Working Groups/Science/Oxford/27Aug2012

How best can we train graduates for research in the age of ‘Big Data’?


If you're interested in data management in the digital age, the spread of the open science movement, and how we can successfully develop our approach to training the researchers of the future, then our event next Wednesday is the thing for you!


 * What: "How best can we train graduates for research in the age of ‘Big Data’?"
 * When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 22nd August
 * Where: Oxford e-Research Centre (OeRC), Keble Road (meeting will be signed from the door of 7 Keble Road)

Come and join us for the August meeting of the Oxford Open Science group. We’ve been busy putting together a varied and exciting programme of speakers, providing a range of perspectives on the key issues facing academia in the face of the “rising tide of scientific data”. We’ll be hearing from:


 * Juliet Ralph and Oliver Bridle from Oxford’s Bodleian Library, discussing information seeking amongst students and the current provision of digital/data management tools (including a discussion of the recent JISC/British Library report on the working practices of Generation Y research students);


 * Anna Collins from DSpace Cambridge, talking about the “long tail in the shadow of big data”, whose responsibility data management is in these contexts and how this might develop in the future;


 * Laura Newman from the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), talking about progress and plans for the newly-launched School of Data;


 * Jez Cope from the Doctoral Training Centre in Sustainable Chemical Technologies at the University of Bath, talking about his experiences in data management and social media training with DTC students.

There’ll be plenty of opportunities for discussion and debate as well, so please do come and join us, even if you’re only able to drop in for part of the evening. Those of you looking to enjoy the highly social side of open science may also like to join us for a drink in one of the local pubs afterwards. We look forward to welcoming you next week!

OOS is a group for anyone interested in open science projects with a focus on creating useful tools, apps and guidelines alongside building an Oxford based community with monthly meetups and periodic lectures, debates and workshops. For more information email jenny.molloy@zoo.ox.ac.uk or check out the group wiki http://wiki.okfn.org/Working_Groups/Science/Oxford