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The agriRDM project is a collaborative initiative between Teagasc and University College Dublin(UCD) in Ireland, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands, and ZALF(Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research) in Germany. This project aims to enhanceRDM uptake in the agri-food research community by understanding the human factors behinddata management practices. By examining how researchers…

Once a month our partners from NFDI4Biodiversity are hosting the Coffee Lecture series “BiodiversiTea”: a forum for presenting and discussing work, projects, tools and topics. An open round for everyone who is interested in finding out about and exchanging information on current developments and topics relating to biodiversity data. At the May edition our FAIRagro…

Brand new event in the series: “Don’t panic! A Survival Guide for Law and Ethics in Research” Two exciting workshops from FAIRagro, NFDI4 Biodiversity and NFDI4Earth have already taken place – the places were sought after and the events were instructive and inspiring for all researchers in environmental and agricultural research. On April 8, 9…

Second meeting with the FAIRagro CommunityAdvisory Board (CAB) and the members of the Steering Committee on June 2 and 3, 2025 in Berlin An important component of FAIRagro’s work is the Community Advisory Board (CAB). It assumes a valuable strategic and advisory role by evaluating the status and progress of FAIRagro and formulating recommendations for…

The authors of this insightful – citable – article discuss success stories and pitfalls and summarize the experiences of 15 years of operating a central RDM infrastructure. They present measures for agile requirements elicitation, technical and organizational implementation, governance, training and market introduction and show the advantages of a participatory approach across all departments, personnel…

Become part of a growing network that is shaping the future of FAIR and open data practices in agricultural research. As an associated partner, you will not only gain valuable benefits, but also strengthen the FAIRagro network, foster collaboration and feedback on tools and services, and help increase the impact and reach of FAIR data…

The second FAIRagro Use Case call was a complete success – with a total of 16 proposals submitted, not only in terms of quantity, but above all in terms of quality: many of the proposals were characterized by high scientific quality and relevance to central challenges of research data management (RDM) in agricultural research. Focus…

Our co-applicant Thünen Institute has an exciting vacancy for a Geoinformation Specialist (m/f/d). The main tasks: Evaluation of existing and creation of new technical concepts on Thünen-relevant geodata issues and their responsible implementation with a direct employee; representation of the Thünen Institute in general geodata matters to the outside world; management of the Thünen-wide working…

Our co-applicant Information Center for Life Sciences (ZB MED) has an exciting new video online: Sophie Boße, FAIRagro Training Coordinator and Lucia Vedder, FAIRagro Datasteward, explain in conversation with Elke Roesner (Head of Marketing ZB MED) what our goals are at FAIRagro, what we actually do and have already achieved and what challenges still lie…

Just published as Open Access in the European Journal of Soil Science is the article “Facilitating Effective Reuse of Soil Research Data: The BonaRes Repository” (Lachmuth S, Dönmez C, Hoffmann C, Specka X, Svoboda N, Helming K (2025), co-financed by FAIRagro. European Journal of Soil Science 76(2), e70103. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70103). The publication highlights the role of…