Data Stewards in Action!

The “Data Stewards in Action” workshop will take place on June 24, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Goethe-University Frankfurt. It offers an opportunity for research data management (RDM) professionals in Hessian universities and research institutions to share best practices, develop solutions, and expand their professional networks.

Data stewards play an important role in assisting researchers as they make their way through the complex RDM services and policies as well as the various infrastructures. This workshop is conceived as an interactive forum through which participants will be able to discuss best practices, identify problems and come up with solutions to the challenges facing data stewardship in the region. Using discussions and networking sessions as well as other interactive formats, the participants will get practical understanding of the current developments in the responsibilities of data stewards and the support available at the institutional and national level.

The program includes spaces for knowledge-sharing such as a poster session and a “Minute Madness” session where attendees can exchange ideas. A World Café will offer a chance to discuss in detail topics such as the definitions of roles, successful strategies for implementation and alignment with service centers facilitating a practical discussion on the realities of data stewardship.

Participants will also learn about resources provided by HeFDI, the NFDI, and local service centers, which will help to promote a more coherent and efficient approach to research data management.
No matter how long you have been working as a data steward, this workshop will help you improve your skills, exchange experiences and engage with other data stewards from Hesse.

Further information on the program and registration details will be announced soon. For inquiries, please contact forschungsdaten Please insert an @ at this point ub Please insert a dot at this point uni-frankfurt Please insert a dot at this point de.

Key Questions

1. What are the goals, roles and tasks of data stewards? What are the specific needs?
2. What specific support services are available (local, HeFDI, NFDI)?
3. How do the data stewards wish to cooperate with, but also differentiate themselves from, local service centers and central services?
4. What good practice and success stories can be identified?