Uni-Tübingen

RDM Course for PhD Students

a total of

4

modules

over

2h

video material

supported by

8

lecturers

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Research data management (RDM) is an essential part of scientific work, already during the doctoral stage.
Therefore, the university is offering a course on RDM which is especially designed for PhD students and is accessible at any time. The course is complemented by regularly held in-person lectures.

free of charge

over 2 h in total interactive video learning units

four modules:
1. Interdisciplinary RDM Basics
2. RDM for Humanities & Social Sciences
3. RDM for Natural Sciences
4. RDM for Life Sciences

Certificate of Attendance ( only when attending module 1 plus one other module)

in English

available online on ILIAS at any time

regular additional lectures via Zoom

Course Structure

As self-learning format, the course is accessible via the ILIAS learning platform at any time:

Self-Learning Format

Target Group: 
all PhD students at the University of Tübingen

Platform: 
ILIAS

Language:
English

Go to ILIAS  

Download Poster

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Complementary in-person lectures will be held regularly, dates and registration details will be published on this website:

Course Dates Lectures 2026

Module 1
21st April

2:00 - 3:00 pm, Zoom

Module 2
22nd April

10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Zoom

Module 3
28th April

10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Zoom

Module 4
5th May

2:00 - 4:00 pm, Zoom

Registration Lectures

Target Group: all PhD students at the University of Tübingen
Platform: Zoom
Language: English

If you would like to be informed about the start of registration for the next lecture, you can sign-up for the waiting list here:

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 Registration Waiting List   

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The linked registration form leads to the third-party provider eveeno; information on the use of your data can be found in the participant statement.

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For individual questions and counseling, the lecturers of the modules can be contacted directly:

For Questions

Module 1 (Basics)
write email

Module 2 (Humanities & Social Sciences)
write email
 

Module 3 (Natural Sciences)
write email

Module 4 (Life Sciences)
contact form

Course Content

Module Descriptions

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ModuleLecturer                                                                                                                                                                   

1   Interdisciplinary RDM Basics

What's RDM and structures at the university

This module provides first insights into the basic definition of research data management (RDM), structures and support services at the university on the topic as well as best practices.

Jennifer Esslinger

 

2   RDM for Humanities & Social Sciences

 Discipline-specific information about RDM

This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.

Dr. Michael Derntl

Dr. Steve Kaminski

Prof. Dr. Augustin Kelava

Dr. Thorsten Trippel

3   RDM for Natural Sciences

Discipline-specific information about RDM

This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the natural sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.

Dr. Stefan Fischer

4   RDM for Life Sciences

Discipline-specific information about RDM

This subject-specific module is designed for researchers in the life sciences. Important knowledge in the field of research data management is pointed out and explained specifically for associated disciplines.

Sven Fillinger
Steffen Greiner

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Lecturers

- In alphabetical order -

Dr. Michael Derntl Module 2
Head of Core Facility Digital Humanities Center
& Dr. Eberle Zentrum für Digitale Kompetenzen

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-73628

Dr. Stefan Fischer Module 3
Head of Core Facility
Tübingen Structural Microscopy (TSM)

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-78929

Steffen Greiner Module 4
IT-Infrastructure and Scientific Software
Core Facility QBiC

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-61454

Prof. Dr. Augustin Kelava Module 2
University professor & Head of
Core Facility Methods Center

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-74933

Jennifer Esslinger Module 1
Officer Research Data Management
Div. II Research, Central Administration

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-75082

Sven Fillinger Module 4
Leader IT-Infrastructure and Scientific Software (ITSS)
Core Facility QBiC

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-78290

Dr. Steve Kaminski Module 2
Research Data Manager
Core Facility Digital Humanities Center

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-77848

Dr. Thorsten Trippel Module 2
Coordination team NFDI consortium Text+
Department of General and Computational Linguistics

E-Mail
+49 7071 29-77352

Further Information

 

Contact

rdmspam prevention@zv.uni-tuebingen.de
+49 7071 29-75082