CaSDaR

The PSDI Showcase & Conference 2026 is now free to attend! 🎉 t.ly/uEMuq ⭐️️ We are providing limited financial assistance for accommodation and travel. Apply here: t.ly/IbqL_ 📅 25 & 26 November 2026 ⏰️ 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm 📌 Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour 🎟️ Register here: t.ly/uEMuq

Queen's University Belfast is hiring! 🟣 Role: Ecosystem Lead (Senior Research Fellow) 🟣 Fixed term to August 2029, with possibility of extension (depending on funding) 🟣 Location: Belfast (Open to remote working) 🟣 Salary: £52,802 per annum 🟣 Apply: t.ly/6rdEg Application deadline: 28 October 2026

Data Stewards: Professionalisation, Value, Impact: t.ly/8qfIx This joint session of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Steward Career Tracks WG (Career Tracks WG) and the RDA Professionalising Data Stewardship IG (PDS IG) focuses on the value and impact of the data steward profession.

Sensitive research data can present particular challenges for researchers seeking to make their data #FAIR and available for future reuse. Details: 🗓️ 5th November 2026 ⏰ 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm 📝 Register: t.ly/q5QY1

We are out in full force at @researchdataall.bsky.social (RDA)! Team @psdi-uk.bsky.social (PSDI) and CaSDaR are exhibiting as part of CAKE - Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange!

Do you want to learn how to model your data for a database? Are you interested in understanding how to design a database schema that is efficient and effective? If so, this free course by @step-up.bsky.social is for you 👉 t.ly/FyS-C

In late August 2026, Dr Samantha Pearman-Kanza, had the opportunity to attend the 10th Chemical Sciences & Society Symposium on Data Science for Chemistry: t.ly/vFU_Q

The total amount of funds available is £350k, spread across at least two application rounds. In each round we expect to fund several projects (up to £40k). The maximum allowed duration of each project is 12 months, but most projects are expected to be shorter. Apply here: t.ly/MByU4

Cassie merch awaits you at the upcoming CaSDaR Data Stewards Conference! The Midland Hotel/Online on the 17th-18th November 2026! Book your free spot 👉 t.ly/fyC7Y

New UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) reports highlight opportunities and limits of AI-powered monitoring of research data sharing: t.ly/8qbPR

PSDI, the @ccdc.cam.ac.uk, and the @digitalcuration.bsky.social are jointly hosting an online session focused on the role of PSDI in supporting best practices, and addressing challenges & opportunities, in data curation in physical sciences in the UK 👉 t.ly/48qJG

Data Stewardship in Germany - Connecting data stewards, shaping RDM 👉 t.ly/tvzTz

Please fill in this form to apply to present a lightning talk 👉 t.ly/LTsFm The deadline to register to present a lightning talk is the 19th October 2026 with final decisions released on the 23rd October 2026.

Register for @researchdataall.bsky.social (RDA's) 27th Plenary Meeting #P27! Secure your spot at RDA’s global data community event 👉 t.ly/HSyP2 🔢 Date: 06 – 08 Oct, 2026 🖼️ Location: London, United Kingdom (in-person)

Atomic Force Microscopy Database (AFMDB) 👉 t.ly/3VkUD By making these datasets openly available, #AFMDB supports good data sharing practices and provides high quality, standardised examples that can be used to train and evaluate deep learning methods for enhanced AFM analysis.

This Digital Preservation Advocacy Toolkit is designed to be used, not read cover‑to‑cover: t.ly/gZyH0 It brings together practical tools including templates, worksheets, examples and message‑building frameworks to help you apply them effectively in your own organizational context.

Authors are encouraged to make associated datasets openly available through one of two options: 👉 Authors can utilize the FAIR2 DATA Direct Submission: t.ly/hRoA2 👉 Authors can utilize the PSDI Community Data Collection: t.ly/Gd99E

If you have an AFM paper or AFM related journal idea, please send a short abstract to psdi@soton.ac.uk to receive an invite. More details & Manuscript submission here: t.ly/k3yYP @frontiersin.bsky.social

The 21st edition of the #IDCC will take place in Lisbon, Portugal between 9-12 February 2027. Details here: t.ly/bdVQJ Submissions are now open: t.ly/fuoc4 This year submissions are in five formats: 👉 Papers 👉 Lightning Talks 👉 Posters 👉 Demos 👉 Workshops Registration opens September 2026

We have a Discord! 👾 Come join in on the fun 👉 t.ly/39LFT Here you can: 💭 Participate in discussions and exchange knowledge with fellow Data Stewards 🤝 Collaborate on data stewardship challenges and solutions across diverse research fields 📰 Stay updated on events, news, and opportunities

A year after their launch, CaSDaR invites you to their hybrid conference at The Midland Hotel/Online on the 17th-18th November 2026 👉 t.ly/fyC7Y We are accepting applications to present your work: - Lightning Talk Form: t.ly/ltngT - Poster Presentation Form: t.ly/pstrP

📰 Hot off the press, our ELN Whitepaper by Dr. Samantha Pearman-Kanza, PhD and Dr. Matthew Partridge has been published: t.ly/T7kIH This whitepaper provides practical guidance for chemistry departments considering implementing or maintaining an ELN.

The deadline for this year's Open Science and Scholarship Awards is now Friday 28 August. A range of activities are eligible, and you can apply as individuals, as a team, or nominate someone else. Below are some of last year's winners at the award ceremony. Find out more: buff.ly/xVjGpWp

The RSC-CICAG are offering a small number of bursaries to attend the meeting in person: t.ly/rscBr 📧 All applications form should be sent to events@hg3.co.uk.

We are keen to showcase the ongoing work of people involved in Data Stewardship so we would like to encourage people to apply to give a lightning talk or a poster on day one of the conference. Apply here: t.ly/kTXT5 Decisions on successful applications will be released on the 23rd October

The presentation is an outputs from the CaSDaR (Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research) Network+ (CaSDaR) initiative, a 4-year UKRI funded dRTP initiative, grant number UKRI739. 🔗 Slides available on Zenodo: t.ly/P-LBK

The Fellowship of the Data — International RDM Community Meeting 2026 will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Universität Wien. 🎟️ Registration link & details here: t.ly/DwH2o 🚨 Deadline: August 31st! 💳 Participation fee: 120 EUR

No event can ever come to fruition without the people who tirelessly work to make it happen. So, today we'd like to take a moment to thank the people who made the PSDI and Henry Royce Institute Materials Data Summit happen!

The @step-up.bsky.social mentoring scheme connects digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) working in research software, data, or computing infrastructure across London and the South East. Get more information: t.ly/AeSGm Sign up here: t.ly/uFUvk

Please fill in this form to apply to present a lightning talk 👉 t.ly/LTsFm The deadline to register to present a lightning talk is the 19th October 2026 with final decisions released on the 23rd October 2026.

Last few spots left! 🚨🚨 Register for this free training session here 👉 t.ly/fYQQ0 When: August 3 from 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm This training sessions will be run by Digital Curation Centre (DCC). Reserve your spot before they run out 👉 t.ly/fYQQ0

📥 Register here: t.ly/2_QlK 🗓️ Key dates - Introductory webinar: 14 July, 11:00–12:00 BST - Q&A session: 28 July, 12:00–13:00 BST - Application deadline: 7 August 2026, 16:00 BST - Selection and Development Day: 16 September, Glasgow (travel support provided)

- Session: Principles of Research data management - Date/Time: 2026-08-10, 12.30-15.30 BST - Registration: t.ly/q77n_ Join us for the sixth session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series, designed specifically for data stewards looking to strengthen their research data management practice.

Data Stewardship in Germany - Connecting data stewards, shaping RDM by Daniela Hausen, Stefano Della Chiesa, Jens Dierkes, Stefan Kirsch, Hans März and Ute Trautwein-Bruns 👉 t.ly/tvzTz

Register for this free training session here 👉 t.ly/fYQQ0 Join us for the fifth session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series, where we turn our attention to data selection and long-term preservation. This training sessions will be run by @digitalcuration.bsky.social (DCC)

We are now accepting bursary applications for the CaSDaR’s Data Steward Conference on the 17th-18th November 2026 at the Midland Hotel in Manchester 👉 t.ly/R88dW(Bursary value is £320pp for travel & accommodations) 📌 The deadline for applications is the 26th October 2026.

Join us for the third session in the CaSDaR Data Stewardship Training series, dedicated to the FAIR principles 👉 t.ly/9dPet 🗓️ Date: July 20 ⏰ Time: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm 💰 Cost: Free 💻 Register: t.ly/9dPet

This study explores how data management support is organised in Italian universities and research institutions. The ICDI carried out a national survey to understand who provides data management support, what they do, and how they are recognised within their institutions: t.ly/uoS_8

This free, virtual workshop will share the results of an initial mapping undertaken by the PATH2EOSCUK project to build a shared picture of EOSC Association related activities in the UK: t.ly/BsKyL 🗓️ Save the date! Join us on 21 July 2026 from 14:00-16:30 BST! 📍 Register here: t.ly/BsKyL

🚨 LAST DAY to apply for bursary for the RSC-CICAG/RSC BMCS Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry Symposium 2026! 🚨 👉 Click here for the RSC BMCS bursary application form: t.ly/vBJyc 👉 Click here for the RSC-CICAG bursary application form: t.ly/brSFr

Call for Abstracts! ☎️ We invite participants to submit abstracts for their poster here 👉 t.ly/3rVaX 🌟 If your abstract is accepted you should produce a 1-slide and 1-minute presentation to promote your poster. The poster should be of A0 size and the slide 16:9 aspect ratio

Join us for this second session where we turn our focus to one of the most critical and complex areas of research data management: ethics, data protection, and the handling of sensitive data 👉 t.ly/hVMsR 🟣 July 13, Monday, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm 🟣 Register: t.ly/hVMsR

This talk by Dr. @samicat1990.bsky.social, explores how FAIRness needs to be built in from the point of creation. It argues that good data stewardship and appropriate research software support are central to this process, rather than relying on tools alone. 💻 Slides available here: t.ly/rZTNW

🌟 Details: - Location: University of Bath - Salary: £38,784–£46,049 - Contract: Full-time, fixed term until August 2027 - Closing date: 19 July 2026 - Interview date Friday 31 July 2026 👉 Apply here: t.ly/ScrE2 📩 For an informal discussion about the role , reach out at am4535@bath.ac.uk #hiring

Link to the study: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Based on in-depth interviews, workshops and policy analysis involving 21 universities, the STAR study provides one of the most detailed sector-wide accounts to date of how the principles of the 2016 Concordat on Open Research Data have been implemented.

Glimpse from The STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026! Dr. Samantha Pearman-Kanza, PhD and Dr. Louise Saul joined Cassie and presented for Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure (@psdi-uk.bsky.social) and CaSDaR (Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research) Network+