Many thanks to CIT & Timo van Eldijk @timovaneldijk.bsky.social of the Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social , who was able to turn concept into action within the space of only a few months: a real doorzetter.

Center for Information Technology, University of Groningen@citrug.bsky.social · last mo.

📣 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🇺🇸 Check out 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: a tool that brings to life the sources relating to the collected papers of seven US Founders. Thanks to the Code Café of @ug-dcc.bsky.social! ℹ️ edu.nl/jwdpq #AI #code #researchsupport

FoundersChat: a new #AI tool made by @mark-l-thompson.bsky.social, covered in @dvhn.nl this weekend! Try chatting with the #FoundingFathers yourself: edu.nl/jwdpq @citrug.bsky.social @ug-dcc.bsky.social @rug.nl @facultyofartsug.bsky.social #America #USA250 #America250 #researchsoftware

AI geeft grondleggers van VS hun stem terug

Chatten met Founding Fathers George Washington of James Madison. Dankzij AI klinken opnieuw de stemmen van George Washington, Thomas Jefferson en James...

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Dagblad van het Noorden@dvhn.nl · last mo.

RUG-historicus Mark L. Thompson laat je chatten met Founding Fathers. Wat zou Donald Trump moeten vragen? ’Hier moet ik even over nadenken’

📣 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🇺🇸 Check out 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: a tool that brings to life the sources relating to the collected papers of seven US Founders. Thanks to the Code Café of @ug-dcc.bsky.social! ℹ️ edu.nl/jwdpq #AI #code #researchsupport

AI geeft grondleggers van VS hun stem terug

Chatten met Founding Fathers George Washington of James Madison. Dankzij AI klinken opnieuw de stemmen van George Washington, Thomas Jefferson en James...

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🚨 Save the date 🚨 #FAIRdata without borders Researchers across disciplines, data professionals, and support staff are invited to discuss how #interoperability can transform #research 📆 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 🕑 From 12:30 to 17:00 📍 House of Connections, Groningen 🔗 edu.nl/epu4w #Openscience

FAIR data without borders: A new era of interoperable research data

Have you ever struggled to combine datasets or collaborate with scientists from different disciplines due to varying vocabularies and ontologies? As...

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☀️ Sunny side up at the DCC ☀️ 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' June 2026 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/fd37c8d4cd4d... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...

Our Annual Report 2025 is out! 🎉 See how the UG Digital Competence Centre supported researchers through data and software management, Open Science, training, infrastructure and national collaborations. 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #OpenScience #FAIRData

Researchers across the Netherlands can now access free #ontology engineering support by the #TDCC-NES, improving the #interoperability of their #research data. 👉 Book a free support meeting 👉 Apply to the support programme by 10 July 2026 Read more ⬇️ www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #Openscience

Free ontology support helps researchers reuse and connect data

Making data findable, understandable, and reusable requires more than good documentation. Researchers at the University of Groningen can benefit from a...

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A #research data management plan isn’t just helpful—it’s a #PhD requirement 🚨 Join us and GOPHER to learn everything you need to know! ❓ Lunch lecture 📆 Friday, May 29 🕛 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Harmony Building (1312.0006) Will you miss it? 👀 👉 More information and registration: edu.nl/6aenj

We have successfully solved many #researchSoftware & #coding problems! Want help improving your research software? Join the UG/UMCG Code Café this Thursday (21st of May, 13:00-17:00 Smitsborg). 👉 Registration: libcal.rug.nl/event/4520782 @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl

Registration for the upcoming UG/UMCG Code Cafe (23 April, 13:00-17:00) closes soon! Bring your research software questions — whether it's Git/GitHub, R, Python, HPC, licensing, or anything else. 👉 Register here: libcal.rug.nl/event/4517090 @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl

UG/UMCG Code Café

Are you a student, PhD candidate, or staff member at the UG/UMCG working on a research project that involves coding? Join our Code Café, a supportive space where you can get...

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📣 Help improve our privacy and data protection resources ℹ️ We are reviewing our website to ensure it provides clear, relevant guidance for researchers and university staff. Your feedback will help improve the structure and topics covered. 👉 Fill in the short survey: forms.gle/pp8NoDqpAkCC...

Privacy and Data Protection - UG DCC website feedback survey

The UG Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) provides guidance and resources on privacy and data protection for research and other academic activities. We are currently reviewing the Privacy and Data P...

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📣 New resources for #research data management (RDM) for bachelor's and master's students 📣 ℹ️ We have jointly developed a practical #RDM guidebook and checklist to help students, lecturers and supervisors across disciplines manage data responsibly. 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... #OpenScience #FAIR

Empowering students: New resources for research data management

Students often receive little guidance on research data management (RDM) despite conducting research during their studies. Dutch universities collaborated...

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We're organizing a Code Cafe at the @rug.nl and the @umcgroningen.bsky.social , Thursday April 23rd, 13–17h — Git, Python, R, SMPs, reproducibility. Come as you are, bring your questions. #ResearchSoftware #FAIR #OpenScience Register here: 👉 edu.nl/raw4y @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social

🎉 The UG Digital Competence Centre celebrated its first lustrum! This 31 March, we celebrated 5 years of supporting researchers at the University of Groningen. Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate! 🥳 🔗 www.rug.nl/digital-comp... @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl #openscience #rdm #dcc

🌱 Spring forward with the DCC 🌱 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' March 2026 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/29ae60304ffe... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S...

Are you working or studying at the @rug.nl ? The @ug-dcc.bsky.social is looking to expand and improve its #ResearchSoftware training program; It would be great if you could help us filling out this short survey: 👉 forms.gle/pRLbFmpKfmGM... @citrug.bsky.social

Help improve research software training

At the Digital Competence Centre (DCC), we’re designing our Research Software Management training program and want your input. From PhD candidates and postdocs, to supervisors who want their students ...

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🎉 We’re celebrating 5 years of the UG DCC! Since 2021, we have supported researchers with research data & software management, #FAIR practices, and IT solutions. We’re marking this milestone with talks from our research community, a pub quiz, and drinks. 👉 Register now!: https:// edu.nl/x8vy3

DCC Lustrum: 5 years of successes

In March 2026, the University of Groningen Digital Competence Centre (UG DCC) celebrates its first lustrum: five years of supporting researchers in...

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"Digital resources aren’t free. Every simulation, every byte of stored data, every #AI query consumes energy, and that translates to a carbon footprint." In this interview, Dr. Robert Pollice talks about the need for digital sustainability and how GreenDisc can help UG researchers. 🔗 edu.nl/mewun

Digital resources aren’t free: An interview with Robert Pollice on GreenDisc and digital sustainability

In this interview, Dr. Robert Pollice, an assistant professor at the UG’s Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, talks about digital sustainability. Robert...

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You can spot our cool new poster for the Code Café around campus! Can you find them all? Don't forget to register for next Thursday 👉 edu.nl/raw4y The Code Café is a #repaircafe but for #research #code #researchsoftware @ug-dcc.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social @rug.nl @umcgroningen.bsky.social

On the 26th of February (13:00-17:00), we are organizing another edition of the Code Café: a #RepairCafé for #ResearchSoftware. Register here: 👉 www.edu.nl/raw4y Anyone writing code for a research project can join! @rug.nl @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @citrug.bsky.social

Come find the @ug-dcc.bsky.social stand at the @rug.nl #DigitalAutonomy fair! What could be more digitally autonomous than writing your own FAIR and #OpenSource research software! Also nice to to see so many collegues from @citrug.bsky.social !

The first UG/UMCG Code Café was a success! The next edition will take place on the 26th of February. 👉 Register here: forms.gle/KHFwGXWB8Wtc... A big thank you to everybody who helped make this possible! @citrug.bsky.social @ug-dcc.bsky.social @umcgroningen.bsky.social @rug.nl

📣 Research community & friends: your voice matters! Have you interacted with us and want to share a quote or short story about your experience for our 5-year Lustrum event? Whether it’s feedback, compliments, suggestions, or fun anecdotes, anything goes! 👉 Share your story with us! 🔗 edu.nl/c96w8

🚀 New in 2026: Get certified in Reproducible Software Development! Researchers: Complete 5/7 workshops to earn a certificate in reproducible, transparent, and reusable research software. ✅ Topics: Containers, R packages, VS Code, Git/GitHub, and more 🔗 Details: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...

🔥 Research data by the fireside 🔥 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' December 2025 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/8a4c4b12445e... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S... #research #openscience

📣 Do you want to transcribe research interviews or lectures quickly and securely? The @rug.nl now offers a free AI transcription tool for all researchers, staff, and students. Hosted locally, this tool makes it easy to convert audio recordings into text. ℹ️ Read more: www.rug.nl/digital-comp...

Free secure AI transcription tool now available for everyone at the UG

The University of Groningen now offers a free AI-powered transcription tool, Whisper AI, for all researchers, staff, and students. Hosted locally on the...

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🍂 Fall for the DCC 🍂 📢 Our DCC 'Up to Data' September 2025 #newsletter is out! 📩 You can read it here: mailchi.mp/1c2bbd325886... 👉 Subscribe to the DCC list to receive our newsletters and stay up to date on our news and events: list.rug.nl/cgi-bin/wa?S... #research #fair #OpenScience

"As an embedded data steward, I serve as researchers' primary contact for FAIR data questions and IT tool guidance." 👉 Read the interview with Jelte Nimoth to learn how he supports #FAIRdata, #OpenScience, and lab data management with solutions for secure data transfer and storage: 🔗 edu.nl/nbmqx

Embedded data stewardship and practical solutions for lab research data - An interview with Jelte Nimoth (UG DCC)

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👉 “Good data management isn’t just about compliance or best practices – it makes your #research more efficient, more reproducible, and more impactful.” Read our latest interview with @mattcoler.bsky.social to learn how he embedded #OpenScience into speech technology research: 🔗 edu.nl/wa6vk

Protecting voices, sharing knowledge: responsible data practices in speech research

Dr. Matt Coler is an Associate Professor at Campus Fryslân and Director of the MSc Speech Technology. In this interview, he tells us more about embedding...

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#Introduction 📰 We're the University of #Groningen Digital Competence Centre - #DCC ℹ️ We support all UG researchers throughout the entire research (data) life cycle 👉 Learn more about our services on the DCC website: www.rug.nl/dcc