A modular and community-driven FAIR teaching and training handbook for higher education institutions

Claudia Engelhardt; Aoife Coffey; Yuri Demchenko; Federica Garbuglia; Mijke Jetten; Martijn Kersloot; Valerie McCutcheon; Stephan Nylinder; Britta Petersen; Birgit Schmidt; Hugh Shanahan; Armin Straube; Shanmugasundaram Venkataraman; Biru Zhou

doi:10.53377/lq.16675

Authors

Claudia Engelhardt Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS), TUD Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3391-7638
Aoife Coffey UCC Library, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-3711
Yuri Demchenko Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Federica Garbuglia European University Association, Brussels, Belgium
Mijke Jetten ELIXIR-NL, Health-RI, Utrecht, Netherlands https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-2896
Martijn Kersloot ELIXIR-NL, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3357-3027
Valerie McCutcheon Information Services, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-4832
Stephan Nylinder ELIXIR-SE, National Bioinformatics Infrastructure (NBIS), Uppsala, Sweden
Britta Petersen University Computing Centre, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-2594
Birgit Schmidt Göttingen State and University Library, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
Hugh Shanahan Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, United Kingdom
Armin Straube Glucksman Library, University of Limerick, Limerick, Republic of Ireland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5229-1968
Shanmugasundaram Venkataraman Expert Section, DANS, The Hague, Netherlands
Biru Zhou Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation), McGill University, Montreal, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6914-1432

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.16675

Keywords:

FAIR principles, research data management, teaching, training, higher education institutions

Abstract

The FAIR principles have had a transformative effect on research data management. Based on this, there is a growing need to increase awareness, understanding and adoption of this topic in higher education at all levels and to provide guidance on how to teach it in bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programmes. This article discusses a collaborative, co-creative approach to construct a body of knowledge and a set of tools addressing this gap, that have been summarised in a teaching and training handbook. We outline how the handbook was written using a large community of volunteers working together remotely. We then discuss the overall content of the handbook, including lesson plans, guidance on how to develop appropriate lessons, a detailed overview of FAIR-related competencies and learning outcomes, and guidelines on how to implement FAIR within an institution. Finally, we discuss the uptake of the handbook, and examples of how the handbook has or could be used in a variety of different training settings.

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