Open Science November

Speakers: Elena Schick & Tuba Güden-Silber | Research Data Services, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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Research data forms the foundation of scientific progress and is essential for publications. In your day-to-day research, you have likely experienced situations where important data for your publication suddenly could not be found, existed in multiple versions, or was even accidentally overwritten. Avoiding such situations is one of many aspects of structured research data management (RDM). A well-organized RDM system helps you (significantly) ensure the long-term preservation of your work. In this course, you will learn

• what RDM is and why it is helpful for your scientific work.
• to understand the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and how to apply them in practice.
• how to efficiently structure, organize, and manage your research data.
• how to work collaboratively with multiple project partners on research data.
• which tools make it easier for you to handle research data in your day-to-day work.

Speaker: Kathrin Braungardt | ZfW, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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OpenRUB offers you a university-specific platform for freely accessible and open teaching and learning materials for all departments at Ruhr University. Whether it’s lesson plans, presentation slides, videos, or entire Moodle courses. On this platform, you have the opportunity to openly share your educational materials with others, gain inspiration for your teaching, and showcase your teaching concepts to a wider audience.

Speaker: Carla Hansmann | UB Bochum

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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Open Access is a central aspect of Open Science and refers to free, unrestricted, and irrevocable access to reusable scientific publications on the Internet. This event offers you an up-to-date and practical introduction to the topic of Open Access: Why is Open Access important, and what advantages does it offer? What options are available for publishing in Open Access? What should you pay particular attention to, and what funding opportunities are available to you?

Speaker: Carla Hansmann | UB Bochum

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, beginners & advanced users

Location: Online

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Would you like to publish in Open Access? We’ll introduce you to the Open Access services at RUB and answer your questions: How do I apply for funding from the publication funds? Which publisher agreements can I benefit from? What should I keep in mind in the context of Project DEAL (Wiley, Springer, Elsevier)? What other publication services does the University Library offer?

Speaker: Kathrin Braungardt | ZfW, RUB

Target Audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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What am I allowed to do when using images and videos for my own teaching materials and publications? What copyright guidelines must be followed? In this brief introduction, you’ll find answers to these questions and gain an overview of the copyright issues relevant to the university, using specific case studies.

Speakers: Willem Fiene & Marlene Pacharra | Research Data Services, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, beginners, and advanced learners

Location: Online

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ReSeeD, the central research data repository of Ruhr University Bochum, offers a comprehensive infrastructure for research data management. The repository covers various use cases (e.g. metadata assignment, role and rights management, collaborative work) and is suitable for different types of data.
In this workshop, you will explore

• the basic functionalities of ReSeeD.
• how to manage and store your data in ReSeeD - from the creation of datasets, collaboration and sharing of datasets, to their archiving and publication.
• You will gain hands-on experience with ReSeeD, allowing you to directly apply what you've learned.

Participants without a RUB-LoginID can get access to ReSeeD via a free ORCID-iD.

Speakers: Carla Hansmann & Kathrin Lucht-Roussel | UB Bochum

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, beginners & advanced users

Location: Online

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Funding agencies such as the DFG, the BMBF, and the EU have firmly established Open Access in their funding guidelines. Questions such as: - What Open Access requirements do the various funding organizations have, and what options do they offer? - How much do Open Access publications cost, and can the costs be reimbursed? - How do you publish correctly under the European Horizon Europe framework program? will be addressed in this workshop. The workshop is aimed at all researchers interested in the Open Access guidelines of third-party funding agencies, regardless of whether they are already involved in a funded project or not.

Speaker: Marlene Pacharra | Research Data Services, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, beginners

Location: Online

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Whether you’re at the start of a project, in the middle of data collection, or about to publish—questions arise at every stage of the research data lifecycle: How do I plan my data management in a legally compliant manner? Where do I store and secure my data? How do I prepare it for reuse, and where do I publish it so it’s visible and citable?

In this event, we will present Ruhr University’s infrastructure and services across the entire research data lifecycle—from planning through collection, processing, and storage to archiving and publication. You’ll learn what advisory services, tools, and systems are available to you, how to integrate them into your daily research routine, and where to get personalized support if needed.

A practical overview for anyone who wants to manage their research data in a structured way and meet the requirements for good data management—whether you’re new to research or an experienced researcher.

Speakers: Katharina Wesphal, Joana Kadir and Matthias Kostrzewa | PSE, RUB

Target audience: Student teachers, beginners

Location: Online

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Quickly downloading an image from the Internet, scanning a page from a textbook, or copying a worksheet from another source—is that actually allowed? In this workshop, we’ll clarify what teacher education students need to keep in mind regarding teaching materials and where they can find materials that they’re legally permitted to use, edit, and share.

Speaker: Daniel Diekmann | ORCA.nrw

Target audience: Postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, beginners and advanced users

Location: Online

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Artificial intelligence is currently transforming the way educational content is created, used, and developed. This is also giving rise to numerous new questions, opportunities, and challenges at the intersection of artificial intelligence and Open Educational Resources (OER). This presentation provides an overview of key areas of discussion at the intersection of AI and OER—ranging from opportunities and potential to challenges and risks, as well as issues related to law, openness, governance, infrastructure, and guidance.

A particular focus is on how AI can transform open educational practices and the culture of sharing and collaboratively developing knowledge. What role do communities and Open Educational Practices (OEP) play in an educational landscape increasingly shaped by AI? And what forms of openness, collaboration, and collective knowledge production do we want to shape in the future?

The presentation invites participants to examine the complex relationship between AI and open education from various perspectives and to find their way through the growing “OER & AI thicket.”

Speaker: Linda Groß | UB Bochum

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, beginners & advanced users

Location: Online

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It’s important for you to make your research visible and publish your findings. Some unscrupulous providers try to exploit this with fraudulent publication offers, but how can you identify them? In this session, you’ll receive helpful tips on how to recognize a potential predatory publisher.

Speaker: Daniel Diekmann | ORCA.nrw

Target audience: Postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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A teacher wants to share a successful presentation with others outside the protected Moodle course. But the upload is rejected: missing sources, unattributed images, incompatible licenses, and a non-editable format turn the presentation into an “unshareable presentation.” Working in small teams, participants will investigate the issue and collaboratively solve several challenges. Step by step, they will identify problematic materials, find suitable open alternatives, clarify licensing issues, and prepare the presentation so that it can actually be shared and reused.

This is not just about turning a presentation into an Open Educational Resource (OER). Educators face these challenges whenever materials leave the protected classroom environment and are to be shared, published, or reused by others. In their search for solutions, participants will learn, among other things, how to find suitable open materials on ORCA.nrw and other relevant sources, and where to find guidance on questions regarding Creative Commons licenses and the reuse of teaching materials. Will the teams succeed in solving all four problems in time and publishing their presentation?

Speakers: Kathrin Braungardt & Sarah Görlich | ZfW, RUB

Target Audience: Doctoral students, postdocs Professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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What are Open Educational Resources, and what do these Creative Commons licenses mean? In our short session, we’ll explain what OER are all about and how they can be used. So grab a cup of coffee or tea and use your break to learn the basics about using open educational resources in a quick and concise way.

Speaker: Marlene Pacharra | Research Data Services, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at service units, beginners

Location: Online

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Are you interested in integrating Open Science into your research but don't know where or how to start? This workshop is designed for researchers at all career stages who want to maximize the validity, credibility, and impact of their research through Open Science practices. You will gain hands-on experience with practices that make scientific research more transparent and reproducible, focusing on:

• Preregistrations: Understand the added value of preregistrations, learn how to easily create one on the most suitable platform, and publish it to your advantage.
• Open Software: Discover best practices for developing and sharing open-source software, with practical guidance on using GitLab.
• Open Data and Materials: Learn where and how to effectively publish your research data and materials, including strategies for finding discipline-specific repositories.

The aim of this course is to help you identify your optimal entry points into Open Science and to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to take your first steps in implementing Open Science in your research.

Speakers: Niklas Brauer & Sarah Görlich | ZfW (eTeam Digi), RUB

Target audience: Students, beginners

Location: Online

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Free learning materials, known as Open Educational Resources (OER), can enrich your studies. Whether you’re delving deeper into a topic, preparing for exams, or conducting research for presentations and other projects—OER can be a valuable source of knowledge for you. In this session, we’ll show you what CC licenses are all about, where to find OER, and under what conditions you’re allowed to use them. We’ll also provide a brief overview of the use and application of AI-generated works.

Speaker: Yvonne Schlootz | UB Bochum

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, beginners and advanced users

Location: Online

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Open Access and Creative Commons licenses (CC licenses for short) go hand in hand. However, choosing the right license variant for your own publication can be challenging and should be carefully considered. In this session, we’ll introduce you to the different license types and provide guidance to help you select the appropriate CC license.

Speaker: Kathrin Braungardt | ZfW, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, research administrators, staff at support services, newcomers

Location: Online

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AI-generated content can also be used to create open educational resources (OER) and promote them. We’ll look at examples and scenarios to explore how and in what ways this is possible and useful. For example, AI tools can be used to illustrate content, but also to adapt existing OERs for one’s own purposes. We’ll also discuss the implications of using AI-generated content for licensing.

Speakers: Elena Schick & Marlene Pacharra | Research Data Service, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, beginners, and advanced users

Location: Online

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Openly sharing your research data enhances visibility, increases impact, and supports reproducibility — but where you publish it matters. This workshop introduces Zenodo as a flexible, user-friendly platform for publishing a wide range of research outputs. You'll learn how to upload data, assign DOIs, and connect your work to the RUB Zenodo Community.

We’ll also explore when other options may be more appropriate — such as discipline-specific repositories for greater peer recognition, or RUB’s institutional repository ReSeeD for large datasets requiring in-house support. Whether you're new to data publishing or just looking to sharpen your strategy, this session will help you make informed, FAIR-aligned choices.

Speaker: Niklas Brauer | ZfW (eTeam Digi), RUB

Target audience: Students, beginners

Location: Online

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Do you need images or icons for your presentation, or are you looking for a suitable video for your talk? Would you also appreciate some suggestions on how to structure and design your presentation? We’ll show you where to find free resources for inspiration and how to use them for your presentations and other projects without worrying about copyright. And we’ll cover it all quickly and concisely during your coffee break!

Speakers: Tuba Güden-Silber & Elena Schick | Research Data Service, RUB

Target audience: Doctoral students, postdocs, professors, advanced users

Location: Online

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You’ve finally been awarded the long-awaited grant, and you can now reuse the research data you collected two years ago for your new research project and continue your work. But you no longer remember what those abbreviations stand for? What do the number combinations describing the columns in the data table mean? What parameters or settings did you use for the measurements? Through the structured and (pre)planned use of metadata and well-organized documentation, you can (largely) avoid the situation described above.

You’ll get details and practical tips on metadata and documentation in this 2-hour online workshop. You’ll learn: - what metadata actually is and where to find metadata schemas relevant to your field. - what types of documentation exist. - why it pays off in the long run to invest time in structured documentation.