HUN-REN Data Stewards Receive Certificates

12.03.2025

Data scientists are now available to support HUN-REN researchers across all research centres and institutes in major disciplines. Institutional data scientists have recently obtained their degrees.

The ARP team, based on the results of the 2022 needs assessment and the experiences of the first two years of the Data Repository Platform, proposed the establishment of a Data Steward Network within the institutions of the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network. Following the approval of the proposal and the development of the concept, a new position was introduced in 18 research institutions starting from October 1, 2024, with each institution appointing a staff member responsible for data stewardship tasks.

During the first year of the institutional data stewards (October 2024 – October 2025), the main focus is on acquiring the necessary knowledge, familiarizing themselves with the researchers working in their respective institutions, mapping ongoing research projects, and developing an institutional research data management policy.

To achieve these goals, the ARP project and the HUN-REN Center jointly organized a data stewardship training and mentoring program that provides the necessary foundation and support. The first, intensive, and condensed phase of the training concluded in December 2024, after which data stewards took an exam in early 2025 to demonstrate their acquired knowledge. Over the next eight months, the training continues with a second, more specialized phase based on individual mentoring.

Institutional Data Stewards in HUN-REN:

Balázs Richárd Fiáth – HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences

Zoltán Hegedűs – HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged

Mátyás Hencz – HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science

András Hubai – HUN-REN Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics

Bence Juhász – HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control

Győző Kaján – HUN-REN Veterinary Medical Research Institute

Levente Kontra – HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine

Attila Krakó – HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research

Krisztina Krassován – HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute

György Kriza – HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics

Enikő Meiszterics – HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences