Training Schedule
The following is the schedule as November 2023. This is subject to change, and more training will certainly be added as the Programme proceeds.Unless otherwise indicated, all training is ‘train-the-trainer’. Attendees are expected to be familiar with the topic, and to use the UKRN training to help them prepare to deliver training at their institution soon afterwards.
Unless otherwise indicated, further information about these training opportunities, and on how to register interest and sign up for them, will be forthcoming shortly.
| Date | Training course title | Topic / description / cost | Schema topics | Delivery partner | ORP contact |
| Sep-Oct 2023 | Project TIER alumni event | Individual follow-up sessions to support new UKRN trainers (for attendees of Project TIER course on teaching reproducibility earlier in 2023) | Various | Project TIER | Adam Partridge (a.partridge@sheffield.ac.uk) |
| Sep-Dec 2023 | Carpentries Instructor Training This is recommended as preparation for taking future courses on software for open research, run by the Software Sustainability Institute |
Carpentries Instructor Training is designed for people who want to improve their training skills and become certified Carpentries instructors. Free. If you are interested, please contact your ORCA as soon as possible, and they will liaise with the ORP contact to allocate a limited number of seats. |
Instructor training that supports training in all topics | Software Sustainability Institute |
Steve Boneham (steven.boneham@ncl.ac.uk as prefer) |
| 15-18 Jan 2024 |
Teaching Reproducible Research Workshop This workshop is limited to instructors and staff whose institutions are members of the UK Reproducibility Network. |
Attendees should have some experience teaching courses involving applied data analysis and/or supervising data-based student research projects, as well as plans to teach such a course again in the near future.
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Project TIER’s principles and practices of integrating reproducible methods into teaching and research | Project TIER | Adam Partridge (a.partridge@sheffield.ac.uk) |
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11-15 Mar 2024 |
Teaching Reproducible Research Workshop This workshop is limited to instructors and staff whose institutions are members of the UK Reproducibility Network. |
Attendees should have some experience teaching courses involving applied data analysis and/or supervising data-based student research projects, as well as plans to teach such a course again in the near future. | Project TIER’s principles and practices of integrating reproducible methods into teaching and research | Project TIER | Adam Partridge (a.partridge@sheffield.ac.uk) |
| Jan 2024 – Jul 2024 | Carpentries Instructor Training This is recommended as preparation for taking future courses on software for open research, run by the Software Sustainability Institute |
Carpentries Instructor Training is designed for people who want to improve their training skills and become certified Carpentries instructors. Free. | Instructor training that supports training in all topics | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Apr 2024 | Data management plans and reproducibility | Creating data management plans which address reproducibility throughout the data lifecycle. Pilot course, free. Likely to be revised and repeated on a discounted for fee basis later in the Programme. | Data management plans, FAIR data, Code documentation, Version control | University of Bristol | Neil Jacobs neil.jacobs@bristol.ac.uk |
| May 2024 |
Reproducible research training Note that this training is scheduled to prepare attendees for the subsequent train-the-trainer workshop (see below) |
Ten steps to make research reproducible, beginning with data quality, documentation, management of sensitive data, through to the publication of datasets. The aim is to move towards reproducible research regardless of current skills, and includes useful resources for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners. Free (priority to those attending subsequent train-the-trainer workshop) | Version control, Open code, Open/FAIR data, Licensing data and code, Code documentation | Griffith University | Adam Partridge |
| May 2024 | Reproducible research train-the-trainer (see above) | Workshop based on the ADDIE Model to create a comprehensive workshop on reproducible research, based on earlier training, iterating through Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Free. | Various, as above | Griffith University | Adam Partridge |
| Early April 2024 | Open science, data management, and research collaborations | Introductory level train-the-trainer course: 3-4 hours over 3-4 weeks, with follow-on pedagogy session. Cost likely to be approximately $1000 per seat. | Data management plans, Open data, Use of repositories | Center for Open Science | Neil Jacobs |
| 4-6 Jun 24 | Introduction to the TIER Protocol | Embedding open science in undergraduate teaching. Free. In-person event. | Version control, Open code, Open/FAIR data, Licensing data and code, Code documentation | Project TIER | Adam Partridge |
| 5-6 Jun 2024 |
Teaching Reproducible Research This workshop is limited to instructors and staff whose institutions are members of the UK Reproducibility Network. It will be delivered in-person over the course of two days in Glasgow. |
During the workshop, attendees will create an output (such as a lab exercise or instructions for a reproducible research project) based on principles they learn in the workshop that they can use in their own teaching in the upcoming academic year. Attendees should have some experience teaching courses involving applied data analysis and/or supervising data-based student research projects, as well as plans to teach such a course again in the near future. |
Principles and practices of integrating reproducible methods into teaching and research. | Project TIER | Adam Partridge (a.partridge@sheffield.ac.uk) |
| Jun 2024 | VIRT2UE Train the Trainer program | The VIRT2UE Train the Trainer program is aimed at researchers and educators from different disciplines who want to become trainers in Research Integrity. This version will be specifically oriented toward open research. May be for fee. Likely to be repeated, but dates not yet confirmed. | Ethics and risk assessment, Consent for open data, Data management plans, Handling risks in transparency | VIRT2UE | Ruth Davies ruth.1.davies@kcl.ac.uk |
| Jun 2024 | Introduction to Software for Open and Reproducible Research | This course will help researchers understand the principles of software development for open, reproducible and FAIR research. Learn to use established tools and practices to support research software development and when to use them, for effective automation, code management, ethical development, and software correctness and how to share research software to enable reuse and collaboration with others. Free. Participants are recommended to take the ‘Carpentries instructor training’ prior to taking this course. | Open code, Version Control, Code documentation, Licensing data and code, Reproducible computational environments | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Aug 2024 – Jul 2025 | Carpentries Instructor Training This is recommended as preparation for taking future courses on software for open research, run by the Software Sustainability Institute |
Carpentries Instructor Training is designed for people who want to improve their training skills and become certified Carpentries instructors. Free. | N/A | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Sep 24 | Introduction to the TIER Protocol | Embedding open science in undergraduate teaching. Free. | Version control, Open code, Open/FAIR data, Licensing data and code, Code documentation | Project TIER | Adam Partridge |
| Jan 2025 | Intermediate Software for Open and Reproducible Research | Collaborative and team development of open source research software beyond the foundational skills covered in the course ‘Introduction to Software for Open and Reproducible Research’. For fee. Participants are recommended to take the ‘Carpentries instructor training’ prior to taking this course. | Open code, Version Control, Code documentation, Licensing data and code, Reproducible computational environments | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Jan – Jul 2025 | Evaluating the impact of open research | Using the PathOS handbook to plot impact pathways for open research, and estimate that impact. | Planning impact | PathOS project team | Neil Jacobs |
| Apr 2025 | Introduction to the TIER Protocol | Embedding open science in undergraduate teaching. Free. | Version control, Open code, Open/FAIR data, Licensing data and code, Code documentation | Project TIER | Adam Partridge |
| Jun 2025 | Introduction to Software for Open and Reproducible Research | This course will help researchers understand the principles of software development for open, reproducible and FAIR research. Learn to use established tools and practices to support research software development and when to use them, for effective automation, code management, ethical development, and software correctness and how to share research software to enable reuse and collaboration with others. For fee. Participants are recommended to take the ‘Carpentries instructor training’ prior to taking this course | Open code, Version Control, Code documentation, Licensing data and code, Reproducible computational environments | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 | Carpentries Instructor Training This is recommended as preparation for taking future courses on software for open research, run by the Software Sustainability Institute |
Carpentries Instructor Training is designed for people who want to improve their training skills and become certified Carpentries instructors. Free. | N/A | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Jan 2026 | Intermediate Software for Open and Reproducible Research | Collaborative and team development of open source research software beyond the foundational skills covered in the course ‘Introduction to Software for Open and Reproducible Research’. For fee. Participants are recommended to take the ‘Carpentries instructor training’ prior to taking this course | Open code, Version Control, Code documentation, Licensing data and code, Reproducible computational environments | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |
| Jun 2026 | Introduction to Software for Open and Reproducible Research |
This course will help researchers understand the principles of software development for open, reproducible and FAIR research. Learn to use established tools and practices to support research software development and when to use them, for effective automation, code management, ethical development, and software correctness and how to share research software to enable reuse and collaboration with others. For fee. Participants are recommended to take the ‘Carpentries instructor training’ prior to taking this course |
Open code, Version Control, Code documentation, Licensing data and code, Reproducible computational environments | Software Sustainability Institute | Steve Boneham |