The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) and OceanWise are delighted to invite you to attend our popular free online training workshop: ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ delivered on OceanTeacher Global Academy. Three new dates for upcoming workshops have been set which are open for enrolment now:
- 7th – 11th September 2026 at https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=1313 using enrolment key: MEDIN@@Sept2026
- 19th – 23rd October 2026 at https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=1314 using enrolment key: MEDIN@@Oct2026
- 22nd – 26th February 2027 at https://classroom.oceanteacher.org/course/view.php?id=1315 using enrolment key: MEDIN@@Feb2027
This training course is suitable for anyone responsible for collecting or managing marine environmental data – Including researchers, technicians, undergraduates, post-graduates. Prior knowledge or practical experience of data management is not required.
The course features interactive presentations, training, discussion sessions, quizzes, and assignments to help attendees:
• Learn about data management principles, including the data lifecycle and quality, the role of vocabularies (or data dictionaries) and the importance of creating, maintaining, and publishing metadata.
• Explore the resources and tools provided by MEDIN and receive practical instruction in the use of the MEDIN data guidelines, metadata standard and controlled vocabularies.
• Discover how to access existing datasets available through the MEDIN portal and network of Data Archive Centres (DACs).
• Understand the importance of data archiving, sharing, publishing, and re-use.
The training is split into manageable pieces and spread over 5 days with live lessons in the morning and independent learning in the afternoons, which can be completed flexibly around your other work commitments.
Please see the MEDIN website for more information on the workshops, or contact Alice Rysiecki (alirys@noc.ac.uk) if you have any questions.
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