AI transcription tool for all researchers, staff, and students. Hosted locally, this tool makes it easy to convert audio recordings into text. ℹ️ Read more: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
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Free secure AI transcription tool now available for everyone at the UG
The University of Groningen now offers a free AI-powered transcription tool, Whisper AI, for all researchers, staff, and students. Hosted locally on the...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🍂 Fall for the DCC 🍂 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' September 2025 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/1c2bbd325886... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S... #research #fair #OpenScience
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
"As an embedded data steward, I serve as researchers' primary contact for FAIR data questions and IT tool guidance." 👉 Read the interview with Jelte Nimoth to learn how he supports #FAIRdata, #OpenScience, and lab data management with solutions for secure data transfer and storage: 🔗 edu.nl/nbmqx
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Embedded data stewardship and practical solutions for lab research data - An interview with Jelte Nimoth (UG DCC)
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
👉 “Good data management isn’t just about compliance or best practices – it makes your #research more efficient, more reproducible, and more impactful.” Read our latest interview with @mattcoler.bsky.social to learn how he embedded #OpenScience into speech technology research: 🔗 edu.nl/wa6vk
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Protecting voices, sharing knowledge: responsible data practices in speech research
Dr. Matt Coler is an Associate Professor at Campus Fryslân and Director of the MSc Speech Technology. In this interview, he tells us more about embedding...
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#Introduction 📰 We're the University of #Groningen Digital Competence Centre - #DCC ℹ️ We support all UG researchers throughout the entire research (data) life cycle 👉 Learn more about our services on the DCC website: www.rug.nl/dcc
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