UCT eResearch

Have you read our most recent eResearch report? Download your copy here ⬇️uct.ac.za/media/168603

Only one week is left to register for our webinar on DOIs for Research Software.🗓️ Sign up & learn about: - the importance of #ResearchSoftware & how DataCite supports it. - A Zenodo–GitHub integration - HERMES by @DLR_en Please register & retweet:👇 datacite.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to all the nominees of the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards! Your innovative contributions to science, engineering and technology in South Africa are inspiring. Check out the full list of nominees here: nstf.org.za/current-nomine… #NSTFAwards #SouthAfrica #STEM

Join us next week!

And SA not far behind

The official @AfricanUnion Data Policy Framework will guide policy formulation to ensure that the ever-increasing production and use of data across the continent benefits all Africans. @RIAnetwork au.int/en/documents/2…

Applications now open to attend the 2022 free online CHPC Practical HPC Winter School, 22 Aug- 2 Sept, hosted in collaboration with @PRACE_RI and the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (EPCC). Register at: events.chpc.ac.za/e/2022HPCSchool

Reforming research assessment: ➕350 organisations from more than 40 countries set a new direction for changes in assessment practices to maximise the quality and impact of research. @euatweets 🔗bit.ly/3ocwBEb

Open Science done right! See: Using web-sourced imagery to monitor leopard (Panthera pardus) trophy hunting in southern Africa doi.org/10.25375/uct.1… #openscience #opendata #fairdata @UCT_news @UCT_eResearch 🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆

Please contribute your feedback about the software development work we are doing - fill in our survey westminster.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/prvoices-softw… - 15 min video + some questions - closes on 30 June - for more info: blog.westminster.ac.uk/prvoices/prvoi… #OpenResearch #FAIRdata #practiceresearch

Interested in the #digitalhumanities but don't know where to start? Our ESCALATOR initiative provides support for humanities researchers to build their computational skills, no matter the level: bit.ly/3OeTO3F @ingridthomson @UCT_eResearch @NWU_eResearch @aneldavdw

agree with this point from @yan_wang (TU Delft) - Data Stewardship is more than Data Stewards, really a process of collaboration with researcher to solve issues and boost involvement in data management #IDW2022 #SciDataCon

Researchers break 1 million Gbps Internet speed record mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/… via @mybroadband

With POPIA a real thing, don't miss this update on the direction of a new career path aimed at managing live research data.

The Carpentries are recruiting Instructors to teach online workshops. If you have the technical knowledge necessary to teach one or more of the core lessons from Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry, or Software Carpentry, see details here: carpentries.org/blog/2022/05/O… @thecarpentries

We love a good infographic. Even better is an infographic breaking down the 'Top 5 Tips' for fast tracking your #researchimpact courtesy of @profmarkreed

What are your needs & expectations on #DataQuality within #EOSC? Help the @eoscassociation Task Force on Fair Metrics & Data Quality to identify common approaches and formulate recommendations by filling in this quick (10mins) survey by Thursday 5 May👉eosc-portal.eu/news/fill-eosc…

Good news for data-intensive research!

The Future Technologies Conference gathers academic researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students, top research think tanks and industry technology developers. Call for papers closes 1 April, event from 20-21 October 2022 | Vancouver, Canada. saiconference.com/FTC @SAIConference

Our quarterly newsletter is out! This newsletter is focused on the work TENET does to bridge the #digitaldivide for #highereducation in South Africa. Read more here: createsend.lists.tenet.ac.za/t/t-8676420217…