Co-located events

Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 October 2025 (all day) | Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus

Join the Indigenous Data Network (University of Melbourne), the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), QUT Centre for Data Science (QUT CDS) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane (ATSICHS-Brisbane) for an Indigenous Datathon — an event where participants explore real-world questions using data science, guided by the CARE Principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) of Indigenous data governance. Work in teams to analyse datasets on healthcare while learning how to apply ethical, culturally responsive data practices. Whether you are a student, clinician, researcher, or emerging data scientist, this is a chance to sharpen your skills, connect with others, and contribute to meaningful, values-driven solutions. We welcome participants with a wide range of backgrounds and skills who are interested in engaging with health data. Numbers are limited to ensure each participant is well supported by mentors, subject domain experts and datathon volunteers.

The Indigenous Datathon is a free, in-person event. Participation is based on an Expression of Interest Form. Find out more and submit your EOI here.

Friday 17 October 2025 from 9 am to 4 pm | Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus 

Join us for a focused exploration of shared infrastructure models for institutional repositories, with a particular lens on their potential application in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The day will begin with a series of presentations showcasing successful international initiatives, offering insights into different approaches and lessons learned. In the afternoon, we’ll turn to collaborative discussion, examining future possibilities for preferred infrastructure and service models, governance structures, and approaches to cost and funding. Register here and find out more.

Co-located meeting hosted by TERN and QCIF – Friday 17 October 2025 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm | UQ Brisbane City

This co-located session brings together experts from the sciences, data infrastructure, and data curation to examine how long-term data workflows—from creation through to re-use—can be better managed to support future research and the development of predictive tools. As research increasingly relies on vast and complex datasets, this discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities involved in collecting, storing, curating, and reusing data over time and across domains.

Focusing on issues such as sustainability, trust, and interoperability, the session will consider how emerging technologies, ethical frameworks, and collaborative infrastructure can help ensure long-term value from national and global data assets. Through cross-sector dialogue, participants will reflect on what makes data truly reusable, who benefits from reuse, and how we can better integrate data management into the research lifecycle—particularly for repeatable, large-scale, or sensitive datasets. The goal is to foster a shared understanding of the end-to-end data pipeline and to identify ways to improve its efficiency, transparency, and impact for future scientific and policy outcomes.

Join us for what will be a lively and highly relevant discussion! Register here and find out more.

For further information on this event, please email Alison Specht E: [email protected]

Friday 17 October 2025 from 9 am to 12 pm midday

Join the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) for a hybrid half-day workshop designed for funders and policymakers who want to better understand research software and its role in research. This session will explain the critical importance of research software and its personnel to research impact, and the significant benefits of recognising this through funding programs and policy.

The workshop will highlight ways in which stakeholders can support research software, both through dedicated programs and through research funding that includes indirect support. It will offer participants strategies on how to understand their organisation’s existing funding investments in research software, and the extent to which existing policies that focus on research data management and/or open science may also support research software and its personnel.

Participants will gain actionable insights on increasing recognition of research software, integrating it into funding initiatives, and making a case internally for its value within both specific and broader funding programs and policies.

Funders and policy makers can register here. See the ReSA events webpage for more information.

Friday 17 to Saturday 18 October 2025 | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

This event is dedicated to address the standardisation challenge in biological and preclinical imaging data. foundingGIDE aims to establish the basis of a coordinated Global Image Data Ecosystem (GIDE) and together with the global imaging community develop common recommendations for ontologies and metadata.

Bringing together researchers, infrastructure providers, and policymakers, the event addresses key challenges in interoperability and standardization of biological and preclinical imaging data.

Stay up to date on the foundingGIDE Community Event in Brisbane.

Friday 17 October from 9:30 am to 12 pm midday | UQ Brisbane City

RAiD is an ISO standard and persistent identifier (PID) service for identifying and tracking research projects and activities. PIDs are a core component of creating FAIR data and RAiD provides datasets, articles and other research outputs with important contextual information about the projects that shaped the collection of the data. Whether you’re interested in using RAiD, integrating your system with RAiD or already an active member of the RAiD community, you’re welcome to join us at this community event.

In this engaging session, you will:

The event is free but registration is required. Register here and find out more.

Friday 17 October 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm | Global Change Institute – UQ St Lucia

Cross-border health data refers to the collection, sharing, and utilisation of health information from multiple countries to advance scientific knowledge and improve healthcare outcomes globally. Integrating health data from diverse countries and diverse populations within those countries enables researchers to gain a more comprehensive understanding of diseases, identify global health trends, and develop more effective treatments and interventions. This global collaborative approach is particularly valuable in addressing public health wicked problems that transcend national boundaries, such as pandemics, chronic diseases, and rare conditions.

However, using cross-border health data also presents unique challenges. Ensuring data privacy and security, navigating different regulatory frameworks and data governance needs, and achieving interoperability between various health systems are critical considerations.

In this interactive session, we will explore some of the innovative solutions being employed to address these challenges.

The session is organised by the HEALTWISE Consortium, a global partnership focused on enhancing healthcare through worldwide interoperable systems and equity (https://healthwise-consortium.org/).

Event is free but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cross-border-international-health-data-in-research-tickets

Monday 20 to Friday 24 October | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

eResearch Australasia serves as a premier conference in the region, focusing on the intersection of technology and research to address complex challenges in diverse fields. The event features presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities aimed at fostering collaboration and driving transformative outcomes in eResearch.

Stay up to date on the 2025 eResearch Australasia via their website.

Monday 20 October 2025 from 9 am to 4 pm | South Bank Campus, Griffith University

The ARDC Digital Research Skills Summit is where Australia’s data and software skills training community connects, collaborates, and sets the agenda. This one-day, in-person event brings together trainers, researchers, research software engineers, infrastructure staff, and data skills advocates to:

The 2025 theme is “Listen” – spotlighting the insights and experiences of those shaping research skills from the ground up. You can expect active discussions, practical takeaways, and a chance to influence national and global coordination of training efforts.

The call for proposals is open until 15 August 2025, welcoming workshops, panels, lightning talks and bold ideas. Find out more and register now.