Training courses
RDM Curriculum of the UA Ruhr
The Research Data Management Curriculum of the University Alliance Ruhr offers regular basic courses as well as advanced trainings on RDM for various disciplines in both German and English.
Regardless of whether you are a researcher at Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund, or University of Duisburg-Essen - all training courses are open to you.
You will receive the RDM badge for attending one basic training course and two events from the advanced training courses. Therefore, send us the collected certificates of attendance for the three events.
If you have any questions about the RDM curriculum and other training programmes, please feel free to contact us at any time!
Further information, an overview of all events and links to registration can be found here:
further training programmes
In addition to the modules in the RDM curriculum, the Research Data Services offer further training course as part of different programs within RUB. We also present our services upon
request , for example at faculty council meetings.
We are happy to point you to other helpful training opportunities both within and outside the Ruhr University:
For an introduction to various topics in data management, we have devised a Moodle course. Additionally, we have integrated the course of the Hessian state initiative HeFDI into our Moodle.
Research data management in projects – funding requirements and RUB support services
In this online presentation, you will learn about the requirements that various funding agencies have regarding the handling of research data, and how Research Data Services can help you plan a structured approach to managing your data.
Next date: Coming soon …
The series of events entitled “Die RUB stellt sich vor” (Introducing RUB) gives new scientists, scientific leaders, and science managers an insight into the various services offered by RUB.
Research Data Services presents the infrastructure and services offered by RUB that support researchers in the structured planning and implementation of their research data management.
Last date: Monday, 23 February 2026, 1-2 pm, online
Save-the-Date: Monday, 05 October 2026, 11 am - 12 pm , online
You can find the entire series of events here.
The Research Academy Ruhr
(RAR) is the cross-location platform of the University Alliance (UA) Ruhr for promoting scientists on their career paths within and beyond academic research.
It offers postdocs and doctoral students a wide range of workshops on profile building and career planning
. Among other things, the events of the
RDM Curriculum are also included here.
At the annual Spring Academy ("Frühlingsakademie"), the research data management service centers of the three UA Ruhr universities also present their services and provide prospective doctoral students and those who have just started their doctoral studies with a brief overview of the most important aspects of research data management.
The RUB Research School
is the campus-wide institution to support doctoral and postdoctoral researchers.
The Research School offers an interdisciplinary qualification programme, dedicated consulting, and an internationalisation programme.
Among other things, the events of the RDM Curriculum are also integrated here.
In addition, Research Data Services offers an RDM-specific workshop as part of the Science College program.
Since its founding meeting in December 2025, the Center for Research Methods supports undergraduate and graduate students from many different faculties in realizing empirical research projects.
Some of the workshops on offer also address issues that arise when planning structured research data management. For example, students and doctoral candidates are given a practical insight into the anonymisation of qualitative interview data.
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