Mission

Create an infrastructure for managing research data in the Social Sciences and Humanities, ensuring accessibility, preservation and compliance with national and European Open Science standards.

Main Activities

• Support for the scientific community throughout the research data cycle
• Secure data curation, storage and processing services
• Specialised data centre for sensitive data
• Training programme on best practices in research data management

Work Plan

WP1: Project coordination and management

WP2: Training programme (MOOC and face-to-face sessions)

WP3: Implementation of the Data Management and Sharing Policy

WP4: Provision of reusable datasets

WP5: Dissemination and integration into national and international networks

Mission Group

Training Programme 2025

> March

• (R1-R4) Introduction to using R /R Studio with José Dias Curto, 2025/03/31, 2025/04/02, 2025/04/04
  

• (R1-R4) MasterClass Generative Artificial Intelligence in Research with António Lopes (Iscte), 2025/03/27, 15h00-17h00 (ED4_B332_Clube)
  

 

> May

• (R1-R4) Essentials of Research Data Management with Clara Parente Boavida (GAI-Iscte) and João Cardoso (FAIR DATA Systems), 2025/05/21, 10h00-12h00, (ED4_A302)

•  (R3-R4) Introduction to Data Management Plans with Clara Parente Boavida (GAI-Iscte) and João Cardoso (FAIR DATA Systems), 2025/05/28, 10h00-12h00, (ED4_B326)

> June

• (R1-R4) Workshop on eletronic research notebooks using eLabFTW software with Tiago Paixão (Head of Advanced Data Analysis - GIMM). Initiative organised by the Portuguese Data Stewards Network (Re.Data). 2025/06/26, 14h00-17h00, (Iscte_ED4_B326)

> September

• (R1-R4) Publication of research data, repositories and workflows with Iscte Library, (to be defined)

> October

• (R1-R4) Workshop on Creative Commons Licences with Diogo Morais Oliveira (Legal Coordinator of Creative Commons Portugal), 2025/10/17, in the morning (ED4_B332_Clube)

 > November

•  (R1-R4) Workshop on personal data protection in scientific research with Marta Cordeiro (Legal Office-Iscte) and Nuno David, (DPO-Iscte), 2025/11/12 and 2025/11/13, 14h30-16h45, (ED4_B332_Clube)
  

• (R1-R4) Workshop on Scientific Integrity and Open Science with Julia Prieß-Buchheit, (expert in learning open science, ethics and integrity), 2025/11/11, (ED4_B332_Clube)

 > December

•  (R1-R4) Workshop on Research Data Security with João Pedro Oliveira (Iscte), 2025/12/04, 10h00-12h00, (ED4_B332_Clube)