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Research Infrastructures, FAIR and Research Data Alliance: Reflections from the Bridge Conference 2025

At the Bridge Conference 2025 in Bucharest in March, research infrastructures took centre stage in conversations about FAIR data and tools and about how science can better serve society. Organized by UEFISCDI/Ministry of Education and the Romanian Social Data Archive and supported by the Norway Grants, the event brought together experts from across Europe, and […]
By Liise Lehtsalu

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Introducing the MOMSI Landscape Dashboard: A Tool for Mapping Multi-Omics Standards

The MOMSI Landscape Review Dashboard is helping break down silos in multi-omics research by making it easier to find, compare, and apply relevant data standards across domains.  The Multi-Omics Metadata Standards Integration (MOMSI) Working Group dashboard, supported under the RDA TIGER programme and facilitated by Athina Papadopoulou (RDA Europe), is designed to improve interoperability and […]
By Rosie Allison

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Get Involved: RDA TIGER Calls to Action from the 24th RDA Plenary Meeting

The RDA TIGER project is coming to a close in December 2025, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get involved. Over the past three years RDA TIGER has supported over 20 RDA Working Groups with facilitation services in producing vital outputs to enable the harmonisation and standardisation of Open Science developments and technologies. […]
By Rosie Allison

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The Power of Data for Emerging Technologies – Lessons from the 24th RDA Plenary

​The 24th Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), held virtually from 7-11 April 2025, focused on the theme “Data for Emerging Technologies.” Over four days and multiple time zones, the global research community convened to discuss how data serves as the critical link across diverse technological landscapes.  VP24 in numbers 333 international attendees […]
By Rosie Allison

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Reflecting and acting on the Ethical Data Initiative townhall | by RDA Secretary General Hilary Hanahoe

Hilary Hanahoe, RDA Secretary General, 11 April 2025 “It is more important than ever to advance data ethics. Informed by science studies, the Ethical Data Initiative uses open and inclusive discussions to foster a responsible and resilient approach to data creation, transmission, and use” . This is the opening statement from How to Foster Responsible […]
By Hilary Hanahoe

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RDA Europe on the move: Winter highlights and upcoming events

The months of December and January are typically spent reflecting on the year just passed and planning for the one ahead. For RDA Europe, this time for reflection and planning was sandwiched in between our participation at several international conferences and events. In this blog, we’ll look back at the events we attended and look […]
By Rosie Allison

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RDA TIGER and its impact on the EOSC ecosystem

The RDA TIGER project began at the start of 2023 with a mandate to provide support – both financial and in-kind – to new and existing RDA Working Groups. A key criteria for the project in selecting which WGs to provide support to was the extent to which each individual WG’s activities and outputs propose […]
By MMD Team

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RDA Europe’s 2024 in review: A year of growth, impact and collaboration

As 2024 comes to a close, RDA Europe looks back on a year marked by change, growth, stronger partnerships, and a deepened commitment to fostering open science across Europe and beyond. As our young organisation begins to take important steps towards maturity and sustainability, we reflect on the highlights and milestones that shaped our year, […]
By Alex Delipalta

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RDA Europe at the FAIR-IMPACT All-Hands Meeting: Working towards interoperability and sustainability in EOSC 

The RDA Europe team spent three engaging days working on solutions to FAIR data and interoperability challenge at the Horizon Europe FAIR-IMPACT project All Hands Meeting in The Hague on October 15-17, 2024. RDA Europe is a partner in the DANS-coordinated FAIR-IMPACT project, alongside 23 other research performing and research supporting organizations from across Europe. […]
By MMD Team