FAIR data

FAIR data

Demystifying research data interoperability

Of the FAIR principles, the ones relating to interoperability are the most challenging. Ari Asmi of the Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital Scholarship is an interoperability expert and organised a workshop in February 2026, the key highlights of which are illustrated in this blog.

Ari Asmi + 4 others • 24-03-2026

FAIR data · Open Science

GO FAIR Foundation Fellowship: Implementing FAIR data practices at Leiden University

Recently qualified GO FAIR Foundation Three-Point FAIRification Framework facilitators Kristina Hettne and Alessa Gambardella write about what this is, their training, and implementing FAIR data practices at Leiden University.

Kristina Hettne + 1 other • 03-12-2025

FAIR data · Research Data Management Network · Easy ways to improve your research data management

Easy ways to improve your research data management: file formats

Research data management can seem daunting and time consuming. In this series we introduce some -relatively- straightforward ways of improving your data management, starting with file formats.

Pascal Flohr • 01-07-2024

FAIR data

How will we exchange digital research data in the future?

The proceedings of the 1st International Conference on FAIR Digital Objects in Leiden offer a vision of a more accessible future for research data.

Kristina Hettne • 07-11-2022

Research Data Management Network

Celebrating a decade of RDM professionals in The Netherlands

The LCRDM Network Day marked a decade of Research Data Management support across The Netherlands and celebrated the people necessary for RDM to happen. Staff from across the country joined to reflect on the value they have added to research and the challenges that the next decade will bring.

Joanne Yeomans • 12-04-2022

FAIR data · Research Data Management Network

Hackathons – not only for techies

The Leiden University Data Management Network enjoyed a safari tour around the data hackathons that have recently either taken place at Leiden, or involved people from Leiden. After clarifying what hackathons really are, and how everyone benefits, we brainstormed some ideas for future hackathons.

Joanne Yeomans + 1 other • 22-03-2022

FAIR data · Research Data Management Network

FAIR data's cutting edge

A three-point FAIRification framework was developed during the pandemic to pilot different ways of making COVID-19 data FAIR. Representatives from three cutting edge projects came to discuss with the Data Management Network the success of these, and the opportunities for new activities at Leiden.

Joanne Yeomans + 1 other • 06-05-2021

FAIR data · Open Science

If you love your data, share it!

On 28 January we piloted our new workshop “How to publish your data” in which we discuss with researchers what decisions to make and what steps to take to publish their data in a public repository.

Michelle van den Berk + 2 others • 14-02-2020

FAIR data · Research Data Management Network

Piloting FAIR metadata with iRODS and YODA at Leiden University

To make data FAIR, the corresponding metadata must be made FAIR as well. Leiden University is taking a concrete step towards FAIR metadata by participating in a national pilot on iRODS and YODA.

Kristina Hettne • 31-10-2019

Blogs

Demystifying research data interoperability

GO FAIR Foundation Fellowship: Implementing FAIR data practices at Leiden University

Easy ways to improve your research data management: file formats

How will we exchange digital research data in the future?

Celebrating a decade of RDM professionals in The Netherlands

Hackathons – not only for techies

FAIR data's cutting edge

If you love your data, share it!

Piloting FAIR metadata with iRODS and YODA at Leiden University