Data and research governance – it’s a complex issue
A FAIRytale by Liz Merrifield – a personal story about good data governance and data controllership from someone who understands the researcher’s perspectives and frustrations. My name is Liz Merrifield, and […]
By Allyson Lister & Marek Suchanek When I began working with ELIXIR as a FAIRsharing representative, my first impression was of diversity; organisations across Europe are working to build a […]
ELIXIR-UK welcomes appointment of Tony Burdett as Director of BioFAIR
ELIXIR-UK is proud to see the BioFAIR initiative, originally conceived within its community, take an important step forward with the appointment of Tony Burdett as its new Director. Tony Burdett […]
UK contributes to the 2024 ELIXIR RDM Community meeting
In December 2024, ELIXIR-UK members participated in a key meeting of the wider ELIXIR Europe RDM community, held in Luxembourg, thanks to colleagues from the Luxembourg National Data Service. The […]
LIXIR-UK members actively participated at the 2024 Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary, engaging in critical discussions on global research data infrastructure. The event, known for bringing together international stakeholders, provided […]
Manchester hosts two ELIXIR annual meetings on Interoperability and Tools
In November 2024, Manchester played host to two key groups of the wider ELIXIR Europe – the Interoperability and Tools Platforms – bringing together experts to strengthen connections, align efforts, and plan […]
ELIXIR-UK at the EOSC Symposium 2024: advancing FAIR data and interoperability
In October 2024, Carole Goble and Nick Juty from ELIXIR-UK (University of Manchester) represented our community at the EOSC Symposium, a flagship event driving the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) […]
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 […]
Health-RI exchange offers insights into shaping a national BioCommons
In October 2024, ELIXIR-UK and its conceived initiative – BioFAIR – engaged in a knowledge exchange with the Netherlands’ Health-RI (ELIXIR-NL) to refine governance and operational strategies for national research data […]
Supporting UK-led projects at BioHackathon Europe 2024
ELIXIR-UK supported 22 participants from 11 organisations at BioHackathon Europe 2024, held in November near Barcelona, where 300 participants from the life sciences research community gathered to tackle critical challenges […]
Adapting ELIXIR training content at the University of Manchester
By Saskia Lawson-Tovey Disseminating and embedding ELIXIR knowledge and training is the primary goal of the ELIXIR DaSH fellowship. The University of Manchester (UoM) has established the UoM Office for […]
EFPIA playbook recognises FAIR Cookbook as essential for data sharing
In July 2024, EFPIA, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Association, officially released a comprehensive playbook to guide Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) projects implementing […]
Championing diversity and collaboration at the 2024 Galaxy Community Conference
In June 2024, members of the ELIXIR-UK community, including key contributors like Wendi Bacon and Nicola Soranzo, participated in the 2024 Galaxy Community Conference (GCC2024), the flagship annual event about […]
Green light for £34M investment in BioFAIR – conceived by ELIXIR-UK
With UKRI’s £34m investment approved, BioFAIR is poised to revolutionise UK life science research by transforming how we facilitate research data management. Supported by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Infrastructure […]
UK Node’s collaborative presence at 2024 ELIXIR All Hands
Members of ELIXIR-UK attended in force the 2024 ELIXIR Europe All Hands meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, during the week of June 13th, 2024, to discuss collaborative solutions to life sciences […]
