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Publié : 18 July 2025
[FRB-CESAB] Biodiversity data: From data collection to publication – 2025
This five-day training course aims to work on the different stages of the data cycle, from acquisition to opening, including management, storage and the drafting of data papers.
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Pre-registrations are now closed. Registrations will be confirmed after selection of candidates at the end of June.
The CESAB (Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis), the French Biodiversity Data Hub (PNDB, Pôle National de Données de Biodiversité), and GBIF France (Global Biodiversity Information Facility for France) organize the first edition of the training course “Biodiversity data: From data collection to publication”. This five-day course aims to 1) contextualize the issues surrounding the understanding, sharing and (re)use of biodiversity data and metadata, and 2) enhance the skills of communities involved in one or more stages of the data cycle.
This training will be given in French and will take place from November 3rd to 7th 2025, at CESAB in Montpellier. The fees cost 250 € for the whole week – lunches included. Commuting, accommodation and evening meals shall be borne by participants.
The FRB offers 4 scholarships of 250 € each, which will cover the full registration fees. These scholarships are intended to support individuals who do not receive any institutional support (e.g., funding from their laboratory, research team, etc.) and who are unable to cover the registration fees with their own funds. We fully trust each applicant to assess their situation and apply for a scholarship only if necessary. The selection of participants will be carried out independently of the scholarship applications. Once this selection is made, the scholarships will be awarded by a random draw among the selected participants who have expressed a need for financial assistance.
Find more about the course on GitHub
A strong proficiency in R is required.
List of organisers (in alphabetical order):
- Anne-Sophie ARCHAMBEAU (GBIF France)
- Nicolas CASAJUS (FRB-CESAB)
- Camille COUX (FRB-CESAB)
- Yvan LE BRAS (PNDB)
- Olivier NORVEZ (PNDB)
- Sophie PAMERLON (GBIF France)
INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES
Formation:
3 to 7 November 2025
Pre-registration opening:
5 May 2025
Pre-registration deadline:
8 June 2025, midnight (CEST)
Inscription confirmation:
Late June 2025
CESAB – FRB
5, rue de l’École de médecine
34000 Montpellier
Pre-program
The first four days will consist of lectures followed by exercises:
Introduction and overview
- What is data/metadata?
- Major types of biodiversity data
- The data ecosystem in France and in academia
- The data cycle
- Achieving a high degree of “FAIRification”
- Current challenges (in academia and beyond)
Data acquisition
- Best practices for data collection (field, laboratory, etc.)
- Access to existing data (APIs, web scraping, text mining, etc.)
- Raw data vs. derived data
Data management
- Structuring (SQL, CSV files, etc.)
- Processing, cleaning and standardizing
Legal aspects
- Sharing, licensing, etc.
Opening data
- Data management plan
- (Meta)data: standards
- Storage and archiving
- Dissemination and sharing
- Enhanced value: the data paper
Sub-group projects will be carried out on the last day.
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