ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2024

19 November 2024
– 20 November 2024
Principality Stadium
Westgate St
Cardiff
UK
CF10 1NS
Registration deadline: 29 October 2024

We are excited to welcome you to the ELIXIR-UK 2024 Annual All Hands Meeting, bringing together representatives from our 28 member institutions. This year’s meeting highlights the successes of our community and how ELIXIR-UK has empowered its members to drive innovation across key areas like workflows, data stewardship, upskilling and the establishment of BioFAIR.

Why attend?

At our All Hands, we celebrate how our community has thrived thanks to the collaborative environment ELIXIR-UK fosters. This year’s meeting will focus on:

  • Showcasing success stories: Hear how community members have leveraged ELIXIR-UK’s resources and networks to achieve breakthrough results in workflows, data stewardship, and more. Or present your success stories with our poster presentations and lightning talks. 
  • Learning from last year’s community discussions: Discover how the community’s feedback from last year has been heard and put into practice, and continue to have a say in how we work and what we offer.
  • Networking and collaboration: Connect with key players in life science data infrastructure within the UK and the wider ELIXIR Europe and explore opportunities for new projects and partnerships. Discover how we can collaborate with other digital research infrastructures and sister networks. 

What’s new in 2024?

This year, we are amplifying the voices of every participant. Whether you’re a newcomer to ELIXIR-UK or a long-time contributor, this is your chance to contribute to strategy development by participating in discussions shaping ELIXIR-UK’s future direction, ensuring that our strategy aligns with the diverse needs of our community.

Learn from success stories, and gain insights from projects that have been transformative, such as BioFAIR, the ELIXIR-UK-conceived UK commons, and other initiatives that have led to investments in Digital Research Infrastructure, community engagement and research community upskilling.

Who should attend?

The ELIXIR-UK All Hands Meeting is open to anyone from a member institution or those interested in joining our community. Whether you are a researcher, developer, data steward, or administrator, this event offers something for everyone. Expect to benefit from our network’s extensive networking, knowledge exchange and collaboration opportunities.

In 2024, we will continue to ensure that every voice is heard. Our theme of inclusivity reflects the importance of our members’ diverse skills, perspectives, and knowledge. Whether you’ve recently joined the ELIXIR-UK community or have been deeply involved for years, this event meets your needs and enhances your experience within the network.

09:45

10:15

Robert Andrews, Cardiff University
Carole Goble, The Univerity of Manchester
Neil Hall, Earlham Institute

11:00

11:30

Chair: Neil Hall, Earlham Institute
Saskia Lawson-Tovey, The University of Manchester
Emma Karoune, The Alan Turing Institute
Wendi Bacon, The Open University
Yo Yehudi, OLS
Nicos Angelopoulos, Pirbright Institute
Simon Thompson, Swansea University
Peter Harrison & Emily Jefferson, HDR UK

13:00

14:30

Chair: Susanna-Assunta Sansone, University of Oxford
Kenneth Ho & Todd Fallesen, EuroBioimaging UK Node
Lucia Marucci, AIBIO-UK
Tony Pridomore, PhenomUK

16:00

16:30

Chairs: Korneel Hens, Oxford Brookes University and Xenia Perez Sitja, Earlham Institute

17:45

18:30

19:00

09:00

09:30

Chair: Carole Goble, The Univerity of Manchester
Speaker: Gerry Reilly, BioFAIR

10:30

11:00

Chair: Xenia Perez Sitja, Earlham Institute

12:30

Carole Goble, The Univerity of Manchester
Neil Hall, Earlham Institute

12:45

14:00

Speakers

  • Prof
    Carole Goble
    • University of Manchester
  • Prof
    Neil Hall
    • Earlham Institute
  • Dr
    Wendi Bacon
    • The Open University
  • Dr
    Emma Karoune
    • Open Life Sciences (OLS)
    • The Alan Turing Institute
  • Dr
    Yo Yehudi
    • Open Life Sciences (OLS)
  • Prof
    Lucia Marucci
    • AIBIO-UK
  • Prof
    Tony Pridmore
    • PhenomUK
  • A picture of Gerry Reilly as our collaborator in ELIXIR-UK for BioFAIR
    Gerry Reilly
    • BioFAIR
  • Dr
    Nicos Angelopoulos
    • The Pirbright Institute
  • Todd Fallesen
    • Euro-BioImaging UK Node
  • Kenneth Ho
    • Euro-BioImaging UK Node
  • Prof
    Simon Thompson
    • Swansea University
  • Prof
    Susanna-Assunta Sansone
    • University of Oxford
  • Prof
    Emily Jefferson
    • HDR UK

Organising Committee

  • Dr
    Robert Andrews
    • Cardiff University
  • Xènia Pérez Sitjà
    • Earlham Institute
  • Saskia Lawson-Tovey
    • University of Manchester
  • Dr
    Korneel Hens
    • Oxford Brookes University
  • Dr
    Valerie Wood
    • University of Cambridge
  • Dr
    Richard Ostler
    • Rothamsted Research