The ARDC invites you to join us in person for the free 2025 HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (RDC) Summer School in Brisbane/Meanjin.
The Summer School aims to empower participants with practical knowledge, build digital skills, and help inspire new research outcomes within the humanities, arts, social sciences (HASS) and Indigenous fields of study. Participants will collaborate in an interactive group setting while networking with like-minded researchers and subject matter experts.
You are also invited to join us in person for the Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School, held in Brisbane/Meanjin one day before the Summer School. It is aimed at a wider audience, all custodians of Indigenous data and researchers of all disciplines.
Watch the following webinar to hear from a previous attendee about their experience, and 2025 workshop presenters outlining what they will cover. Also read about the 2024 Summer School.
The HASS and Indigenous research data community is invited to gain hands-on experience, learn digital skills, network, and to inspire new research outcomes.
Over 3 days, participants of the HASS and Indigenous RDC Summer School will be involved in interactive workshops, discussions, mentoring, networking and formal presentations to:
The Summer School is free of charge for researchers and Indigenous data custodians based in Australia thanks to the support of the ARDC HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons.
The Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass is not included in the registration for the Summer School. You must register separately to attend the Masterclass and/or the Summer School.
View and download the full agenda, which may change closer to the event. Participants will:
Lunch and morning and afternoon tea are provided each day.
Four streams of workshops will run concurrently over 3 days. Workshops in each stream will build on each other, starting with an introductory workshop to find out what participants would like to learn, explain key concepts and ensure everyone is set up with any software or logins they need.
When you register for your ticket, you will select one of the 4 streams. A participant information sheet is available for each workshop, outlining what you will learn and any equipment you will need or set-up to do beforehand. Please make sure you are prepared for the workshops you will attend.
The Summer School is an in-person event. Workshops will require laptop computers (PC or Mac). Devices such as mobile phones and tablets will not be suitable for the workshops. Please bring your own laptop and charging cords.
This is a practical introduction to the key tools, frameworks, and principles essential for mobilising Indigenous data governance in research and beyond.
This is a practical introduction to managing HASS data based on principles which respect the cultural heritage value of the material.
This workshop stream demonstrates computational methods and tools to obtain and analyse data.
This is a hands-on introduction to working with and analysing government administrative data using R, with a focus on answering social science research questions.
While travel and accommodation must be covered by the participants, the ARDC is pleased to be offering up to 10 $1,000 travel bursaries for the Summer School. The travel bursaries support the attendance and participation of Indigenous researchers and stakeholders, higher-degree research (HDR) students and early- to mid-career researchers (EMCRs) who are based in Australia.
Please apply COB Wednesday 15 January. We aim to notify all applicants of the outcomes by Tuesday 21 January 2025.
The following sessions will be recorded:
The recordings will be published online.
Other sessions rely on face-to-face communication and collaboration, so they will not be recorded.
Custodians of Indigenous data and researchers in any discipline are invited to learn about applying Indigenous data governance principles.
The free ARDC Indigenous Data Governance Masterclass at Summer School will equip participants with the knowledge and tools to ethically manage Indigenous data, respecting the cultural protocols and sovereignty of Indigenous communities. It will build the capacity of researchers to engage with Indigenous data, fostering a culturally sensitive and informed approach to data-driven projects.
The Masterclass is not included in the registration for the HASS and Indigenous RDC Summer School. You must register separately to attend the Masterclass and/or the Summer School.
View and download the full agenda, which may change closer to the event. The Masterclass will:
Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.
The ARDC is pleased to be offering up to 6 $500 travel bursaries for the Masterclass. The bursaries support the attendance and participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who work with community data and are based in Australia.
Please apply by COB Wednesday 15 January. We aim to notify all applicants of the outcomes by Tuesday 21 January.
To promote open discussion and respect privacy, morning sessions will not be recorded.
Afternoon sessions will be recorded. These include:
To make these events welcoming and friendly for all, participants are expected to be aware of and follow the Code of Conduct for ARDC Activities.
Parts of these events will be recorded and published by the ARDC. This may include your contributions during a session. The ARDC respects the privacy of individuals. Information collected is in accordance with the ARDC Privacy Policy.
We understand that plans change and you may need to cancel or modify your attendance at the Summer School. If you need to make changes, please let us know.
At the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets. We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure to provide Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.
The ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
In collaboration with Indigenous Australians, the research community, industry and government, the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons (HASS and Indigenous RDC) is harnessing research data to enhance Australian social and cultural wellbeing, and help Australia understand and preserve our culture, history and heritage.
New digital platforms and data directories are improving how researchers discover and access Australia’s rich humanities, arts, and social science (HASS) and Indigenous data and innovative analysis tools. The program is also upskilling researchers to use data-driven approaches to HASS research and apply Indigenous data governance principles.
As an engine for research translation, the HASS and Indigenous RDC enables researchers to develop and sustain cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary data collaborations at a national scale through federated models. It integrates the ARDC’s services for compute, storage infrastructure, persistent identifiers and data discovery with analysis platforms and tools that are supported by expertise, standards and best practices.
Learn more about the HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons and use our resources for HASS and Indigenous research.
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