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  Build and foster communities of practice in the UK and Europe.
  
  Training
  
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  Services
  
  Endorse open-access services to amplify their reach
  
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  Lead and participate in projects that pave the way towards reproducible research
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  How we are funded
  
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Ariadna Miquel Clopés

Node Coordinator

Earlham Institute

Ariadna supports the management of the ELIXIR-UK as Node Coordinator.

Following the completion of her BSc in Microbiology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2016, Ariadna relocated to Norwich after receiving an Erasmus grant to work with Professor Simon Carding at Quadram Institute, where she later obtained her PhD focused on intranasal vaccines for human respiratory pathogens.

Prior to joining the Earlham Institute, Ariadna worked as a portfolio manager at the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in the studentship department, where she assisted in the development, implementation and administration of doctoral grants.

8 December 2025

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Community insights on AI: reflections from the ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025

This report summarises the discussions from the AI panel and World Café sessions at the ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025 meeting. The conversations capture community perspectives on the opportunities, risks and needs surrounding AI in research, offering background material to inform upcoming ELIXIR-UK strategy work.
14 August 2025

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ELIXIR-UK at ISMB/ECCB 2025: Sharing services, building partnerships, and growing UK impact

ELIXIR-UK was highly visible at ISMB/ECCB 2025, with over 25 talks and posters, a UK booth trail, and co-leadership of the "Bioinformatics in the UK" track.
17 June 2025

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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

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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 […]