eScience Lab
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The eScience Lab team is a multi-disciplinary internationally leading research group focusing on the challenges of eScience. We specialise in data and knowledge-intensive e-Laboratories. https://esciencelab.org.uk/
Thank you to @elixiruknode.org for organising the All Hands 2025. Very useful discussions about open, FAIR and AI-ready data across the UK life sciences.
70+ people. 31 organisations. 28 Posters. 2 days. Countless conversations.
The ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025 brought together #researchers, #dRTPs and infrastructure leads from across the UK to explore the future of #open, #FAIR and #AI-ready data.
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The ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025 brought together #researchers, #dRTPs and infrastructure leads from across the UK to explore the future of #open, #FAIR and #AI-ready data.
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/el...
ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025: AI, data and community at the University of Exeter
ELIXIR-UK’s 2025 All Hands meeting in Exeter brought together 70+ participants to discuss AI, FAIR data and the future of UK research infrastructure.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Thank you to @elixiruknode.org for organising the All Hands 2025. Very useful discussions about open, FAIR and AI-ready data across the UK life sciences.
The ELIXIR BioHackathon Europe week has begun, with four members of the eScience Lab participating.
Today, a global community of hackers gathers in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the start of #BioHackEU25. Since 2019, over 2200 participants have gathered together for an intense week of collaboration to advance 275 projects.
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
Read the news: https://loom.ly/6sE_kdI
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The ELIXIR BioHackathon Europe week has begun, with four members of the eScience Lab participating.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Fellow to lead work within the TREvolution project — an exciting DARE UK initiative focused on advancing Trusted Research Environments (TREs) for multi-site, AI-enabled health data analytics. Closing date 26th Oct. esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
Job Opportunity: Research Fellow in Health Informatics
Join the eScience Lab at The University of Manchester, where innovationmeets impact in data-driven life science research. We are seeking a talented and motiv...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We are seeking a talented and motivated Research Fellow to lead work within the TREvolution project — an exciting DARE UK initiative focused on advancing Trusted Research Environments (TREs) for multi-site, AI-enabled health data analytics. Closing date 26th Oct. esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
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In this week's episode [EN], you'll meet @philreeddata.bsky.social from @esciencelab.org.uk & SSI fellow. And we'll be talking about his plans to boost digital skills in research - and how he managed a music studio once. Out now on your podcast apps, YouTube podcast or codeforthought.buzzsprout.com
Code for Thought
Welcome to Code for Thought, the podcast about software for research and the people who make it. Languages: English, German, French
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October 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In this week's episode [EN], you'll meet @philreeddata.bsky.social from @esciencelab.org.uk & SSI fellow. And we'll be talking about his plans to boost digital skills in research - and how he managed a music studio once. Out now on your podcast apps, YouTube podcast or codeforthought.buzzsprout.com
The European Galaxy Days took place in Germany. Users, developers, teachers, and administrators of Galaxy in Europe gathered to discuss new developments in research, the @galaxyproject.bsky.social platform and community.
The @esciencelab.org.uk was involved: www.researchobject.org/ro-crate/blo...
The @esciencelab.org.uk was involved: www.researchobject.org/ro-crate/blo...
blog posts: RO-Crate and WorkflowHub at the European Galaxy Days 2025 | Research Object Crate (RO-Crate)
The European Galaxy Days took place from 1-3 October 2025 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Users, developers, teachers, and administrators of Galaxy in Europe gathered to discuss new developments in....
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October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The European Galaxy Days took place in Germany. Users, developers, teachers, and administrators of Galaxy in Europe gathered to discuss new developments in research, the @galaxyproject.bsky.social platform and community.
The @esciencelab.org.uk was involved: www.researchobject.org/ro-crate/blo...
The @esciencelab.org.uk was involved: www.researchobject.org/ro-crate/blo...
The eScience Lab is delighted to be here at #RSECon25, co-leading several activities such as:
- introduction to accessibility testing for RSEs
- introduction to the Digital Researcher Competencies Framework
- training and community satellite day esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
- introduction to accessibility testing for RSEs
- introduction to the Digital Researcher Competencies Framework
- training and community satellite day esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
RSECon25 sessions co-led with the eScience Lab
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September 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The eScience Lab is delighted to be here at #RSECon25, co-leading several activities such as:
- introduction to accessibility testing for RSEs
- introduction to the Digital Researcher Competencies Framework
- training and community satellite day esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
- introduction to accessibility testing for RSEs
- introduction to the Digital Researcher Competencies Framework
- training and community satellite day esciencelab.org.uk/announcement...
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Check out our #BOSC2025 report on @f1000publishing.bsky.social (It includes lots of pictures!) 🍐
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F1000Research Article: BOSC 2025, the 26th Bioinformatics Open Source Conference.
Read the latest article version by Nomi L. Harris, Karsten Hokamp, Jessica Maia, Hervé Ménager, Monia C Munoz-Torres, Tazro Ohta, Deepak Unni, Jason Williams, at F1000Research.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Check out our #BOSC2025 report on @f1000publishing.bsky.social (It includes lots of pictures!) 🍐
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
f1000research.com/articles/14-...
Invitations open for de.NBI 4th BioHackathon Germany in Walsrode and online, 1-5 December 2025. One of the projects is co-led by our Nick Juty and Petra Steiner (University of Darmstadt) "On the path to machine-actionable training materials".
🚀 Registration is open for BioHackathon Germany 2025! Join us 1–5 Dec in Walsrode for hands-on projects, networking, and innovation in #bioinformatics. 🧬🤝
🏨 Anders Hotel Walsrode | 🍽️ Social events | ✈️ Easy travel
🔗 Seats limited—register now! www.denbi.de/de-nbi-event...
#Hackathon
🏨 Anders Hotel Walsrode | 🍽️ Social events | ✈️ Easy travel
🔗 Seats limited—register now! www.denbi.de/de-nbi-event...
#Hackathon
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Invitations open for de.NBI 4th BioHackathon Germany in Walsrode and online, 1-5 December 2025. One of the projects is co-led by our Nick Juty and Petra Steiner (University of Darmstadt) "On the path to machine-actionable training materials".
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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).
July 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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).
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...
July 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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).
June 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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
June 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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...
This release marks the culmination of a large collaborative effort by the RO-Crate community. Key highlights: esciencelab.org.uk/ro-crate/ann...
RO-Crate specification 1.2 released
Research Object Crate specification RO-Crate version 1.2 has been released.
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June 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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...
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...
Invitations open for Bioschemas hackathon in Cologne, 25-27 June 2025
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May 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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?
🛣️ Look how many happy faces at #CollabW25, both in person and online! Can you spot yourselves or someone you know?
May 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Several eScience Lab members are attending #CollabW25 in sunny Stirling this week. Who can you spot in this photo?
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...
March 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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...
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.
March 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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.
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...
February 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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...
Launch of Climate-Adapt4EOSC
Launch of Climate-Adapt4EOSC
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February 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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...
PhD award for Alexander Hambley
We are delighted to share the news that eScience Lab member Alex Hambley successfully defended his PhD dissertation, titled ‘OPTIMAL-EM: A Systematic Approac...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...
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I've written about my experiences at EMBL in Heidelberg, Germany in November 2024. "UK activity blooms at European ‘CarpentryConnect’ community event"
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@softwaresaved.bsky.social www.software.ac.uk/blog/uk-acti...
January 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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...
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@softwaresaved.bsky.social www.software.ac.uk/blog/uk-acti...
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...
January 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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...
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...
December 5, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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...
Congratulations to Postgraduate Researcher Aravindhan Rajasekar
Aravindhan Rajasekar has been nominated and selected for inclusion in this year’s UK Government Transformation 100, an award recognising individuals who have...
esciencelab.org.uk
December 5, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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...