The Research Intelligence@HKUL: Training for Researchers series guides you through the Libraries’ support at every stage of your research journey, from identifying research fronts to managing your author profiles.
Managing Your Research Data
15 October 2025 (Wed) | 14:30-15:30 | Zoom
Speaker: Ms. Chloe Ng (Learning and Research Services, HKU Libraries)
This session guides you through the basics of research data management, covering the followings:
The Research Data Academy, organized by the HKU Libraries, is a series of training sessions designed to strengthen your data literacy skills. It provides researchers with essential practices and useful tools that help you to work with your research data efficiently.
1. Introduction to Research Data Management & Data Management Plan
7 March 2024 (Thu) | 2:30pm – 4:00pm | E-Learning Lab, G/F, Main Library and live streamed on Zoom
Speaker: Ms. Florence Ng (Research Services Librarian, HKU Libraries)
2. Unlocking Research Potential: Effective Data Management for Transdisciplinary Success
12 March 2024 (Tue) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Co-organizer: i-REACH Project (Advanced Technologies Institute, HKU and Sau Po Centre on Ageing, HKU)
Speakers: Miss Clio Cheng (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, HKU) & Mr. Kehan Zou (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering, HKU)
3. Introduction to Web Scraping & Text Preprocessing in Python
25 March 2024 (Mon) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speaker: Mr. Terry Chung (Digital Scholarship Librarian, HKU Libraries)
4. Mastering Data Cleaning Techniques
28 March 2024 (Thu) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speakers: Ms. Mahboobani Vanessa Ramesh (Data Services & Information Research Librarian, HKU Libraries) & Ms. Jessica Lee (Executive Officer (Digital Scholarship and Data Analytics), HKU Libraries)
5. Creating Interactive Visualizations and Data Stories with Online Visualization Tool – Flourish
8 April 2024 (Mon) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speaker: Ms. Vivian Qiu (Learning and Research Services, HKU Libraries)
6. Unlocking Insights: VOSViewer for Bibliometric Visualization and Analysis
12 April 2024 (Fri) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speaker: Ms. Stella Chow (Research Services Librarian, HKU Libraries)
7. Introduction to Text Analysis and Voyant Tools
19 April 2024 (Fri) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speakers: Mr. Terry Chung (Digital Scholarship Librarian, HKU Libraries) & Ms. Kayla Ng (Technology Support Services, HKU Libraries)
8. Uncovering Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Visualization
25 April 2024 (Thu) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speakers: Ms. Mahboobani Vanessa Ramesh (Data Services & Information Research Librarian, HKU Libraries) & Ms. Jessica Lee (Executive Officer (Digital Scholarship and Data Analytics), HKU Libraries)
9. Sharing research data – practical examples of what to do and why it benefits your research
2 May 2024 (Thu) | 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Zoom
Co-organizer: The Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Speakers: Dr. Lauren Cadwallader (Open Research Manager, PLOS) and Dr. Julia Squarr (Journal Development Manager, PLOS)
10. Managing data and scholarly outputs on DataHub
8 May 2024 (Wed) | 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Zoom
Speaker: Ms. Chloe Ng (Learning and Research Services, HKU Libraries)