The Data Days Lower Saxony is a three-day event organized by the State Initiative for Research Data Management in Lower Saxony, entirely dedicated to the topic of research data. Its goal is to connect stakeholders from academia, infrastructure, and administration, to provide inspiration, and to foster exchange. The event consists of two parts:
In-person event in Braunschweig
On November 24 and 25, we invite you to a two-day in-person event in Braunschweig. The focus will be on community building, exchange, and networking – featuring expert presentations, hands-on workshops, and exciting insights into the work of the State Initiative.
Virtual Theme Day
On November 26, a compact online day will follow, focusing on current topics related to research data in and from Lower Saxony. Look forward to a variety of online presentations and interactive workshops.
Preliminary Program
In-person event in Braunschweig
On November 24 and 25, 2025, the State Initiative FDM-NDS invites all members, researchers, research data management (RDM) professionals, and NFDI participants to Braunschweig for the second edition of the Data Days – a space for information, exchange, and networking.
What can you expect?
A two-day in-person event featuring contributions from Hochschule.digital Niedersachsen (HdN) and the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI), reports from the three pillars of FDM-NDS, the awarding of the FAIR Data and Software Award Lower Saxony, a marketplace with NFDI and RDM4Braunschweig, and hands-on workshops for networking and discussion.
Participation is free of charge. The event will be held in German (except for one workshop on the second day).
Who should attend?
Anyone involved with research data management, FAIR principles, NFDI initiatives, and data literacy – from data stewards and researchers to staff at universities, libraries, and research institutions.
Where will it take place?
In the auditorium of the Haus der Wissenschaft in Braunschweig (Pockelsstraße 11, 38106 Braunschweig), and on the second day also in the Old Building and University Library of TU Braunschweig.
Register here: https://events.academiccloud.de/event/92/
24.11.2025 – Day 1:
12:30 – 01:30 pm:
Arrival & registration
01:30 – 01:40 pm:
Welcome
01:40 – 02:00 pm:
Keynote (Norbert Lossau, HdN)
02:00 – 02:40 pm:
Report from FDM-NDS (Pillar 1 & 2)
02:40 – 03:00 pm:
Coffee break
03:00 – 04:00 pm:
The Future of NFDI (Cord Wiljes)
04:00 – 05:00 pm:
FAIR Data and Software Award Ceremony
05:00 – 05:15 pm:
Coffee break
05:15 – 06:00 pm:
Marketplace (with NFDI consortia & RDM4Braunschweig)
06:00 pm:
Open end of day 1
25.11.2025 – Day 2:
09:00 – 11:00 am:
Parallel sessions – Workshops at the working level for networking and discussion
Workshop/Presentation of Pillar 2 of FDM-NDS
Workshop on electronic lab notebooks (specifically Chemotion and elabFTW, additional registration required, more information to follow)
Data Engineering Workshop (additional registration required, more information to follow)
11:00 – 11:15 am:
Coffee break
11:15 am – 12:30 pm:
Pillar 3 Projects – Reports on projects launched so far and lightning talks
12:30 pm:
Closing with an open-ended conclusion
Information about hotels
General information about Braunschweig and tourist activities can be found at: https://www.braunschweig.de/english/touristservice/index.php
Some hotel recommendations:
Near the train station (15–20 minutes by public transport to the workshop venue):
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Intercity Hotel Braunschweig
https://www.intercityhotel.com/hotels/alle-hotels/deutschland/braunschweig/intercityhotel-braunschweig -
Michel Hotel Braunschweig
https://www.michel-hotels.de/michel-hotel-braunschweig
City center (25 minutes on foot and 15–20 minutes by public transport to the venue):
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Hotel Deutsches Haus OHG
https://www.deutscheshaus24.de/de/ -
Premier Inn Braunschweig City Centre Hotel
https://www.premierinn.com/de/de/hotels/deutschland/niedersachsen/braunschweig/braunschweig-city-centre.html
North district (15 minutes walk to the venue):
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Plaza Inn Braunschweig City Nord
https://www.hotel-plaza-inn-braunschweig.com/
Otherwise, please also consider the special hotel rates (only in German) negotiated by TU Braunschweig.
Information about arrival
Information about arrival can be found directly on the event venue’s website.
Virtual Theme Day
On November 26, an online day with presentations will follow, aimed at researchers and staff involved in the research data management (RDM) context. The focus will be on practical insights and offerings related to research data management.
We welcome your contributions in German or English on the following topics:
- Best practices in research data management
- Automation and AI in research data management
- Tools and technologies in research data management
- Strategies for introducing and sustainably implementing institutional research data management
- RDM4Braunschweig
Submissions on other relevant topics are also welcome – we will flexibly adapt the program. Submissions from Lower Saxony are preferred. The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2025.
Please send your submission to info@fdm-nds.de, including the following information about your submission: name of the presenter(s), email address, institution, event title, description text (max. 2000 words), duration, preferred time slot, registration modality (with or without registration), language of the event.
We look forward to your participation and to the exchange at Data Days 2025!
