Stories

Carole Goble, ELIXIR-UK Head of Node at the Base4NFDI User Conference
10 September 2025

ELIXIR-UK showcases RDM expertise at CoRDI 2025 and Base4NFDI User Conference

Carole Goble represented ELIXIR-UK at CoRDI 2025 and Base4NFDI, highlighting sustainable, FAIR-aligned research data infrastructure and RDM expertise.

ELIXIR-UK organising the Bioinformatics in the UK track at the ISMB/ECCB 2025
14 August 2025

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.

ELIXIR-UK and BioFAIR members, Carole Goble and Tony Burdet at the joint meeting with Pistoia Alliance and EMBL-EBI July 2025
6 August 2025

ELIXIR-UK contributes to cross-sector collaboration strategy at joint Pistoia–EMBL–ELIXIR meeting

ELIXIR-UK contributes to a joint strategy meeting with Pistoia Alliance, ELIXIR and EMBL-EBI to shape sustainable, cross-sector collaboration in the life sciences.

29 July 2025

Carole Goble presents WorkflowHub at global Workflow Community Talks

Carole Goble joined Johan Gustafsson for a Workflow Community Talk to showcase WorkflowHub, supporting FAIR sharing and reuse of over 1,200 registered computational workflows worldwide.

ELIXIR-UK members Alexia Cardona, Sara Morsy and Iseult Lynch at the 2025 Toxicology Community meeting
28 July 2025

ELIXIR-UK members co-host toxicology workshop on FAIR training materials

ELIXIR-UK members co-hosted a hands-on workshop in Birmingham focused on FAIR training materials for toxicology education, uniting European experts to improve access, interoperability and reuse of training content across borders.

Carole Goble, ELIXIR-UK Head of Node at the LifeWatch Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience (BEeS) Conference 2025 with other ELIXIR colleagues
7 July 2025

FAIR workflows for biodiversity – Carole Goble at BEeS 2025

On June 30 2025, Professor Carole Goble, Head of Node of ELIXIR-UK, was invited to deliver a keynote at the LifeWatch Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience (BEeS) Conference 2025, hosted by […]

1 July 2025

A day in the life of a UCL Research Data Steward

Nick Owen shares his journey into data stewardship at UCL, highlighting how the role supports researchers through better data practices.

27 June 2025

Customising Data Stewardship Wizard for an Institute

How a data steward tailored DSW to specific datatypes and workflows at Rothamsted Research

27 June 2025

From Zero to DMP: implementing a localised instance of Data Stewardship Wizard

How an RSE deployed and configured a local DSW instance at Cardiff University

The ELIXIR-UK Node at the 2025 ELIXIR All Hands, Greece, Thessaloniki
17 June 2025

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 […]

17 June 2025

ELIXIR-UK awarded BBSRC funding to deepen member engagement and support UK life sciences data community

ELIXIR-UK has been awarded a five-year grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The new investment will enable the UK […]

Nick Juty and Xenia Perez Sitja representing ELIXIR-UK at the ELITma event in Tartu, Estonia 2025
17 June 2025

Interoperability, data stewardship and skills at the ELITma course

In May 2025, ELIXIR-UK members Xènia Pérez Sitjà (Earlham Institute) and Nick Juty (University of Manchester) took part in the ELITMa course on data management strategy for ELIXIR Nodes, organised […]

8 May 2025

Advancing FAIR Data in toxicology: ELIXIR-UK collaborates in international workshops

ELIXIR-UK demonstrates its commitment to advancing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data practices in toxicology by participating in and organising several workshops as part of the ELIXIR Toxicology Community. The […]

Dr Maria Traka in the lab leading an ELIXIR-UK Community
15 April 2025

Maria Traka brings UK leadership to ELIXIR Food & Nutrition Community

In March 2025, Dr Maria Traka was appointed as the new co-Lead of the ELIXIR Food & Nutrition Community, joining Dr Jildau Bouwmann (ELIXIR Netherlands) and Dr Frédérique Lisacek (ELIXIR […]

11 March 2025

PHI-base update: deeper insights into pathogen and host genes

ELIXIR UK is pleased to announce the release of PHI-base 5 in January 2025, a significant update to the Pathogen-Host Interaction database. As an ELIXIR-UK-endorsed service, PHI-base has served the […]