Why Open Research Data?

In order to reproduce and replicate research findings, open and also FAIR (Findable, Reusable, Interoperable, Reusable) research data are a prerequisite. However, publishing research data is still not a standard and studies show how difficult it is to gain access to research data upon request.

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The three main components of the fullfledged contractual framework: Consortium Agreement as the main body (red circle) with an included Data Use and Transfer Agreement (light blue circle) plus the incorporated Data Transfer and Processing Agreement covering BioMedIT usage as trusted research environment (dark blue circle).(Image source SPHN report).

Data Sharing in Swiss Health Research

Summary of SPHN paper: A Unified Contractual Framework for Data Sharing in Swiss Health Research
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The project recORD: recognise ORD

A look back at the main outputs and recommendations from this project
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ORD at the Center for Reproducible Science and Research Synthesis (CRS)

Recent CRS projects about Open Research Data
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FORS data live

RDM Support for the Social Sciences. Monthly Q&A on data management and sharing.
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EOSC federation handbook

An overview of the organisational and operational structure, and technical characteristics, of the EOSC Federation.
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Website of the Swiss Research Data Support Network (SRDSN)

Check out https://www.researchdatasupport.ch/
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European Open Science Cloud - EU Node

A platform that supports multi-disciplinary and multi-national research promoting FAIR data and supplementary services (e.g., VMs, Containers, Notebooks and more) in Europe and beyond.
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Open Science Projects at UZH

Closing Event of swissuniversities-funded Open Science Projects at UZH 2021-2024 on 18 November 2024.
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New SRDSN node “Personal and Sensitive Data”

Invitation to the kick-off event of the new SRDSN node “Personal and Sensitive Data”.
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Swiss Research Data Day 2024 (SRDD) conference

October 9 at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR) in Chur, Switzerland
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AFFORDing FAIRD data: An Open Research Data Index with R and Git

Poster presented at the Swiss Reproducibility Conference, 10-11 June 2024
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Call for Collaborative Open Research Data Infrastructure Projects

Want to learn how to increase the visibility, reuse and impact of your research? We created an interactive training that will step you through the aspects of Research Data Management (RDM), based on the FAIR principles (to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable).
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FREE State-of-the-Art training in FAIR Research Data Management

Want to learn how to increase the visibility, reuse and impact of your research? We created an interactive training that will step you through the aspects of Research Data Management (RDM), based on the FAIR principles (to make data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable).
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Preregistration and research data management workshops in May and June 2024 at different Swiss Universities

Two half-day workshops for researchers in all empirical disciplines and at all levels at SwissRN institutional members in Switzerland: one about preregistration and registered reports (presented by Evie Vergauwe and Caro Hautekiet) and one about data and research management (presented by Eva Furrer and Rachel Heyard).
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MOOC on reproducible research computing, 16.5.2024 - 4.9.2024

Reproducible Research II: Practices and tools for managing computations and data” will be available on the FUN platform from 16 May to 4 September 2024
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Data Science for the Science (DS4S)

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Swiss Research Data Support Network

On 17 April, we will have a SRDSN meeting in Bern where this and other RDM initiatives will be presented. This event is open to anyone.
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EnhanceR seminar

Hosted by ETH IT Services. The next event will introduce the Research Software Engineering network ETHZ/EPFL
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Newsletter of the SwissUniversities program Open Science

Sign up for this newsletter to get monthly updates!
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Seminars by the Data Stewards Interest Group

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In a university setting, a woman professor and a man professor, are depicted in a dynamic and detailed scene that embodies the multifaceted nature of academic life. The woman is seen sitting at a cluttered desk, surrounded by piles of papers and books, grading assignments and looking exasperated. Beside her, a laptop displays an email about another meeting. The man is standing, holding a stack of documents, looking at a poster on the wall that explains the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) for making research data public. The background is filled with elements that suggest a busy academic environment: a chalkboard filled with notes, a clock showing a late hour, and a door slightly ajar with a 'Data Steward Needed' sign hanging on it. The scene conveys the overwhelming workload and the additional pressure of adhering to new research data policies, highlighting the need for support in the academic community. Created with DALL-E by OpenAI.

Attention, Prof: You need a data steward for your team.

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AFFORD project by the Center for Reproducible Science (UZH)

A Framework for Avoiding the Open Research Data Dump
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Save the date: Swiss Reproducibility Conference, June 10 - 11, 2024

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Swiss Reproducibility Network (SwissRN) co-organise the first Swiss Reproducibility Conference, which takes place 10 - 11 June 2024 in Zürich.
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Who we are and how we work

The SwissRN working group on Open Research Data aims to promote open research data, to improve and facilitate data management across different research disciplines, to provide a network to collaborate in Open Research Data projects (including project proposals for ORD calls) and to engage with different stakeholders to facilitate dissemination and uptake.

Current Team

Grigorious Anagnostopoulos (HES-SO) ORCID, Johann Bosson (UNIGE) ORCID, Andrew Clark (LiRI,UZH); Valeria Di Cola (SIB) ORCID, Gorka Fraga González (CRS, UZH) ORCID, Leonhard Held (CRS, UZH) ORCID, Vartan Kurtcuoglu (UZH) ORCID, Patricia Palagi (SIB) ORCID, Lars Schöbitz (D-MAVT, ETHZ) ORCID, Evie Vergauwe (UNIGE) ORCID, Susanna Weber (UB, UZH) ORCID

Other networks

FAIR and open data requires professional data support. The Swiss Research Data Support Network (SRDSN) is the Swiss network were research data support professionals collaborate, share knowledge and develop best practices.

Contact person

Join us! Contact Gorka Fraga González

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