Jukka

Rantasaari

Jukka Rantasaari is Head of Library Services at the University of Turku. He is also a PhD candidate studying researchers' data management practices, competencies, and competence needs. Jukka holds an MSSc degree and is a qualified vocational teacher. Together with his team, he is responsible for research data services (RDSs) at Turku University Library. He is also actively involved in developing open science and RDM policies and practices in national and international expert groups. Jukka has also co-founded, together with researchers from various fields and research support specialists, the Basics of Research Data Management (3 ECTS) course, which has been running since 2019 at the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University.