Stories

27 June 2024

WorkflowHub and nf-core collaboration enhances workflow accessibility

WorkflowHub announces a significant advancement in the accessibility and visibility of computational workflows by integrating nf-core community workflows into its registry. This development marks a major step forward in making […]

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25 June 2024

Queen Mary University of London joins ELIXIR-UK

Queen Mary University of London has officially joined ELIXIR-UK. The application submitted by Queen Mary outlined a robust plan to contribute to ELIXIR-UK’s mission to support life science research, focusing […]

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 […]

3 April 2024

Advancing research practices: OSTrails project towards open science

The Oxford e-Research Centre’s Data Readiness Group, an essential member of the ELIXIR-UK Node, is driving significant progress in open science and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data as […]

5 March 2024

From fragmentation to integration: EOSC-ENTRUST launches to unite European TREs

On 1 March 2024, the EU-funded EOSC-ENTRUST project launched to enhance European interoperability for sensitive data access and analysis. Led by ELIXIR and the EUDAT Collaborative Data Infrastructure (CDI), this […]

Swansea University
13 February 2024

ELIXIR UK announces its newest member: Swansea University

ELIXIR-UK welcomes Swansea University as its newest member, strengthening collaborative efforts in biological data management. The UK Node proudly welcomes Swansea University into its network, further expanding its reach and […]

8 February 2024

ELIXIR-STEERS launches: UK Node bolsters green strategies, workflows and training

On February 1st 2024, ELIXIR initiated the EU-funded ELIXIR-STEERS project, propelling European research infrastructure forward with a substantial €4M budget. This collaborative three-year initiative aims to enhance large-scale, cross-border federated […]

29 January 2024

ELIXIR-UK and BioFAIR featuring at the Festival of Genomics 2024

At the 2024 Festival of Genomics in London, ELIXIR-UK’s two Joint Heads of Node, Carole Goble and Neil Hall, attended the event putting BioFAIR and the UK Node at the […]

18 December 2023

ELIXIR recognises 4 UK Services as essential for biological data preservation

In December 2023, ELIXIR announced the addition of four ELIXIR-UK services as Core Data Resources (CDRs): HGNC, LIPID MAPS®, PomBase and VEuPathDB.  These four resources have been identified as crucial for […]

18 December 2023

GBC selects 3 ELIXIR-UK services as key biodata resources

ELIXIR-UK is pleased to announce the inclusion of three UK Node services in the 2023 cohort of Global Core Biodata Resources. The recognition given to CATH, IUPHAR/BPS guide to pharmacology, […]

14 December 2023

ELIXIR recognises 3 UK services for enabling data interoperability

ELIXIR announces the addition of three ELIXIR-UK services as Recommended Interoperability Resources (RIR): FAIR Cookbook, Jalview and RDMkit. Out of the seven selected RIRs this year, three of them are […]

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11 December 2023

ELIXIR-UK welcomes Pirbright Institute, expanding the network to 26 organisations

ELIXIR-UK is excited to announce Pirbright Institute as its newest member, bringing the total membership to 26 organisations. The Pirbright Institute is a BBSRC-funded organisation dedicated to the health of […]

20 November 2023

ELIXIR UK All-Hands 2023 unveils collaborative and promising plans

On 7-8 November 2023, ELIXIR-UK convened nearly 50 members of the UK Node community at The Norwich City Football Ground for its annual All Hands meeting. Centered around the theme […]

21 September 2023

Fellows, Mentors and coordinators meet to celebrate the 3-year hallmark of the ELIXIR-UK Fellowship

On 15 September 2023, the ELIXIR-UK Fellowship reached a significant milestone, celebrating three years of extraordinary accomplishments at a unique retreat. The event, which united 20 dedicated participants, including Fellows, […]

20 September 2023

HDR UK becomes ELIXIR-UK’s 25th Member

ELIXIR-UK are excited to announce that Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is the newest member of ELIXIR-UK, bringing us to 25 members. HDR UK is the National Institute for […]