This is the official website of the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R). We are one of the eleven Data Literacy Centers in Germany, that were founded in 2023. Our goal is to reduce data-related hurdles in research, train and support researchers in methodological data literacy in a hollistic way, and promote data-competent scientists.
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Recent News
New Courses and Events by the DKZ.2R
We’ve prepared several new courses and events to help you improve your data literacy skills through the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy.
New on the DKZ.2R blog - HowTo Data Sharing!
Were you ever frustrated because you wanted to share your research data with colleagues but did not trust private cloud services and also did not know what else to use?
New on the DKZ.2R blog!
Our DKZ.2R Consultant Christian Hillen from University of Cologne shares “Do’s and Don’ts in Research Data Management” — a practical guide to what really works (and what to avoid) when organizing, storing, and reusing research data.
DKZ.2R @ Tag der Neugier
DKZ.2R beim „Tag der Neugier“ 2025 in Jülich Am 7. September 2025 öffnete das Forschungszentrum Jülich wieder seine Türen zum „Tag der Neugier“ und lud die Öffentlichkeit auf den Campus in Jülich ein.
DKZ.2R hosts Data Café in Aachen and joins IAS Junior Retreat in Jülich
On June 24, 2025, the DKZ.2R welcomed researchers to its Data Café at the RWTH Aachen University Library.
Workshop by DKZ.2R - LaTeX for Academic Publishing
On May 5th - 6th, we gave our workshop “An introduction to using LaTeX for academic publishing” for the first time. It covered the basics such as Introduction to LaTeX and Overleaf, structuring files and documents, as well as using tables, graphics, and error handling.
1st Data Café By DKZ.2R!
First Data Café by DKZ.2R in Cologne: Empowering Researchers with Data Competence
On April 16, 2025, the Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) hosted its very first Data Café at the Mensa Zülpicher Straße in Cologne. This event marked a significant milestone in our mission to support researchers across various disciplines in enhancing their data competencies.
DKZ.2R @ E-Science Tage & Data-Science-Community Meeting Bochum
The Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R) showcased its initiatives at two prominent conferences/community meetings in early 2025, highlighting its commitment to advancing data literacy in research.
DKZ.2R collaborations - Project funding "SchwarmMessRad"
We are thrilled to announce that the research proposal ‘SchwarmMessRad’ has officially been approved for funding. The project, coordinated by Dr.-Ing Nils Lichtenberg, aims to explore innovative approaches to distributed data collection using sensor-equipped bicycles — a concept that aligns closely with DKZ.2R’s mission to foster cutting-edge, data-driven research.
DKZ.2R@ NFDI Podcast - For a FAIR Data Future
The DKZ.2R is pleased to announce the release of episodes 6 through 8 of the NFDI podcast series For a FAIR Data Future.
Data Café Cologne - By DKZ.2R!
We are happy to announce our very first Data Café which will take place on April 16th at the Mensa Zülpicher Straße in Cologne.
Data Competence College by DKZ.2R - Schedule of Events
We are excited to welcome all of our participants to the DKZ.
Data Competence College by DKZ.2R - Registration open now!
We are very happy to announce the first DKZ.2R Data Competence College which will be hosted from March 26th to 28th at the IT center of RWTH Aachen.
Launch of (the proposal for) the RDM StackExchange
We are passionate about Research Data Mangament (RDM) and know how overwhelming and difficult it can be to get the right information, especially if you have a specific question or problem.
DKZ.2R@ Digital Competencies in Research
When it comes to research, digital competencies are constantly becoming more important.
DKZ.2R@ Berlin Science Week
During the first week of November the city of Berlin transformed itself into a vibrant science festival full of ideas and debates connecing science, culture, and arts.
Satellite Event @FZJ for Research Data Day 2024
After a successful satellite event last year, hosted by our partner RWTH Aachen University, this year it was Forschungszentrum Jülich’s turn: Research Data Day takes place every year on the second Tuesday in November.
DKZ.2R@ Tag der Forschungsdaten NRW
For this year’s Research Data Day (Tag der Forschungsdaten) NRW, on the 12th of November 2024, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the RWTH Aachen University teamed up again to host an on-site event, this time in Jülich, which will be co-organised by DKZ.
DKZ.2R@ Data-Science-Community Workshop INFORMATIK
On the 26th of September the DKZ.2R took part in the “Data-Science-Community Workshop” at the INFORMATIK festival at Hochschule Rhein-Main in Wiesbaden.
DKZ.2R@ Statusveranstaltung der Datenkompetenzzentren in Deutschland
September was full of events for the DKZ.2R. Among other things we visited the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Berlin for a two-day workshop from September 19th to September 20th.
DKZ.2R@ Berlin Science Week
From the first of November the Berlin Science week is happening, transforming the city into a vibrant festival full of ideas and debates connecting science, culture and arts for a duration of ten days.
DKZ.2R@ NFDI4Objects Community meeting
From the 25th to 27th of September 2024, the Leibnitz Centre for Archaeology (LEIZA) & Mainz University of Applied Sciences are hosting the second NFDI4Objects Community meeting.
The Carpentries Workshop by DKZ.2R - Python basics and plotting
As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R plans to curate and provide a variety of trainings, seminars and courses.
DKZ.2R@ Data-Science-Community Workshop INFORMATIK
For the 54th time the “Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft der Informatik” is celebrating the INFORMATIK festival, an event dedicated to networking and the exchange of information and skills between people working in computer science.
DKZ.2R@ Themenwoche Digitale Kompetenzen in der Wissenschaft
DKZ.2R teamed up with another data literacy center QUADRIGA, NFDIxCS, and NFDI4DS, to host a workshop on the topic of “Research Data and Research Software Competencies from the Perspective of Computer and Data Science” at the [Themenwoche Digitale Kompetenzen in der Wissenschaft of the Volkswagenstiftung].
DKZ.2R@ Data Stewardship goes Germany
On the 11th and 12th of September the RWTH Aachen is hosting the third “Data Stewardship goes Germany” event.
DKZ.2R@ Statusveranstaltung der Datenkompetenzzentren in Deutschland
From September 19th to 20th the BMBF is inviting representatives of all eleven Data Literacy Centers in Germany to come together in Berlin and discuss the progress and the difficulties of the projects.
Call for participation!
We launched our first call for participation for our Rent-an-Expert System!
FDM-Werkstatt
From March 18-20. the RWTH-Aachen hosted the FDM-Werkstatt: the first of many DKZ.
Press Release DKZ.2R
The RWTH-Aachen was the first institution to post the official press-release for the start of the DKZ.