eScience Lab

Flyer about FAIRDOM-SEEK, platform for FAIR data and research asset management

We are looking forward to presenting about FAIRDOM-SEEK at @bosc.bsky.social ISMB/ECCB next week in Liverpool, UK. Learn about how our platform for FAIR data and research asset management can help you at our talk at Monday 21 July, 16:40, room 03A, or find us at the @elixiruknode.org stall (#15).

Flyer about the presentations from the eScience Lab at the ISMB/ECCB conference

We are looking forward to presenting at @iscb.bsky.social @bosc.bsky.social next week in Liverpool. We are part of #BOSC2025, BOKR, Education & UK bioinformatics tracks. See details of our talk and poster times, or take a flyer at the @elixiruknode.org stand (15): esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...

The U.S. Association of College & Research Libraries have published the latest in their cookbook series, The Open Science Cookbook. It includes a chapter co-authored by @philreeddata.bsky.social (eScience Lab), titled "Spicy Data Skills Open Science Program With Library Carpentry" (pages 41-47).

Well done to Aleks and Phil, speaking at the Open Research Conference in Manchester today, about developing the DIRECT Framework for digital research skills and competencies. #OpenResearch

Research Object Crate specification RO-Crate version 1.2 has been released.

This release marks the culmination of a large collaborative effort by the RO-Crate community. Key highlights: esciencelab.org.uk/ro-crate/ann...

Register now for the @zbmed.bsky.social Bioschemas hackathon in Cologne, Germany, 25-27 June. Join us to help improve the Bioschemas experience, whether your skills are in code, accessible web design, infographics, or you want to improve markup of your materials. esciencelab.org.uk/hackathon/bi...

Several eScience Lab members are attending #CollabW25 in sunny Stirling this week. Who can you spot in this photo?

Logo for TREvolution, a DARE UK project

The University of Manchester will collaborate on a new £6.2 million programme, TREvolution, to advance the development of key technical requirements and capabilities for UK Trusted Research Environments. The eScience Lab is leading TREvolution's approach to FAIR. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

You can view the poster on Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
The presentations are available from our website esciencelab.org.uk/publications...

And thank you to Cerys Willoughby for the photographs.

Phil stood in front of the poster presentation

Phil speaking at the lectern, gesturing

Thank you for having us at this week's @psdi-uk.bsky.social and @digitalcuration.bsky.social PSDI forum, for data librarians and research support professionals working within the physical sciences across the UK and EU. Phil presented two lightning talks, on @elixiruknode.org and the mTeSS-X project.

Group photograph, everyone raising their arms

Last week, the eScience Lab attended the first HDR UK & @elixiruknode.org Joint Hackathon, in Nottingham. The event brought together technical professionals from both health data and life sciences for three days of problem-solving and collaboration. For details: esciencelab.org.uk/elixir/hacka...

Climate-Adapt4EOSC has launched. It is a 4 year EU-funded project to drive open science and data innovation for greater climate resilience. It brings together 18 partners from 9 countries to develop fully interoperable digital services and advanced FAIR resources. esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...

We are delighted to share the news that eScience Lab member Alex Hambley successfully defended his PhD dissertation, titled ‘OPTIMAL-EM: A Systematic Approach to Optimising Web Accessibility Evaluation’. Congratulations, Dr Hambley! esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...

Panorama of Heidelberg castle and old town.

Photos of EMBL campus and Heidelberg city.

I've written about my experiences at EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany in November 2024. "UK activity blooms at European ‘CarpentryConnect’ community event"
@carpentries.carpentries.org
@softwaresaved.bsky.social www.software.ac.uk/blog/uk-acti...

Crowd of smartly dressed people in old building, including Stian holding his award.

Stian presenting his PhD dissertation ‘FAIR Research Objects and Computational Workflows – A Linked Data Approach’ stood in front of a lectern.

We are delighted to share the news that eScience Lab co-lead @soilandreyes.bsky.social successfully defended his PhD dissertation at the University of Amsterdam last week. Congratulations, Dr Stian Soiland-Reyes! esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...

Eli presenting to a crowded hall at BioHackathon

Nick presenting to a crowded room at BioHackathon

Leading projects at ELIXIR BioHackathon Europe 2024, the eScience Lab joined the over 300 participants from the life sciences research community to address crucial challenges in bioinformatics. Thanks to @elixiruknode.org for crucial support. esciencelab.org.uk/elixir/hacka...

Congratulations to Postgraduate Researcher Aravindhan Rajasekar, nominated and selected for inclusion in this year’s UK Government Transformation 100, an award recognising individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the transformation of public services. esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...