Course | ARCHON Workshop
Research Data Management in Archaeology
- Date
- Wednesday 12 November 2025
- Time
- Address
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Van Steenis
Einsteinweg 2
2333 CC Leiden - Room
- Corrie Bakelszaal (A2.02a)
PhD Researchers and students in the Research Master’s in Archaeology at Leiden University are welcome to follow the workshop ‘Research Data Management in Archaeology’, organised by Leiden University in collaboration with ARCHON. This workshop will provide the participants with a comprehensive knowledge of current research data management practices. The course touches upon all aspects of data management, with examples drawn from archaeological research practice. The workshop will introduce the participant to the principles of good research data management (RDM), policies concerning RDM and the benefits of RDM, and the practice of writing a data management plan (DMP).
Credits: 1 EC
Programme
09:30 Introduction, Adam Benfer
09:45 Research Data Management Basics, Pascal Flohr
10:15 Short Break
10:30 Research Data Management for Archaeologists, Adam Benfer
11:15 Murphy’s Data Management: Digging through Data Disasters, Femke Reidsma
12:00 Lunch Break (lunch included)
Interactive Session
13:00 Exploring Your Data Management Plans
14:15 Breakout Session
15:00 Plenary Conclusion
15:15 End
Credits
ARCHON members can receive 1 ECT for attending the workshop and handing in a reflection report and a data management plan.
Non-Leiden based ARCHON members are welcome to attend in person but may also do so virtually via MS Teams. RMAs are requested to send their DMP to rdm@arch.leidenuniv.nl afterwards. PhDs are requested to send their DMP to the data steward of their institute with ARCHON in CC.
PhD candidates are expected to attend in person, but external or non-Leiden based PhDs may virtually attend the course via MS Teams. All are requested to send their DMP to rdm@arch.leidenuniv.nl afterwards.
Registration
Please register via the registration form before 3 November 2025