Rhine-Ruhr Center for Scientific Data Literacy (DKZ.2R)
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.
Upcoming Events
In 9 Days...
By DKZ.2R: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing
As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R creates, curates and presents a variety of free trainings, seminars and courses. Our next offering will be a two-day workshop on LaTeX in the style of a Carpentries workshop, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on 5-6 May 2025. The workshop will cover the basics of structuring and writing a LaTeX document, as well as including graphics, tables, managing references, and other common tasks.
Workshop material is available online and will be …
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By DKZ.2R: Hackathon DKZ.2RxQUADRIGA
On May 8th, the Data Literacy Centers DKZ.2R and QUADRIGA are teaming up for a hackathon on the topic of text-corrections using LLM’s.
This will be an internal event for members of the Data Literacy Centers DKZ.2R and QUADRIGA.
The Data Literacy Center QUADRIGA is primarily focused on creating high-quality educational resources for the digital humanities. In our hackathon we will work on a
In 65 Days...
By WiNoDa, NFDI4ING, NFDI4Objects & DKZ.2R: DataLad Workshop and Hackathon
This event takes place in German. German description below.
Organizing decentrally stored data requires more than just a good overview and discipline. The right tool plays a crucial role in successful data management and productive collaboration in research teams. One such tool is DataLad, whose powerful features make it much easier to manage, version and distribute large amounts of data and promote the reproducibility of research processes. To help researchers use DataLad efficiently and deepen …