This webinar, by Elliott Kasoar and Dr. Alin Elena, explored recent advances in machine-learned interatomic potentials, highlighting software frameworks that enable scalable, accurate atomistic simulations.
💻 Recording available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMZy...
PSDI has sought input from key stakeholders and worked with different partners to identify community needs for in-person and self-paced training, guidance resources, webinars, and workshops that provide the opportunity for peer discussion and learning.
🔗 Slides: zenodo.org/records/1885...
🚨 Spaces are limited. To secure your spot, please complete the Expression of Interest form: v721zy.short.gy/DTnN9L
The PSDI Skills4Scientists guidance materials are designed to enhance researchers' capabilities. Check them out 👉 resources.psdi.ac.uk/resource-the...
Finally, seek out communities of practice and peer networks. Continuous, incremental learning that is supported by the right tools and culture, empowers researchers to work more confidently, deliver higher-quality outputs, and maximise the long-term impact of their science.
Researchers should also invest in transferable skills such as project management, communication, and collaborative working.
Short courses, institutional workshops, and cross-disciplinary projects provide low-barrier ways to upskill.
Equally important is adopting robust RDM practices: clear data management plans, FAIR data principles, and consistent metadata standards ensure research outputs remain findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.
One must start by building strong digital literacy. Practical training in scripting (e.g., Python or R), version control, and reproducible workflows improves efficiency and research integrity.
Researchers today operate in an increasingly data-intensive and computational landscape. Enhancing capability across computing, research data management (RDM), and transferable skills is foundational to effective science.
A quick guide to what PSDI provides for Research Technical Professionals and related roles
📊 Guidance for Research Technical Professionals: lnkd.in/gt43ajjy
📊 Physical sciences data: lnkd.in/gvwgXXGV
📊 Services and tools: lnkd.in/gnMd34za
📊 Training for RTPs: lnkd.in/gtuT7UZz
The database can be used to search for MAGRES files by DOI, Magnetic shielding, Electric Field Gradient Vzz, Chemical name, Form, Unit cell formula, Molecular formula, MRD reference number, External database reference and/or License.
👉 Use the resource: resources.psdi.ac.uk/service/17bd...
Please send your email to corinne.anyika@chem.ox.ac.uk by the 4th March 2026.
For any questions about the workshop, you may contact Dr. Ulrich Hintermair at uh213@bath.ac.uk.
🔗 More information here: ukcatalysishub.co.uk/event/uk-cat...
To secure one of the limited places available please send a short application outlining:
👉 your background and expertise as relevant to the project
👉 your current and future research interests, and
👉 your motivation for joining the workshop
The UK Catalysis Hub are seeking input into a new data infrastructure for the UK catalysis community. This resource will enable data sharing and collaboration within and across different catalysis disciplines, in particular for advanced data-driven (digital) approaches to catalysis.
A two-day workshop for professionals who who want to act as multipliers and share Research Data Management knowledge in their organizations.
🎟️ Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.be/e/rda-europe...
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us for a thought provoking online meeting to share knowledge around the practicalities, benefits, and success stories of ERN adoption!
📅 Date: 26th February 2026
⏳ Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
🌏 Location: Virtual Event, Online
📍 Registration Link: www.psdi.ac.uk/event/webina...
🚨 Last few days left to register! 🚨
"There is always such a great atmosphere at IDCC with such an engaged and passionate audience. It was great to present and talk with the digital curation community through our workshop and poster sessions. Huge thanks to the DCC for working so hard and putting on such a great event!" - Cerys W.
PSDI’s Data Conversion Service (DCS) addresses this gap by providing researchers with a single, trusted environment to convert data formats.
Know more: www.psdi.ac.uk/data-convers...
Modern research workflows rely on many software tools and file formats, but interoperability remains a persistent challenge. Export formats from one tool often don’t align with another’s import requirements, and existing conversion options can be slow, opaque, and error-prone.
If you haven’t had a chance to register yet, there’s still time to secure your spot. We’ll be diving into how Samuel Munday and the team use AI and computer vision to rescue "dark data" from static PDFs and lab notebooks, turning them into high-value, AI-ready research assets. Register: t.ly/YBZW5
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📣 News Digest #RDM in #NaturalScience Week 07, 2026!
Today with #DAPHNE4NFDI, @nfdi4earth.bsky.social, @nfdi4chem.de, @psdi-uk.bsky.social, #PUNCH4NFDI, @researchdataall.bsky.social and #NFDI4Cat. Enjoy reading!
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#FAIRElephantNews #RDM #FAIRdata
This #LoveDataWeek, why not check out our amazing resources? ➡️ resources.psdi.ac.uk
Some resources require login (currently available to UK academics) but most resources are available to all! If you encounter any issues please email us at support@psdi.ac.uk.
This Love Data Week, ask yourself: Could someone new find and understand your data tomorrow? 🤔
If not, well.... you’ve found your answer.
A good DMP should answer the “where” before the project even begins.
Repositories, metadata schemas, version control, and documentation are the infrastructure for discovery and trust.
Data that cannot be located cannot be validated, reused, or cited. Invisible data is wasted data.
Data lives in lab notebooks, shared drives, cloud buckets, legacy databases, PDFs, spreadsheets called Final_File_This_One_Promise.xlsx, and occasionally in someone’s head. 💭
Across the data lifecycle, information fragments and drifts. Without stewardship, it becomes effectively invisible.
"Where's the data?" 👀
This year’s #LoveDataWeek theme asks a simple question with complex implications: Where is the data? 🤔
The honest answer? Everywhere! Annnd well, nowhere useful unless we manage it properly.
🩷 It’s #LoveDataWeek 2026 and our favourites, Cassie and SharkCat are here to wish you!
At CaSDaR, we’re celebrating the people, skills, and practices that turn data into something truly valuable.
Promotional graphic titled “News Digest RDM in Natural Science – Week 06, 2026.” On a dark gray background, illustrated icons highlight topics including Love Data Week (heart and data symbol), software tools (computer with gears), and data conversion (documents flowing into a funnel). Text reads “and more …” At the bottom, the FAIR Elephant logo appears with the slogan “Your data deserves it!” The design uses mint green, light blue, and peach accent colors.
📣 News Digest #RDM in #NaturalScience Week 06, 2026!
Today with @psdi-uk.bsky.social and you should definetly not miss the fantastic events during the Love Data Week. Enjoy reading!
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#FAIRElephantNews #FAIRdata #FDMPower #LoveData26
Happy Love Data Week 2026! SharkCat couldn't be more excited!
🌹 Roses are red,
🦈 Sharkcat is blue,
📊 If you don't make your data FAIR,
🙄 He will judge you!
