| Dear Mathew Biddle,
The Biological Data Management course managed by the Flemish Marine Institute and the OceanTeacher Global Academy is currently online available in self paced mode till end November 2025.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction for the management and archive of marine biological data, including the guiding principles of biological data management and typical responsibilities for data manager. Several types of biological data will be tackled, including observational data, image-derived data and omics data and how these data can be formatted, standardized and quality controlled before being submitted to wider regional, national and international initiatives.
Topics will include: Guiding principles in data management, Data formats, metadata, quality control, data policy, data sharing and publishing, and a main focus on data management of various types of biological data. It is organized in the following modules:
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Module 1. Guiding principles in data management
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Module 2. Fundamentals of marine biological data management and the Research Data Life Cycle
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Module 3. Best practices for data capture
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Module 4. Transferring your (meta)data to Darwin Core
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Module 5. Common issues with data format and quality
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Module 6. Preservation & publication of marine biological data
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Module 7. Imagery data
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Module 8. DNA-derived data
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Module 9. Data archaeology & rescuing historical data
If you are interested or know someone who might be, you can find more information on the event page in OceanExpert: https://oceanexpert.org/event/4846
The course link and enrolment key are available on the event page
The course is in English and takes about 35 hours
Do not hesitate to contact the OTGA secretariat in case of questions: ioc.tr...@unesco.org
Kind regards
OTGA secretariat | 
