For the first time, the “Research Data Day @ BUA” event cordially invites researchers from the Berlin University Alliance to come together to discuss, exchange ideas, and network regarding the handling of research data. Share insights into your practices: How do you handle research data? What strategies and tools do you use? What challenges do you face? What solutions have proven effective?

The goal is to highlight best practices, share experiences, and expand the dialogue on the handling of research data across the BUA institutions.

Event website: link.

What topics are suitable?

• (Sustainable) use, publication, and archiving of research data
• RDM tools and workflows in project contexts
• Implementation of FAIR principles
• RDM and Open Science / Open Research
• Data quality
• Data ethics
• Data type-specific RDM
• Legal issues
• Aspects of the documentation and description of research data
• Visualization, technology, and infrastructure approaches
• Subject-specific aspects of working with research data
• AI in RDM
• RDM Literacy: Embedding Competencies in Research Groups and Projects, Preserving Knowledge
• Creation Processes and Provenance of Research Data
• Rights, Licenses, and Reuse
• RDM in Teaching
• RDM in Collaborative Projects
• RDM Guidelines and Policies; Agreements on the Handling of Research Data

Other RDM-related topics from your practice are also very welcome!

How can you contribute?

• Presentation (15 min): Workshop or experience report on a project, tool, or workflow (abstract, approx. 300–500 words)
• Workshop (90–180 min) on a tool, a research question, or RDM practices and methods in your research group (abstract, approx. 300–500 words)
• Poster (abstract, approx. 300 words)

Contributions may be presented in German or English.

Who? Researchers, faculty members, doctoral candidates, and research support staff at Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
When? Input: October 21, 2026; hands-on day with workshops: October 22, 2026
Where?

Freie Universität Berlin
Seminarzentrum, Silberlaube
Otto-von-Simson-Str. 26
14195 Berlin-Dahlem

Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2026

For inquiries: a.trifonova[at]fu-berlin.de.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to an engaging discussion!