Research results are increasingly being shaped by digitalization processes - this applies both to research methods and to their communication in science and society. At the Leibniz ScienceCampus "Digital Transformation of Research" (DiTraRe), we are investigating the effects and potential of the increasing digitalization of scientific work in four interdisciplinary research clusters.
Based on use cases from different disciplines, we develop concrete solutions for challenges arising from digitalisation, which are then generalised.
The "Protected Data Spaces" cluster is dedicated to the handling of sensitive data in sports science.
"Smart Data Acquisition" deals with intelligent data acquisition using the example of "smart laboratories" in chemistry.
The "AI-based Knowledge Realms" cluster is researching the effects of artificial intelligence in biomedical engineering.
We are furthermore investigating the influence of new forms of publications based on large amounts of data using the example of climate research in the "Publication Cultures" cluster.
At a meta-level, we reflect on the effects of digitalization on the security of scientific work as well as the changed perception within and outside the scientific system.
The work programme of DiTraRe is organised as a matrix: Four research clusters (RC) each start from a scientific use case that raises concrete questions. These questions are examined along the four dimensions. Subsequently, (i) an accordingly coherent solution is developed which (ii) is evaluated by the use case partners, (iii) the questions are generalised and placed in the overall context of the DiTraRe in order to move from the concrete to a more abstract level, (iv) ensuring the transferability of the research results to other disciplines.