Saskia Lawson-Tovey

UK Human Data Community Deputy Lead, 2021 ELIXIR-UK Fellow
  • 24 February 2026
    | News

    Turning up the signal for the UK Human and Health Data Communities

    HDR UK joins ELIXIR-UK to amplify voices and exchange knowledge across the UK human data research infrastructure and health data landscapes.
  • 11 February 2026
    | News

    Measuring progress on gender balance in ELIXIR leadership

    A new case study from ELIXIR’s leadership and diversity mentoring programme, ELEAD, shows early evidence that the initiative is supporting women’s progression into leadership roles and contributing to culture change […]
  • 11 February 2026
    | News

    ELIXIR-UK members awarded DisCouRSE Flexible Funding for inclusive dRTP leadership pilot

    Members are awarded DisCouRSE Flexible Fund support for PeerLadder, a new peer-mentoring pilot advancing inclusive leadership for digital Research Technical Professionals across UK research-performing organisations.
  • 2 December 2025
    | News

    ELIXIR-UK contributions to BioHackathon Europe 2025

    Earlier this month, ELIXIR-UK contributors took part in BioHackathon Europe 2025, leading and supporting projects that advanced FAIR data, benchmarking, interoperability and sustainable workflow development across the ELIXIR ecosystem.
  • 17 June 2025
    | News

    Working together across ELIXIR: UK Node at the 2025 All Hands

    The ELIXIR All Hands Meeting 2025, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, 2-6 June, brought together members from across Europe to exchange ideas, coordinate infrastructure development, and shape the shared future of […]
  • 28 November 2024
    | News

    ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2024: A Celebration of Collaboration and Innovation

    The ELIXIR-UK All Hands Meeting 2024, held at Cardiff’s iconic Principality Stadium on November 19–20, brought together 70 attendees from across almost all members of ELIXIR-UK, and representatives from the […]
  • 12 November 2024
    | Blog

    Adapting ELIXIR training content at the University of Manchester

    By Saskia Lawson-Tovey Disseminating and embedding ELIXIR knowledge and training is the primary goal of the ELIXIR DaSH fellowship. The University of Manchester (UoM) has established the UoM Office for […]
  • 2 July 2024
    | News

    UK Node’s collaborative presence at 2024 ELIXIR All Hands

    Members of ELIXIR-UK attended in force the 2024 ELIXIR Europe All Hands meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, during the week of June 13th, 2024, to discuss collaborative solutions to life sciences […]
  • 5 May 2023
    | News

    ELIXIR-UK at the SSI Collaborations Workshop 2023

    From the 2nd to the 4th of May, the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) ran its Collaborations Workshop for 2023. This year’s event had the theme ‘Sustainable Career Development for those […]
  • ELIXIR EuropeFocus Group
    Health Data Focus Group
  • ELIXIR-UKFellowship
    Data Stewardship Training Fellowship
  • ClubELIXIR-UK
    UK Human Data and Tech Club

  • 16 April 2026
    | Webinar

    Discover PeerLadder – a Q&A webinar for prospective applicants

    Join us on Wednesday 16 April 2026 for a free virtual webinar about PeerLadder — a new peer-mentoring and leadership development programme for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) from underrepresented backgrounds. Hear from the team, get a walkthrough of the application process, and bring your questions. Applications close 27 April 2026.
  • 20 August 2025
    | Community Call

    Summer drop-in session with the Human Data Community

    The August Call of the UK Human Data Community will take place as an informal drop-in during the summer holiday period. With many colleagues away, we’re keeping it light and […]
  • 19 November 2024
    | Conference

    ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2024

    We are excited to welcome you to the ELIXIR-UK 2024 Annual All Hands Meeting, bringing together representatives from our 28 member institutions.
  • 7 October 2024
    | Community Call

    Exploring WES and WESkit Implementation

    ELIXIR-UK Human Data Community Call with Sven Twardziok Join us for the next ELIXIR-UK Human Data Community call, where we are excited to welcome Sven Twardziok, Group Leader of Data […]