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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · 2d

The CaSDaR Network launch brought together the UK research community to strengthen career pathways for Data Stewards. A milestone for recognition, training, and collaboration across UK research

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#DataStewards #CaSDaRNetwork #UKResearchCommunity

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · 3d

Ever worried about learning outcomes? Time to stop – and maybe even love them 😄

SOLO + Bloom to make LOs clear and doable even for technical workshops
27 Oct – 14:00 GMT

To get the link, join the Training Club (open for all)

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Dr Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Learning Outcome

Join Matthew Gemmell (University of Liverpool) to explore how SOLO and Bloom’s taxonomies make learning outcomes meaningful in higher education

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Galaxy Project @galaxyproject.bsky.social · 14d

Nicola Soranzo presented 'Making Galaxy workflows sustainable and FAIR' on Day 2 of European Galaxy Days.
Read more: https://www.earlham.ac.uk/research-project/elixir-uk

##EGD2025 ##galaxy_workflows ##sustainable ##galaxyproject ##workflows ##eosc ##fair ##open_science

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · 14d

🎃 Halloween special: the horrors of data stewardship (or not doing it!).

📅 7 Oct, 11:00–12:00 (BST)
Chaotic datasets, ghostly collaborators, unclear policies – lessons from those who’ve faced it all.

UKCEH, Ghost Collective & University of Liverpool.
Register: elixiruknode.org/event/eleven...

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Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) @bosc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Check out our #BOSC2025 report on @f1000publishing.bsky.social (It includes lots of pictures!) 🍐

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F1000Research Article: BOSC 2025, the 26th Bioinformatics Open Source Conference.

Read the latest article version by Nomi L. Harris, Karsten Hokamp, Jessica Maia, Hervé Ménager, Monia C Munoz-Torres, Tazro Ohta, Deepak Unni, Jason Williams, at F1000Research.

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · 22d

This month, ELIXIR-UK joined the OECD workshop “Access to Research Software: Opportunities and Challenges” with international stakeholders from academia, industry, research infrastructures, funding agencies, and government.

👉 Read more: elixiruknode.org/news/2025/oe...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Aug 19

At #ISMBECCB2025, we teamed up with HDR UK, AIBIO-UK, and BioFAIR for a UK Trail. We showcased 24 of the services we endorse

“It was great to see real curiosity about the KnetMiner. It helped bring a lot of our efforts into the light" — @Arne De Klerk, KnetMiner & Rothamsted Research

ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Aug 18

🎤 One of the highlights of #ISMBECCB2025 ?
Co-hosting the Bioinformatics in the UK track, chaired by Carole Goble and Janet Thornton, and sponsored by HDR UK, AstraZeneca UK, BioFAIR, UCB, AIBIO-UK, Astex Pharmaceuticals, and ELIXIR-UK.

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Aug 14

ELIXIR-UK members — last call to apply for the 2025 Flexible Bursary (up to £5K) to support:
• Community events & conferences
• Training & skills development
• Collaborative visits
• Local/regional engagement

🖇️ elixiruknode.org/opportunity/...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Aug 14

ELIXIR-UK was everywhere at #ISMBECCB2025 🇬🇧 alognside @elixir-europe.org

🧬 25+ talks/posters
🤝 UK booth trail with @biofair.bsky.social HDR UK and @aibio-uk.bsky.social
🎤 Co-hosted UK track
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/is...

#ISMBECCB2025 #FAIRdata #OpenScience #LifeScience

ELIXIR-UK at ISMB/ECCB 2025: Impact, talks and UK trail

ELIXIR-UK showcased 25+ services and talks at ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool, co-hosting the UK track and leading a successful cross-node booth trail.

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Aug 6

ELIXIR-UK joined @elixir-europe.org, Pistoia Alliance and @ebi.embl.org for a strategy event on cross-sector collaboration.

Carole Goble (our Head of Node) chaired the final panel on sustainability & led a session on interoperability

🔗Read more: elixiruknode.org/news/2025/pi...

ELIXIR-UK at the ELIXIR–EMBL-EBI–Pistoia Alliance strategy event

ELIXIR-UK joined a joint ELIXIR, EMBL-EBI, and Pistoia Alliance strategy meeting to support sustainable, cross-sector collaboration in life sciences.

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 24

Sponsored by @elixiruknode.org, HDR UK , @biofair.bsky.social and and @aibio-uk.bsky.social

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 24

Here she is! Maria Doyle, @bioconductor.bsky.social, the proud winner of our UK Trail Bingo game at the #ISMBECCB2025

We hope you had as much fun as we did welcoming delegates to our booths for a chat about our work with a touch of gamification.

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 24

We're sad to say goodbye to the #ismbeccb2025 crowd, but we'll be leaving today with a bag full of ideas and inspiration

Oh, and you can't miss the ISMB highlights video featuring our Head of Node and co-chair of the event, Carole Goble!

📹 youtu.be/9dTEhpwYp6A?...

Welcome to ISMB - From the Co-chairs

YouTube video by WebsEdge Science

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 22

We’re at the ISMB/ECCB in Liverpool. If you’re here, come to our booth and take the FAIR oath with us

“I solemnly swear to make my data #FAIR. To document clearly, standardise wisely and leave no metadata behind”

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 16

Going to BioHackathon Europe?

You might be eligible for up to £5K from ELIXIR-UK’s new bursary scheme – open now.

💸 Covers registration and travel
🗓️ Apply by 15 Aug, 5PM BST
🔗 elixiruknode.org/opportunity/...

#BioHackathon #ELIXIRUK #OpenScience #FAIRdata #Funding

2025 ELIXIR-UK flexible bursary | ELIXIR-UK

The Flexible Bursaries Scheme provides financial support to ELIXIR-UK members for community events and activities. These bursaries aim to facilitate partici ...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 15

What’s it like being a research data steward at a busy university?

Nick Owne (UCL) walks us through a typical day: the tools, the teams, the questions, and what makes the job worth doing. 👇
🔗 elixiruknode.org/blog/2025/a-...

#ELIXIRUK #FAIRdata #OpenScience #DataStewardship

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 10

Mo Aboshokor (Cardiff) shares how they deployed and customised it – and even tested it with LLMs to pre-fill DMPs
🔗 elixiruknode.org/blog/2025/fa...

#FARIytales #FAIRdata #ELIXIRUK #DMP #LLM

From Zero to DMP: implementing a localised instance of DSW

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

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 9

What does it take to make a DMP tool useful for your institute?
Richard Ostler (Rothamsted Research) shares how he customised the Data Stewardship Wizard to reflect real policies, workflows and researcher needs.

🔗 elixiruknode.org/blog/2025/cu...

#FAIRdata #OpenScience #DMP #DataStewardship

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 8

📢 ELIXIR-UK’s new Flexible Bursary scheme is open!

🧪 Up to £5K for:
• Travel to ELIXIR events
• Running local training or meetups
• Technical visits & collaboration

🗓️ Deadline: 15 Aug, 5PM BST
🔗 elixiruknode.org/opportunity/...

#ELIXIRUK #OpenScience #FAIRdata #LifeScience #Funding

2025 ELIXIR-UK flexible bursary | ELIXIR-UK

The Flexible Bursaries Scheme provides financial support to ELIXIR-UK members for community events and activities. These bursaries aim to facilitate partici ...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jul 7

At BEeS 2025, ELIXIR-UK’s Carole Goble gave a keynote on FAIR workflows for biodiversity 🌱
She shared how tools like WorkflowHub help scientists reuse and scale complex analyses across ecosystems.
Full story:
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/fa...

#FAIRworkflows #Biodiversity #OpenScience #WorkflowHub

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jun 18

Proud to help drive cross‑Node collaboration at ELIXIR All Hands 2025 in Greece
25+ members joined the annual meeting to talk about #FAIR, #knowledgesharing, #nutrition #womenleadership, #digitaltwins & #softwarequality + a closing keynote
🔗 Read more: elixiruknode.org/news/2025/20...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · Jun 17

Big news: ELIXIR-UK has been awarded ~£2M from BBSRC funding to boost engagement, training and support across the UK’s #lifescience #data community. A huge step towards national coordination and inclusion
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@elixir-europe.org @ukri.org

ELIXIR-UK awarded BBSRC funding to deepen member engagement

ELIXIR-UK has been awarded a five-year grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UK ...

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · May 20

Check this out! Our ELIXIR-UK Head of Node, Carole Goble and BioFAIR UK Director, Tony Burdett waving the flag of best data practices for AI in biosciences at the AIBIO-UK annual meeting this week👇
@aibio-uk.bsky.social @elixir-europe.org @biofair.bsky.social

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ELIXIR-UK @elixiruknode.org · May 8

How do we make #toxicology data and training more FAIR? ELIXIR-UK attended a Basel workshop that addressed key challenges. Next up is Birmingham in July, focusing on #FAIR educational resources

Full update & workshop details: elixiruknode.org/news/2025/advancing-fair-data-in-toxicology/

Advancing FAIR Data in toxicology: ELIXIR-UK collaboration

ELIXIR-UK demonstrates its commitment to advancing FAIR data practices in toxicology by participating in and organising several workshops

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