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

Feb 14 2025
TKFDM announces 6th FAIRest Dataset Award
The Thuringian Competence Network for Research Data Management is organizing the sixth "FAIRest Dataset Award".

Feb 14 2025
Save the Date! - Thuringian RDM Days on June 18th/19th 2025
The Thuringian RDM Days will take place online again this year in June.
Read more … Save the Date! - Thuringian RDM Days on June 18th/19th 2025

Feb 3 2025
Free places in the train the trainer workshop Reserach Data Management
Registration for the train the trainer workshop in march is open
Read more … Free places in the train the trainer workshop Reserach Data Management
Events

Mar 27 2025 09:00
Praxisworkshop zu REFODAT: Repositorium für Forschungsdaten in Thüringen
In this workshop you will learn how to select and prepare data for publication, how to publish them in REFODAT and how to maximise visibility for your publications and wow your colleagues and

Apr 29 2025 14:00
REFODAT Hands-on Workshop: Repository for Research Data in Thuringia
In this workshop you will learn how to select and prepare data for publication, how to publish them in REFODAT and how to maximise visibility for your publications.