Research Data Conversations with Zuzanna Zagrodzka, Department of Computer Science [on campus]

Research Data Conversations is part of a new series of My Research Essentials and Data Stewardship Community events exploring themes within research data and data stewardship.

The sessions will have a collaborative and conversational format and explore themes that promote open and FAIR data practices, and the promotion and development of new and emerging ideas in research data management.

In this session, we will be joined by Zuzanna Zagrodzka, Research Associate (Metascience) in the Department of Computer Science and Open Research Fellow in the Office for Open Research, University of Manchester.

Zuzanna is an advocate for open research, focusing her research on exploring perceptions of bias, replication, reusability of data and transparency in ecology and evolutionary biology. In addition, she has extensive experience as a Research Technician through involvement in various projects, developing skills in fieldwork, laboratory procedures, and data analysis.

Zuzanna will lead a talk and discussion on Supporting Research and Researchers through the deployment of Digital Notebooks: A framework for implementation and impact - a funded research project at the University of Manchester, supported by the UK's Metascience Unit, which has recently supported user testing of electronic research notebooks at the University as an early phase of the project. Zuzanna will share her insight and findings to date.

In addition, she will also introduce her Open Research Fellowship project Research Technical Professionals (RTPs) as Catalysts for Open Research which seeks to understand RTPs current engagement with and contribution to open research practices, as well as potential structural or cultural barriers that might be limiting participation.

Time: 12.00 - 13.30 with lunch (vegetarian / vegan pizza) provided at 13.00

Venue: Main Library, Ground Floor Seminar Room