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🎁 Wrap-up
This December, we shared highlights from across the ELIXIR-UK community – from hackathons and FAIRytales to services and partnerships.
Thanks to everyone who contributed and represented UK life sciences data infrastructure.
Catch up here: elixiruknode.org/news-and-sto...
More in 2026.
This December, we shared highlights from across the ELIXIR-UK community – from hackathons and FAIRytales to services and partnerships.
Thanks to everyone who contributed and represented UK life sciences data infrastructure.
Catch up here: elixiruknode.org/news-and-sto...
More in 2026.
December 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🎁 Wrap-up
This December, we shared highlights from across the ELIXIR-UK community – from hackathons and FAIRytales to services and partnerships.
Thanks to everyone who contributed and represented UK life sciences data infrastructure.
Catch up here: elixiruknode.org/news-and-sto...
More in 2026.
This December, we shared highlights from across the ELIXIR-UK community – from hackathons and FAIRytales to services and partnerships.
Thanks to everyone who contributed and represented UK life sciences data infrastructure.
Catch up here: elixiruknode.org/news-and-sto...
More in 2026.
🎁 24 New ELIXIR-UK travel bursaries are now available – open to all staff at member organisations. You may be a member and not yet aware of it. Check it out
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#opportunities
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#opportunities
Members | ELIXIR-UK
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 24 New ELIXIR-UK travel bursaries are now available – open to all staff at member organisations. You may be a member and not yet aware of it. Check it out
🔗 elixiruknode.org/members/
#opportunities
🔗 elixiruknode.org/members/
#opportunities
🎁 23 Our national Clubs and Communities continue to grow. Not yet part of our network, join us.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 23 Our national Clubs and Communities continue to grow. Not yet part of our network, join us.
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🎁 22 Did you know that ELIXIR-UK was awarded BBSRC funding to continue supporting the UK life sciences data community?
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ELIXIR-UK awarded BBSRC funding to deepen member engagement
ELIXIR-UK has been awarded a five-year grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UK ...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 22 Did you know that ELIXIR-UK was awarded BBSRC funding to continue supporting the UK life sciences data community?
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🎁 21 The University of Warwick joined the ELIXIR-UK community in 2025.
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University of Warwick joins ELIXIR-UK as its 29th member
Warwick joins ELIXIR-UK, bringing bioinformatics, training and digital health expertise to strengthen national research support
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 21 The University of Warwick joined the ELIXIR-UK community in 2025.
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🎁 20 Five ELIXIR-UK members were selected as BioFAIR Fellows this year 🎉
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ELIXIR-UK members selected for the BioFAIR Fellowship | ELIXIR-UK
5 active contributors join the new national Fellowship advancing FAIR practices, strengthening UK capability in reproducible and interoperable research.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 20 Five ELIXIR-UK members were selected as BioFAIR Fellows this year 🎉
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🎁 19 KnetMiner enables AI-assisted reasoning over complex biological knowledge graphs, accelerating discovery. Follow them for more or sign up for free and try Graph Chat yourself today
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#AI #biology
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#AI #biology
KnetMiner | AI-Accelerated Gene Discovery for Plant Science
Accelerate Trait Discovery. Search deep knowledge graphs, visualize gene networks, and get AI-grounded literature reviews with citations for unparalleled research speed.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 19 KnetMiner enables AI-assisted reasoning over complex biological knowledge graphs, accelerating discovery. Follow them for more or sign up for free and try Graph Chat yourself today
🔗 knetminer.com
#AI #biology
🔗 knetminer.com
#AI #biology
🎁 18 The HDR UK Gateway is now an ELIXIR-UK endorsed service, enabling FAIR and federated access to health data.
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Health Data Research Gateway joins ELIXIR-UK Services | ELIXIR-UK
The Health Data Research Gateway joins ELIXIR-UK Services, linking UK health data to European research through FAIR, secure and federated access.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 18 The HDR UK Gateway is now an ELIXIR-UK endorsed service, enabling FAIR and federated access to health data.
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🎁 17 ELIXIR-UK joined CaSDaR at its launch in Birmingham, with UK Node members contributing at board level.
#ELIXIR #partnerships
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#ELIXIR #partnerships
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Strengthening career pathways for Data Stewards through CaSDaR
ELIXIR-UK members join the launch of UKRI-funded CaSDaR Network, promoting professional recognition, career pathways, and training for Data Stewards in the UK
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 17 ELIXIR-UK joined CaSDaR at its launch in Birmingham, with UK Node members contributing at board level.
#ELIXIR #partnerships
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#ELIXIR #partnerships
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🎁 16 A day in the life of a UCL research data steward – a personal FAIRytale by Nick Owen.
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#RDM #FAIR
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#RDM #FAIR
A day in the life of a UCL Research Data Steward | ELIXIR-UK
Nick Owen shares his journey into data stewardship at UCL, highlighting how the role supports researchers through better data practices.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 16 A day in the life of a UCL research data steward – a personal FAIRytale by Nick Owen.
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#RDM #FAIR
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#RDM #FAIR
🎁 15 Customising the Data Stewardship Wizard at institutional level: reflections from Rothamsted Research with Richard Ostler
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#datastewardship
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#datastewardship
Customising Data Stewardship Wizard for an Institute | ELIXIR-UK
How a data steward tailored DSW to specific datatypes and workflows at Rothamsted Research
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 15 Customising the Data Stewardship Wizard at institutional level: reflections from Rothamsted Research with Richard Ostler
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#datastewardship
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#datastewardship
🎁 14 How can local deployment boost DMP adoption? Mo Aboshokor shared Cardiff University's experience with the Data Stewardship Wizard
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From Zero to DMP: implementing a localised instance of DSW
How an RSE deployed and configured a local DSW instance at Cardiff University
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December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🎁 14 How can local deployment boost DMP adoption? Mo Aboshokor shared Cardiff University's experience with the Data Stewardship Wizard
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🎁 13 Our first National Joint Hackathon with HDR UK brought communities together to explore innovation at the intersection of health and life sciences data.
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Behind the scenes at the first HDR UK & ELIXIR-UK Joint Hackathon
The first HDR UK & ELIXIR-UK Joint Hackathon brought together technical professionals at the intersection of health data and life sciences for three days.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🎁 13 Our first National Joint Hackathon with HDR UK brought communities together to explore innovation at the intersection of health and life sciences data.
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🎁 12 Community engagement
UK Node members took part in the annual BioHackathon as both co-leads and participants, contributing to collaborative problem-solving across Europe.
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UK Node members took part in the annual BioHackathon as both co-leads and participants, contributing to collaborative problem-solving across Europe.
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ELIXIR-UK contributions to BioHackathon Europe 2025 | ELIXIR-UK
ELIXIR-UK teams contributed to key projects at BioHackathon Europe 2025, advancing FAIR data, interoperability, benchmarking and sustainable workflow practices.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🎁 12 Community engagement
UK Node members took part in the annual BioHackathon as both co-leads and participants, contributing to collaborative problem-solving across Europe.
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UK Node members took part in the annual BioHackathon as both co-leads and participants, contributing to collaborative problem-solving across Europe.
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🎁 11 Training & outreach
Our Training Coordinator, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, spoke about the benefits of joining ELIXIR and the UK Node activity in a global health magazine interview
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#training #skills
Our Training Coordinator, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, spoke about the benefits of joining ELIXIR and the UK Node activity in a global health magazine interview
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#training #skills
Closing the bioinformatics skills gap in Europe | ELIXIR-UK
Krzysztof Poterlowicz explains how national programmes and international collaboration are helping close Europe’s bioinformatics skills gap
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December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🎁 11 Training & outreach
Our Training Coordinator, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, spoke about the benefits of joining ELIXIR and the UK Node activity in a global health magazine interview
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#training #skills
Our Training Coordinator, Krzysztof Poterlowicz, spoke about the benefits of joining ELIXIR and the UK Node activity in a global health magazine interview
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/bi...
#training #skills
🎁 10 Flagship events
We sponsored ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool and ran a UK track co-chaired by Carole Goble and Janet Thornton.
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#ISMBECCB #community
We sponsored ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool and ran a UK track co-chaired by Carole Goble and Janet Thornton.
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#ISMBECCB #community
ELIXIR-UK at ISMB/ECCB 2025: Impact, talks and UK trail
ELIXIR-UK showcased 25+ services and talks at ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool, co-hosting the UK track and leading a successful cross-node booth trail.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎁 10 Flagship events
We sponsored ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool and ran a UK track co-chaired by Carole Goble and Janet Thornton.
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#ISMBECCB #community
We sponsored ISMB/ECCB 2025 in Liverpool and ran a UK track co-chaired by Carole Goble and Janet Thornton.
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#ISMBECCB #community
🎁 9 Strategic influence
ELIXIR-UK contributed to major international discussions at an OECD workshop, the ELIXIR–Pistoia–EMBL strategy meeting, FONDA Fall Retreat and Falling Walls
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ELIXIR-UK contributed to major international discussions at an OECD workshop, the ELIXIR–Pistoia–EMBL strategy meeting, FONDA Fall Retreat and Falling Walls
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ELIXIR-UK at the ELIXIR–EMBL-EBI–Pistoia Alliance strategy event
ELIXIR-UK joined a joint ELIXIR, EMBL-EBI, and Pistoia Alliance strategy meeting to support sustainable, cross-sector collaboration in life sciences.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🎁 9 Strategic influence
ELIXIR-UK contributed to major international discussions at an OECD workshop, the ELIXIR–Pistoia–EMBL strategy meeting, FONDA Fall Retreat and Falling Walls
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ELIXIR-UK contributed to major international discussions at an OECD workshop, the ELIXIR–Pistoia–EMBL strategy meeting, FONDA Fall Retreat and Falling Walls
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🎁 8 Workflows across Europe
Our Head of Node, Carole Goble, represented ELIXIR-UK at Workflow Community Talks, BEeS 2025, CoRDI 2025 and more throughout the year
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#workflows #researchinfrastructure
Our Head of Node, Carole Goble, represented ELIXIR-UK at Workflow Community Talks, BEeS 2025, CoRDI 2025 and more throughout the year
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#workflows #researchinfrastructure
Carole Goble presents WorkflowHub at Workflow Community talks
Carole Goble joined Johan Gustafsson for a Workflow Community Talk to showcase WorkflowHub, supporting FAIR sharing and reuse of over 1,200 registered compu ...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🎁 8 Workflows across Europe
Our Head of Node, Carole Goble, represented ELIXIR-UK at Workflow Community Talks, BEeS 2025, CoRDI 2025 and more throughout the year
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#workflows #researchinfrastructure
Our Head of Node, Carole Goble, represented ELIXIR-UK at Workflow Community Talks, BEeS 2025, CoRDI 2025 and more throughout the year
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#workflows #researchinfrastructure
🎁 7 RDM & data stewardship
Strong UK representation in the ELIXIR RDM Community, with Munazah Andrabi, Xènia Pérez Sitjà and Nick Juty supporting data stewardship, training, curation and interoperability
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#RDM #datastewardship #interoperability #FAIRdata #training
Strong UK representation in the ELIXIR RDM Community, with Munazah Andrabi, Xènia Pérez Sitjà and Nick Juty supporting data stewardship, training, curation and interoperability
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#RDM #datastewardship #interoperability #FAIRdata #training
Interoperability, data stewardship and skills at the ELITma course
In May 2025, ELIXIR-UK members Xènia Pérez Sitjà (Earlham Institute) and Nick Juty (University of Manchester) took part in the ELITMa course on data managem ...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🎁 7 RDM & data stewardship
Strong UK representation in the ELIXIR RDM Community, with Munazah Andrabi, Xènia Pérez Sitjà and Nick Juty supporting data stewardship, training, curation and interoperability
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#RDM #datastewardship #interoperability #FAIRdata #training
Strong UK representation in the ELIXIR RDM Community, with Munazah Andrabi, Xènia Pérez Sitjà and Nick Juty supporting data stewardship, training, curation and interoperability
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#RDM #datastewardship #interoperability #FAIRdata #training
🎁 6 European visibility
UK expertise on show at the ELIXIR Toxicology Community meeting in Birmingham, with contributions from Sara Morsy, Alexia Cardona and Iseult Lynch
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#toxicology #FAIRdata
UK expertise on show at the ELIXIR Toxicology Community meeting in Birmingham, with contributions from Sara Morsy, Alexia Cardona and Iseult Lynch
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#toxicology #FAIRdata
ELIXIR-UK co-hosts FAIR toxicology training workshop
An ELIXIR-UK co-hosted workshop on FAIR training materials brought together toxicology trainer to improve the reuse and discoverability of educational resources
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December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🎁 6 European visibility
UK expertise on show at the ELIXIR Toxicology Community meeting in Birmingham, with contributions from Sara Morsy, Alexia Cardona and Iseult Lynch
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#toxicology #FAIRdata
UK expertise on show at the ELIXIR Toxicology Community meeting in Birmingham, with contributions from Sara Morsy, Alexia Cardona and Iseult Lynch
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#toxicology #FAIRdata
🎁 5 Community leadership
UK Node member Maria Traka (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) was elected co-lead of the ELIXIR Europe Food and Nutrition Community, strengthening UK leadership at European level
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#adventcalendar #leadership
UK Node member Maria Traka (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) was elected co-lead of the ELIXIR Europe Food and Nutrition Community, strengthening UK leadership at European level
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#adventcalendar #leadership
Maria Traka brings UK leadership to ELIXIR Food & Nutrition Community
In March 2025, Dr Maria Traka was appointed as the new co-Lead of the ELIXIR Food & Nutrition Community, joining Dr Jildau Bouwmann (ELIXIR Netherlands) ...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🎁 5 Community leadership
UK Node member Maria Traka (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) was elected co-lead of the ELIXIR Europe Food and Nutrition Community, strengthening UK leadership at European level
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/ma...
#adventcalendar #leadership
UK Node member Maria Traka (@quadraminstitute.bsky.social) was elected co-lead of the ELIXIR Europe Food and Nutrition Community, strengthening UK leadership at European level
🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2025/ma...
#adventcalendar #leadership
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December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
To our community.... Is there something you want featured this month? Reach out to us. We want to hear from you 🙌