Spotlight on Skills: Insights from the ATRIUM Skillset Assessment and Gap Analysis Report

DARIAH is delighted to publish the fifth Spotlight article Insights from the ATRIUM Skillset Assessment and Gap Analysis Report. This article is part of the DARIAH Spotlight campaign, a monthly series that focuses on digital scholarship within the DARIAH network.

Written by Maria Ilvanidou, Scientific Associate at ATHENA RC and Athens University of Economics and Business, this article presents the findings of the ATRIUM Skillset Assessment Survey, conducted within the ATRIUM project, to understand the skills researchers already have, the ones they’re missing, and the training support they need to work confidently with digital tools and services in the ATRIUM Catalogue. The findings were analyzed and presented in the ATRIUM Skillset Assessment and Gap Analysis Report published in August 2025.

Strengthening digital skills ensures more equitable access to research infrastructures and better data and research practices across languages, media and disciplines. For ATRIUM, training is not just an optional extra but a central strategy to enable researchers to use the services available to them. The Skillset Assessment and Gap Analysis report offers a detailed, evidence-based picture of the skills researchers already have and the areas they need more support. Its insights are relevant beyond ATRIUM, contributing to ongoing discussions and efforts in digital capacity building across the wider AHSS community.