Welcome to the Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management
TKFDM ("Thüringer Kompetenznetzwerk Forschungsdatenmanagement") is a contact partner for researchers of all Thuringian universities and colleges as regards research data management. This encompasses all aspects of data handling that emerge during research.
The TKFDM connects the Research Data Management Helpdesks of the Thuringian universities (University Erfurt, Technical University of Ilmenau, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Bauhaus-University Weimar) and provides its services to all Thuringian colleges. We offer consulting and training regarding all aspects of the topic research data. Please contact us!
The competence network was founded in October 2018 and is funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science and Digital Society (TMWWDG) as part of the Thuringian Strategy for the Digitalisation of Colleges for 2 years with a seed funding. Furthermore, the Thuringian universities contribute to the funding of the competence network.
The coordination office of the competence network is located at the Research Data Management Helpdesk at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
Development of the initiative:
- Funding extemded to 2025 through the Thuringian Strategy for Digitization in Higher Education 2021-2025 (in German),
- Monitored by a Stragegic Council
- Evaluation every 3 years
News

Mar 27 2025
Materials for the German REFODAT workshop are online!
Slides are online!
Read more … Materials for the German REFODAT workshop are online!

Mar 27 2025
Slides and recording for the Coffee Lecture "DMP - early planning is half the battle" are online!
Slides and recording for the latest Coffee Lecture are available!
Events

Apr 29 2025 14:00
REFODAT Hands-on Workshop (English)
In this workshop you will learn how to publish research data on REFODAT using the FAIR principles.

Apr 30 2025 14:00
5S Data: Organization is not a 4-letter word!
This coffee lecture deals with data organization

May 28 2025 14:00
Data documentation as a prerequisite for high-quality reusable research data
This coffee lecture deals with data documentation