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Register now for our new training “RDMO in Practice”!
You want to know how a Data Management Plan (DMP) works, why you need one, what it should include, and how you can easily create one yourself? And you are available on June 17 and 18, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each day? Then sign up now for our brand new online training
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Watch it online: the latest FAIRagro Talk from May 11
The latest edition of our FAIRagro Talk took place on Monday, May 11, at 3:00 p.m. The topic: “From Engagement to Impact: FAIR Data Culture in Agrosystems Science and Beyond.” Anne Sennhenn (TA 2) did explain why FAIRagro does not merely provide innovative services and tools, but sees itself as an open initiative that supports
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FAIRagro Talk on June 1st – Nanopublications: Small Package, Big FAIR Impact
Nanopublications are tiny, structured units of knowledge that can serve as universal building blocks for FAIR Digital Objects (FDOs) and FAIR practices in general. Today, Tobias Kuhn (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Knowledge Pixels) will explain how nanopublications help researchers publish, link, and share structured knowledge across disciplines and communities. As always at 3:00 p.m., as
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Now available: FAIRagro training materials—create customized FDM training courses with ease
You want to offer your own training courses on Research Data Management (RDM) for agricultural researchers but aren’t sure how? We have just the thing for you: in addition to the numerous training courses we offer for the community, we now provide modular training materials as OER (Open Educational Resources). These newly published materials break
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FAIRagro & DataPLANT Joint Workflow Hackathon: two productive days in Darmstadt
The joint hackathon organized by FAIRagro and DataPLANT on May 4 and 5 at KTBL in Darmstadt focused on better integrating the ARC ecosystem (ARC = Annotated Research Context) with SciWIn. Working in several teams, participants tackled both general and highly specific problems, such as the automatic validation of CWL-based workflows: In the future, users
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BBB Biodata Conference – submit your abstracts now!
The BBB Biodata Conference will take place at RWTH Aachen University from September 15 to 17. FAIRagro is organizing this event in collaboration with DataPlant, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4Bioimage, and NFDI4Microbiota. The BBB is aimed at the entire biodata community; joint RDM solutions will be presented—and through lectures, poster sessions, workshops, hands-on exercises, and training sessions, there
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Do you know about the Geo-Chem-Life Science Cluster?
For some time now, the FAIRagro Helpdesk—along with nine other helpdesks from NFDI consortia—has been part of the Geo-Chem-Life Science Cluster. After all, questions may arise that go beyond the scope of agrosystem research or cannot be clearly assigned to a specific research area: with the combined expertise of the cluster’s ten members, we ensure
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Now available: Recording and charts of the FAIRagro Talk on “Agrischemas”
On April 20, the time had come: In the April edition of our FAIRagro Talk series, Gabriel Schneider (TA 3 / ZB MED) presented the “Agrischemas” metadata framework, whose primary goal is to improve the FAIR compliance of research data. Agrischemas aims to improve interoperability and make subject-specific metadata available for reuse. The video recording
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Fair, fast and frictionless – computational workflows with SciWIn
Reproducibility in computer-aided research is essential for effective collaboration, the verification of results, and the maintenance of transparency. However, due to complex workflows, inconsistent data management practices, and dependencies on specific software environments, this remains a real challenge for many researchers. While the Common Workflow Language (CWL) offers a portable, machine- and human-readable standard, its
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FAIRagro is founding member of the Biodata Interest Group!
Big events cast their shadows – on April 15 and 16, representatives of the six NFDI consortia FAIRagro, DataPLANT, NFDI4Bioimage, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4Objects, and NFDI4Microbiota met in Berlin at the Julius Kühn Institute to advance the plans and prospects for the newly launched Biodata Interest Group. The focus is on synergies between the numerous services within
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Welcome, HNEE, to FAIRagro!
We are delighted to welcome the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE) as a new associate partner to our consortium. HNEE is an international university located in the Barnim district of the state of Brandenburg and offers a wide range of exciting degree programs focused on future-oriented topics in the fields of nature conservation, forestry,
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Save the date: Boosting Biodata Bootcamp
From September 15 to 17, 2026, a very special event will take place at RWTH Aachen University: Five NFDI consortia are inviting participants to the “Boosting Biodata Bootcamp.” Under the motto “Build Skills. Show Tools. Share Data,” everything will revolve around the question of how to fully exploit the potential of biological research data. The