Joyce Kao
@joyceykao.bsky.social
Co-Executive Director of the Digital Research Academy @digiresacademy.bsky.social #OpenScience #SocialEntrepreneuership
Meet Dr Ilona Lipp, trainer for our Responsible AI workshop! 6 Nov | 13:00–17:00 CET | Online Explore AI agents, test ChatGPT Work & Claude Cowork, and learn how to use AI while keeping research integrity in focus. €155 | No coding needed Register now: buff.ly/Y9lcvir
New DRA workshop: RESPONSIBLE AI - Boosting Research Productivity with Artificial Intelligence 6 November 2026, 13:00–17:00 CET Online, Price: 155€ (incl. MwSt.) Explore AI agents like ChatGPT Work and Claude CoWork, plus practical prompts. Register here: buff.ly/Y9lcvir
Become a Research Trainer with DRA! Train-the-Trainer #9 is fully online! Learn evidence-based teaching, practise delivering sessions, get peer feedback & publish open-access training materials. Nov 2026–Mar 2027 Free for prospective trainers Register: events.digital-research.academy/event/144/
Have you ever wondered how you could contribute to an open source app you love? Free workshop- How to Contribute to Free and Open Source Software 24 July, 20:00–21:30 CEST No prerequisites. Just curiosity. Register here: buff.ly/1240Ab2
The long term impact of Open Science Retreat is already showing. Nick Bearman attended the retreat in 2025, spotted a gap- Git users who needed maps but not GIS and built gitRmap. A web map from just a CSV and a Git commit. No GIS expertise needed. Start guide: buff.ly/2VZDGyf Blog buff.ly/IE9LeDJ
🎉 Great news! OSPARK Bootcamp deadline extended to MAY 17th! Missed it the first time? Here's your second chance. Free bootcamp for Open Research initiatives- social media, podcasting, video & more. Munich workshop + travel stipends included. Apply now: events.digital-research.academy/event/131/
The first #OSPARKBootcamp has wrapped, what a journey Researchers explored how to make Open Science more visible, engaging and sustainable through unconferences, pitches, and new collaborations. Organized by DRA and OLS, funded by OSCARS. Apply for 2nd edition by 11 May buff.ly/4ZoMGcQ
We're going to the FOR conference and we would love to meet you there! buff.ly/Qqb2wzq DRA will be presenting a poster on how we're working to make open research skills accessible and equitable regardless of discipline, location or background. Stop by our poster, geek about OS or have a fun chat.
Still planning events the same old way? Rows of chairs, endless slides, awkward networking? Unorgodox offers another way, rethinking events as spaces for collaboration and innovation. Travel covered. Apply here: buff.ly/F32Jqxv
Want to grow visibility for your OS initiative? Registration for OSPARK Bootcamp closes 10 May! Learn outreach, communication & community-building for Open Science. For libraries, research support, infrastructure & community leads. 6 weeks online + 2 onsite days Register now: buff.ly/4ZoMGcQ
No time for a 6-week bootcamp? Here’s the TL;DR Try OSPARK Online: Ensuring your Open Science is seen, used, and sustained a 2-hour workshop by the DRA & OLS. Get a quick intro to outreach, share ideas, and contribute to a research study. 26 March | 13:00–15:00 🔗 Register here: buff.ly/IWzo296
🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
Day1 In a quiet winter forest, a small Open Science Bird decides to build the best nest ever. Not just any nest but one built openly, so every creature can learn from it. “If research is a nest,” she chirps, “then I am building mine so everyone benefits.”
Introducing our DRAdvent Calendar! Meet our Open Science Bird where each day till 24th December she takes on a new challenge to build the most open and reproducible nest. You’ll also get DRA workshop highlights, collaborator spotlights & tiny Open Science lessons. Join us on 1 Dec! 🌟
Final Call! OSR applications close 30 November! If you’ve been planning to apply, this is the moment. Join an international community of researchers & open science practitioners for a week of focus, creativity, collaboration, and connection in Machynlleth. Apply: buff.ly/6z1PhfU
Open Science Retreat 2026 — yes, you can bring your kids! 🌿 Application close in 9 days: buff.ly/6z1PhfU CAT is very family-friendly, and kids can join great workshops: Wind Power, Sustainable Building, Story of Water, Bold Futures. Bring your family, learn together. See you in Machynlleth!
“Being angry doesn’t change the world. Creating the path to a better one does.” In her recent TEDx talk, Dr. Heidi Seibold explored what it means to build a better research culture through Open Science--moving from gatekeeping to transparency and from pressure to possibility.
What if the best ideas come don't come from office rooms but from hiking with people who care about the same things you do? That’s the Open Science Retreat. 📅 April 7–11, 2026, Wales 🔗 buff.ly/E09Fj3E We’re looking for sponsors who believe community matters. Support better science, support people. ✨
Our trainer Laura Carter is speaking at SeaGL 2025! 🎤 Open Training for Open Research 📅 Nov 7 | 10:30 | Room 340 🔗 buff.ly/BJZYdBG She’ll share how DRA builds community-powered training to make Open Science the default. If you're at SeaGL, say hi! 🌱
We’re planning a hands-on workshop for the Open Science Retreat 2026 and we’d love your ideas! What topic should we explore to that would help you and your community to make research more open, inclusive & impactful? 📅 Apr 7–11, 2026 | Machynlleth, Wales 💬 Reply or tag someone with awesome ideas!
Year-end budgets left? Invest in openness, not leftovers. The Digital Research Academy helps institutions build transparent, reproducible research through expert training and collaboration. Turn unused funds into future-ready research skills. 📩 hello@digiresacademy.org #OpenScience #ResearchCulture
🚀 Registration is OPEN for the Open Science Retreat 2026! A week of open ideas, fresh air & creative collaboration. It’s not your usual conference, it’s part unconference, part hackathon, all community. 📅 Apr 7–11, 2026 | 📍 Machynlleth, Wales 👉 Sign up: buff.ly/L6MIbtq #OpenScience
DRA is doing a #SelfieContest at #CoRDI2025!!! 😆💜💜💜
Digital Research Academy@digiresacademy.bsky.social · last yr.If you spot @heidiseibold.bsky.social or Julia Pauquet at #CoRDI2025, take a selfie with them and post it in the comments! 🤳 🌟 Bonus points if you wear a DRA button or sticker. 🌟 🏆 Best picture will get a 'special' prize by the end of #CoRDI2025. 😉 #SelfieContest #OpenScience #DataLiteracy #RSE
🎉 DRA is at CoRDI 2025 in Aachen! Come by our stall for pins & merch, Open Science chats, and to connect with the DRA team. Let’s build stronger research data communities together! #CoRDI2025 #OpenScience #Reproducibility
@heidiseibold.bsky.social is coming to Aachen 💜💜💜 Go check out her talk!!! 🎉
Digital Research Academy@digiresacademy.bsky.social · last yr.Make your research FAIR & reproducible 🔍💡 Join Dr. Heidi Seibold on 25 Aug, Aachen for tips on templates, workflows & documentation that save time and boost transparency. 📍 4 PM | CBMS, Forckenbeckstr. 55 buff.ly/QL7rQJw #FAIRData #OpenScience #ReproducibleResearch #FAIRScience
Ready to rethink research culture in a new way? 📍 April 7–11, 2026 📌 Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales, UK 🌱 Open Science Retreat Global is back! No panels, no posters, just space to connect, build, and reimagine Open Science together. Details: buff.ly/vTi15qE #OpenScience #OSRetreat
🌟 Train-the-Trainer heads to Aachen! Applications now open! 🌟 Ready to grow your training skills and spend a few days in one of Germany’s most historic and charming cities famous for its cathedral, thermal baths, and vibrant research community? 📅 When: Sep 1–3, 2025 📋 Apply → buff.ly/ApHRuo4
Want to help improve the quality of research by teaching other what you know? Become a Trainer at the DRA! Applications are open for the next TTT program! 🗓️ Sep 1-3, 2025 📍 Aachen, Germany Deadline for applications: July 21, 2025 buff.ly/ApHRuo4 #OpenScience #DataLiteracy #RSE
DRA Train-the-Trainer program #7 (Aachen, DE)
Improve your training skills and become a trainer at the Digital Research Academy! Apply by July 21 This TTT will consist of one online Kick off session (Aug 12 16:00-18:00 CEST) and a 3-day onsite…
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So many free courses coming up this and next month! 🤩 Skill up on HPC (6 courses!) or improve your poster-creation-game. Sign up here: buff.ly/ZSRAPHl
