FAIR Data Stewards Basics Course
Are you a new data steward at one of the Health-RI hubs or their regional partners? Or have you been performing data stewardship tasks in the medical world for a while, but are you in need of a refresher on the FAIR principles and how to apply them in practice? Health-RI organizes an annual introductory course on FAIR data stewardship in the healthcare domain!
About
The course introduces you to the basic principles of research data management and FAIR data stewardship in the healthcare domain. The different task areas of data stewards are discussed and you will hear the perspective of a research funder on FAIR. The course covers technologies that facilitate the process of creating and maintaining FAIR research data. There will be presentations from projects that have successfully implemented FAIR data stewardship. You will define your own learning goals and create a plan to increase awareness of FAIR in your institution.
Course topics
We will go through the different phases of the data lifecycle and the FAIR principles in more detail. Topics covered:
- FAIR data stewardship landscape
- FAIR principles
- Task areas and competence framework for data stewardship
- (Assess) data management plans
- ELSI topics (ethical, legal, social implications)
- Data security and privacy
- Data discovery and data capture
- Metadata and ontologies
- FAIR data points
- Publishing and archiving data
- Raising awareness about FAIR
Want to read more about the FAIR data steward basics course? Read the blog about the second round here:
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Course dates 2026:
Day 1: Wednesday 10 June 2026, 10:00 - 17:00
Day 2: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 10:00 - 17:00
Day 3: Thursday 18 June 2026, 10:00 - 17:00
Location: Utrecht, Beatrix Building (walking distance from Utrecht Central Station)
The course dates for the upcoming round will be announced in early 2027.
Here you can find more information about the course and the program of 2026.
Here you can find more information about the course and the program of 2025.
Here you can find more information about the course and the program of 2024.
Here you can find more information about the course and the materials of 2023.
