The self-study course on research data management by the Service Center Research Data Management at Technische Universität Berlin provides an overview of the various aspects of research data management in the stages of the research process as well as basic RDM practices in everyday research.

• Language: German and English
• Access: can be used by non-TU members with guest access, free of charge
• Target group: Researchers, students of all subjects
• Format: Information texts, quiz
• Workload: 90 - 120 minutes
• Special feature: For BUA members it is possible to have their participation credited towards the "Research Management" certificate.

The self-study course Research Data Management - an online introduction offered by the Hessian state initiative HeFDI - Hessian Research Data Infrastructures provides a structured introduction to all relevant aspects of research data management.

• Language: German
• Access: Open for everyone, free of charge, without registration
• Target group: Students, PhDs, researchers
• Format: Information texts, videos
• Workload: 4 hours (+ time for further reading and videos)
• Special features: Clearly formulated learning objectives, many practical examples, short summaries
• Last updated: March 2022

MANTRA - Research Data Management Training course offered by the University of Edinburgh provides an overview of research data management. A total of eight different units cover topics such as data management planning, data organization, protection of sensitive data, archiving, data exchange and access.

• Language: English
• Access: Open for everyone, free of charge, without registration
• Target group: Students, researchers, employees from infrastructure facilities, multipliers
• Format: Videos, tutorials, information texts, quizzes
• Workload: approx. 8 hours (+ time for further reading and the tutorials)
• Special feature: Interactive online resources
• Last updated: 2022

The E-Learning Platform Research Data Management of HTW Chur and HEG Genf offers an introduction to the topic of research data management in eight different modules, supplemented by a ninth didactics module "Train the Trainer".

• Language: German and French
• Access: Open for everyone, free of charge, no registration required
• Target group: Students, researchers, employees from infrastructure facilities, multipliers
• Format: Information texts, images, graphics, videos
• Workload: approx. 8 hours (+ didactics module)
• Special characteristics: Various case studies, subject-specific (humanities)
• Last updated: 2017