Registration for the upcoming UG/UMCG Code Cafe (23 April, 13:00-17:00) closes soon!
Bring your research software questions — whether it's Git/GitHub, R, Python, HPC, licensing, or anything else.
👉 Register here: libcal.rug.nl/event/4517090
@ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl
📣 Help improve our privacy and data protection resources
ℹ️ We are reviewing our website to ensure it provides clear, relevant guidance for researchers and university staff. Your feedback will help improve the structure and topics covered.
👉 Fill in the short survey: forms.gle/pp8NoDqpAkCC...
📣 New resources for #research data management (RDM) for bachelor's and master's students 📣
ℹ️ We have jointly developed a practical #RDM guidebook and checklist to help students, lecturers and supervisors across disciplines manage data responsibly.
🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
#OpenScience #FAIR
Poster for the code cafe, including qr code for registration
We're organizing a Code Cafe at the @rug.nl and the @umcgroningen.bsky.social , Thursday April 23rd, 13–17h — Git, Python, R, SMPs, reproducibility. Come as you are, bring your questions. #ResearchSoftware #FAIR #OpenScience
Register here: 👉 edu.nl/raw4y
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🎉 The UG Digital Competence Centre celebrated its first lustrum!
This 31 March, we celebrated 5 years of supporting researchers at the University of Groningen.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate! 🥳
🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
@citrug.bsky.social
@rug.nl
#openscience #rdm #dcc
University of Groningen. Up to data newsletter. Digital Competence Centre. Your one-stop for research IT and data. The Energy Academy Building is shown in the picture.
🌱 Spring forward with the DCC 🌱
📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' March 2026 #newsletter is out!
📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/29ae60304ffe...
👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...
Are you working or studying at the @rug.nl ? The @ug-dcc.bsky.social is looking to expand and improve its #ResearchSoftware training program; It would be great if you could help us filling out this short survey: 👉 forms.gle/pRLbFmpKfmGM...
@citrug.bsky.social
🎉 We’re celebrating 5 years of the UG DCC!
Since 2021, we have supported researchers with research data & software management, #FAIR practices, and IT solutions. We’re marking this milestone with talks from our research community, a pub quiz, and drinks.
👉 Register now!: https://
edu.nl/x8vy3
"Digital resources aren’t free. Every simulation, every byte of stored data, every #AI query consumes energy, and that translates to a carbon footprint."
In this interview, Dr. Robert Pollice talks about the need for digital sustainability and how GreenDisc can help UG researchers.
🔗 edu.nl/mewun
The new poster for the University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen Code Café
You can spot our cool new poster for the Code Café around campus! Can you find them all? Don't forget to register for next Thursday 👉 edu.nl/raw4y
The Code Café is a #repaircafe but for #research #code #researchsoftware
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On the 26th of February (13:00-17:00), we are organizing another edition of the Code Café: a #RepairCafé for #ResearchSoftware.
Register here: 👉 www.edu.nl/raw4y
Anyone writing code for a research project can join!
@rug.nl @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social
Stand of digital competence center at the University of Groningen digitaal autonomy fair
Come find the @ug-dcc.bsky.social stand at the @rug.nl #DigitalAutonomy fair!
What could be more digitally autonomous than writing your own FAIR and #OpenSource research software!
Also nice to to see so many collegues from @citrug.bsky.social !
the participants of the code cafe working
two people talking at the code cafe
The first UG/UMCG Code Café was a success! The next edition will take place on the 26th of February.
👉 Register here: forms.gle/KHFwGXWB8Wtc...
A big thank you to everybody who helped make this possible!
@citrug.bsky.social @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @rug.nl
Save the date: DCC Lustrum 2026 on Tuesday March 31st, 2026. From 13:00 to 17:00 at the House of Connections, get to know our journey, contributions by researchers, a lively pubquiz and a borrel!
📣 Research community & friends: your voice matters!
Have you interacted with us and want to share a quote or short story about your experience for our 5-year Lustrum event? Whether it’s feedback, compliments, suggestions, or fun anecdotes, anything goes!
👉 Share your story with us!
🔗 edu.nl/c96w8
🚀 New in 2026: Get certified in Reproducible Software Development!
Researchers: Complete 5/7 workshops to earn a certificate in reproducible, transparent, and reusable research software.
✅ Topics: Containers, R packages, VS Code, Git/GitHub, and more
🔗 Details: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
Up to data newsletter from the Digital Competence Centre of the University of Groningen
🔥 Research data by the fireside 🔥
📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' December 2025 #newsletter is out!
📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/8a4c4b12445e...
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#research #openscience
📣 Do you want to transcribe research interviews or lectures quickly and securely?
The @rug.nl now offers a free AI transcription tool for all researchers, staff, and students. Hosted locally, this tool makes it easy to convert audio recordings into text.
ℹ️ Read more: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...
Up to data newsletter from the Digital Competence Centre of the University of Groningen
🍂 Fall for the DCC 🍂
📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' September 2025 #newsletter is out!
📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/1c2bbd325886...
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#research #fair #OpenScience
"As an embedded data steward, I serve as researchers' primary contact for FAIR data questions and IT tool guidance."
👉 Read the interview with Jelte Nimoth to learn how he supports #FAIRdata, #OpenScience, and lab data management with solutions for secure data transfer and storage:
🔗 edu.nl/nbmqx
👉 “Good data management isn’t just about compliance or best practices – it makes your #research more efficient, more reproducible, and more impactful.”
Read our latest interview with @mattcoler.bsky.social to learn how he embedded #OpenScience into speech technology research:
🔗 edu.nl/wa6vk
#Introduction 📰 We're the University of #Groningen Digital Competence Centre - #DCC
ℹ️ We support all UG researchers throughout the entire research (data) life cycle
👉 Learn more about our services on the DCC website: www.rug.nl/dcc
