@UCT_eResearch

UCT eResearch partners with research groups to accelerate and transform research, connecting research groups with the right hardware, software and services.

 Cape Town, South Africa
uct.ac.za/eresearch
Joined June 2015
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Have you read our most recent eResearch report? Download your copy here ⬇️uct.ac.za/media/168603
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Only one week is left to register for our webinar on DOIs for Research Software.🗓️ Sign up & learn about: - the importance of #ResearchSoftware & how DataCite supports it. - A Zenodo–GitHub integration - HERMES by @DLR_en Please register & retweet:👇 datacite.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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BigIDIA@Big_IDIA15 Apr 2023
Congratulations to all the nominees of the 2022/2023 NSTF-South32 Awards! Your innovative contributions to science, engineering and technology in South Africa are inspiring. Check out the full list of nominees here: nstf.org.za/current-nominees… #NSTFAwards #SouthAfrica #STEM
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Join us next week!
RSSEAfrica@RsseAfrica1 Nov 2022
How do you start a local RSE group or community? Join us as Dr. Jonathan Cooper & Dr. Paul Richmond lead the conversation. Date: 9 November,15:00 CAT. Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AqeRVwfeQd… @aneldavdw @noma_maphanga @pvanheus @gpu_mondus
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And SA not far behind
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The official @AfricanUnion Data Policy Framework will guide policy formulation to ensure that the ever-increasing production and use of data across the continent benefits all Africans. @RIAnetwork au.int/en/documents/20220728…
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Applications now open to attend the 2022 free online CHPC Practical HPC Winter School, 22 Aug- 2 Sept, hosted in collaboration with @PRACE_RI and the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (EPCC). Register at: events.chpc.ac.za/e/2022HPCS…
Reforming research assessment: ➕350 organisations from more than 40 countries set a new direction for changes in assessment practices to maximise the quality and impact of research. @euatweets 🔗bit.ly/3ocwBEb
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Open Science done right! See: Using web-sourced imagery to monitor leopard (Panthera pardus) trophy hunting in southern Africa doi.org/10.25375/uct.1372691… #openscience #opendata #fairdata @UCT_news @UCT_eResearch 🐆🐆🐆🐆🐆
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prvoices@prvoices21 Jun 2022
Please contribute your feedback about the software development work we are doing - fill in our survey westminster.onlinesurveys.ac… - 15 min video + some questions - closes on 30 June - for more info: blog.westminster.ac.uk/prvoi… #OpenResearch #FAIRdata #practiceresearch
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@SADiLaR_ZA15 Jun 2022
Interested in the #digitalhumanities but don't know where to start? Our ESCALATOR initiative provides support for humanities researchers to build their computational skills, no matter the level: bit.ly/3OeTO3F @ingridthomson @UCT_eResearch @NWU_eResearch @aneldavdw
Digital Humanities & Computational Social Sciences@DHCSSza14 Jun 2022
Are you a female researcher in Humanities & Social Sciences affiliated with a South African institution? Join the EMPOWER co-working & discussion session - 23 June, 11:30 - 13:00 SAST. Register: bit.ly/empower-2022 More info: escalator.sadilar.org/champi…
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Graham Smith@Mr_G_Smith22 Jun 2022
agree with this point from @yan_wang (TU Delft) - Data Stewardship is more than Data Stewards, really a process of collaboration with researcher to solve issues and boost involvement in data management #IDW2022 #SciDataCon
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Researchers break 1 million Gbps Internet speed record mybroadband.co.za/news/inter… via @mybroadband

Researchers break 1 million Gbps Internet speed record

The speed is over a million times faster than the fastest Internet speed generally available to South African home fibre users. 

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With POPIA a real thing, don't miss this update on the direction of a new career path aimed at managing live research data.
Research Data Alliance (RDA)@resdatall27 May 2022
Mark your calendar and register soon!"Professionalising Data Stewardship" - the next webinar in RDA's 2022 webinar series takes place on 30 June. bit.ly/3LVIJ5U #data
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The Carpentries are recruiting Instructors to teach online workshops. If you have the technical knowledge necessary to teach one or more of the core lessons from Data Carpentry, Library Carpentry, or Software Carpentry, see details here: carpentries.org/blog/2022/05… @thecarpentries
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We love a good infographic. Even better is an infographic breaking down the 'Top 5 Tips' for fast tracking your #researchimpact courtesy of @profmarkreed
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What are your needs & expectations on #DataQuality within #EOSC? Help the @eoscassociation Task Force on Fair Metrics & Data Quality to identify common approaches and formulate recommendations by filling in this quick (10mins) survey by Thursday 5 May👉eosc-portal.eu/news/fill-eos…
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Good news for data-intensive research!
TENET South Africa@tenetnews19 Apr 2022
So pleased about this global initiative to bridge Europe, Africa and the Americas to increase the resilience of our transoceanic networks and connect research communities in Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and Latin America. bit.ly/3uYBq7a
The Future Technologies Conference gathers academic researchers, Ph.D. and graduate students, top research think tanks and industry technology developers. Call for papers closes 1 April, event from 20-21 October 2022 | Vancouver, Canada. saiconference.com/FTC @SAIConference
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Our quarterly newsletter is out! This newsletter is focused on the work TENET does to bridge the #digitaldivide for #highereducation in South Africa. Read more here: createsend.lists.tenet.ac.za…
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