Research Skills

The Research Data Center and the Open Science Office at Mannheim of University Library have once again put together a wide range of events for you this semester. From the monthly OCR consultation hour to exciting workshops and lectures on topics such as research data management, open science and artificial intelligence in research, there is something for everyone.

• Dates for OCR open office hours: February 13, March 20, April 10, and May 8, from 3 to 4 pm.
  Please visit the OCR Competence Center home page for access and more information
• The Research Skills seminar series starts on February 11th! This time you can look forward to presentations on replication studies, data management plans and panel survey design.
  For more information and to register, please visit our website.
• The FDZ is also participating in Love Data Week 2025!
  • February 11: Introduction to Research Data Management (Dr. Irene Schumm)
  • February 12: Open Source Assistants for RDM and Open Science: Consulting Services with Metasearch and Local LLMs (Dr. Renat Shigapov & Thomas Schmidt)
  • February 13: OCR Consulting Hour meets Law: Love Data Week Special (Competence Center OCR & Vasilka Stoilova)

“Research Skills” Seminar Series:

February 11: Research Data Management – Introduction

February 12: Open Source Assistenten für FDM und Open Science: Beratungs­services mit Metasearch und lokalen LLMs

February 18: Replication: „I packed my replication package and in it I put …"

February 25: Git(Hub) Basics

March 04: GitHub for Research (Data)

March 11: Data Management Plans Workshop

March 18: Pre-registration of Research Projects

April 08: Predatory Publishing

April 22: Docker for Reproducible Research

April 30: AI Playground: KI-Tools für Studium und Forschung

May 06: How to Conduct (Panel) Surveys: Methodological Insights and Best Practices from the German Internet Panel

May 13: OCR – Automated Text Recognition for Research

May 21: AI Playground: ChatGPT-Alternativen für Studium und Forschung

Find out about the current program and register for the events via the Student Portal. External participants should register via the link in the event announcement.