Category Articles

3 February 2026

Checking the paperwork: identifying trusted people for sensitive data access

The Safe People Registry is an open-source tool developed by HDR UK to support consistent assessment to access sensitive data. ELIXIR-UK highlights its relevance through community discussion and open development.

8 December 2025

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.

21 November 2024

EDIJ and Decolonisation in Data Management

Data management shapes not just how research is conducted, but who benefits from it – and who might be harmed. This article guides researchers through embedding EDIJ and decolonisation principles at every stage of the data cycle, from planning and collection to sharing and reuse. Drawing on the CARE principles and real-world examples from NTD research, ecology, and disability studies, it offers a practical starting point for more ethical, inclusive data management.

16 April 2024

Top 6 data attributes for policymakers

Since 2016, when the FAIR Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) were first published to address data reusability, the concept has gone a long way towards becoming a well-established foundation […]