Interested in Citizen Science, SDGs and FAIR data? Join us at the RDA Virtual Plenary on Thursday 19th March 2026 (07:00 – 08:30 UTC)
Globally, communities are monitoring air quality, tracking biodiversity, and mapping disease vectors to fill critical gaps where official monitoring networks fall short. The data collected is powerful, the ambition is real, but the integration into traditional...
Understanding contemporary digital preservation practice: the EOSC EDEN project reports survey findings
By Laura Molloy, CODATA Research Lead With rising threats to the existence of essential data resources, and mendacious contesting of the historical record, the current moment clearly demonstrates the critical role of high-quality digital preservation practitioners,...
Bridging the Glacier Finance Gap in the Decade of Cryospheric Sciences
Bapon Fakhruddin, CODATA TG-FAIR DRR and Shaily Gandhi, IT:U Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria On March 3, 2026, the FAIR Data for Disaster Risk Research working group of CODATA convened a webinar titled “Glacier Adaptation and Financing,” bringing...
CDIF4EOSC: watch this space!
CODATA is very pleased to communicate that we are well-advanced with the Grant Agreement Preparation process with the European Commission for the recently approved proposal CDIF4EOSC: Developing and implementing the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework for EOSC....
Sustaining Research Data Capacity: Reflections from a CODATA Journey (2017–2025)
Felix Emeka Anyiam (Initial Co-Lead CODATA Connect 2019-2024) In this post, Felix Emeka Anyiam, who was Initial Co-Lead of CODATA Connect, our Early Career Researcher initiative, from 2019-2024, reflects on his experiences over eight years of participating in CODATA...
DCM2026: Preliminary Programme; Early Bird Registration extended till 9 March
Preliminary programme for the Dataverse Community Meeting 2026 has now been published. See https://dcm2026.com/preliminary-programme/. DCM2026 will take place on 12-15 May at the World Trade Center in Barcelona. Take advantage of the Early Bird registration fee, till...
TOMORROW! Glacier Adaptation and financing, data dimensions: Register for webinar on 4 March!
Date: 3rd March 2026, Time: 9:00 am to 9:45 am CEST Moderator : Shaily Gandhi Speakers: Anil Mishra Dhiraj Pradhananga Dr. Miriam Jackson Dr. Bapon Fakhruddin As we mark 2025 as the “Year of the Glacier,” the urgency to address the rapid retreat of these critical ice...
Read Now – February 2026: Publications in the Data Science Journal
Title: FIP Check: A Rubric-Based Tool for Assessing FAIR Implementation Profiles and Enabling Resources Author: Sungha Kang, John Graybeal, Barbara Magagna, Erik Schultes, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, Chris Erdmann, Ismael Kherroubi Garcia, Julianne Christopher, Christine R....
Beyond Articles: Rethinking Diamond Open Access for a Data-Driven Research Future
What would it take for Diamond OA to evolve into a holistic, equitable, and data-rich scholarly ecosystem — one that meaningfully includes early-career researchers? More specifically, what kinds of alignment are required between policy, funding, research assessment,...
Disaster Risk Reduction and Open Data Newsletter: February 2026 Edition
Why Infrastructure Must Shift from Disaster Recovery to Resilience in a High-Risk World Asia and the Pacific face over US $170 billion in annual disaster losses as infrastructure built for past climates fails under modern risks. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) calls...