Developing a strategy for computational lab skills training through Software and Data Carpentry: Experiences from the ELIXIR Pilot action [version 1; referees: 3 approved]
Aleksandra Pawlik,
Celia W.G. van Gelder,
Aleksandra Nenadic,
Patricia M. Palagi,
Eija Korpelainen,
Philip Lijnzaad,
Diana Marek,
Susanna-Assunta Sansone,
John Hancock,
Carole Goble
Affiliations
Aleksandra Pawlik
New Zealand eScience Infrastructure, Auckland, 1061, New Zealand
Celia W.G. van Gelder
ELIXIR-Netherlands, Dutch Techcentre for Life Sciences (DTL), Utrecht, 3511, Netherlands
Aleksandra Nenadic
ELIXIR-UK, Software Sustainability Institute UK, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Patricia M. Palagi
ELIXIR-Switzerland, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
Eija Korpelainen
ELIXIR-Finland, CSC - IT Center for Science, Espoo, 02101, Finland
Philip Lijnzaad
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, 3584, Netherlands
Diana Marek
ELIXIR-Switzerland, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland
Susanna-Assunta Sansone
ELIXIR-UK, Oxford e-Research Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 3QG, UK
John Hancock
ELIXIR-UK, Earlham Institute, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
Carole Goble
ELIXIR-UK, Software Sustainability Institute UK, School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Quality training in computational skills for life scientists is essential to allow them to deliver robust, reproducible and cutting-edge research. A pan-European bioinformatics programme, ELIXIR, has adopted a well-established and progressive programme of computational lab and data skills training from Software and Data Carpentry, aimed at increasing the number of skilled life scientists and building a sustainable training community in this field. This article describes the Pilot action, which introduced the Carpentry training model to the ELIXIR community.
