The widespread requirement to make data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (according to the FAIR Principles) means we must better prepare at local level to assist Oxford researchers to enable FAIR in practice, e.g. by automating guidance, improving tools and services, and enhancing education. The need is clear, both in the context of defining good […]
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The study The FAIRsharing team was pleased to learn how the authors in “Combining knowledge graphs and LLMs for hazardous chemical information management and reuse” (2024 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM)) used FAIRsharing.org to find and analyse the FAIRness of chemical databases. In this paper, Da Silviera et al. performed analyses on the […]
In this joint blog post, Allyson Lister and Susanna Sansone with guest authors Barbara Magagna, Tobias Kuhn, and Erik Schultes describe the collaboration between the FIP wizard and FAIRsharing The challenge we address At the core of putting FAIR into practice are the choices that have to be made when selecting the appropriate standards (i.e., […]
Last year, we reported on the first set of Oxford FAIRsharing Community Champions. In 2025, our growing engagement within Oxford research support, RDM and research practice areas has resulting in a corresponding growth in our Champion numbers from within Oxford. FAIRsharing is rooted in the University via a group of Oxford Champions from Bodleian Libraries, […]
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Happy Holidays from FAIRsharing
It’s time for our team to disconnect, log out of Teams, Zoom, Zulip and emails and have a well deserved winter holiday! The FAIRsharing Team will be back at work in early January. Our responses during the holiday period may be delayed, and all support will be on a best effort basis as our staff travel […]
2024 marks the first year that FAIRsharing maintainers may receive attribution on their ORCID profiles for their efforts in keeping their standards, databases and policies up to date, and nearly 100 maintainers have taken part this year! Back in 2021, FAIRsharing became a trusted organisation with ORCID. We used that status to enhance our login […]
As 2024 draws to a close, we at FAIRsharing would like to shine some colourful fairy lights on our community members. Not only do they provide valuable feedback and suggestions around new features, they also provide about one third of the curation that happens in FAIRsharing. FAIRsharing is entirely manually curated, which makes us thankful […]
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RDA FAIRsharing WG at RDA23
The RDA FAIRsharing WG continues to collaborate with a number of other Research Data Alliance (RDA) working groups. Here we provide you with a summary of what we’ve been doing since the last plenary as well as what we’re involved with as we approach the next plenary, RDA23, in Costa Rica 12-14 November. RDA23 in […]
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Databases Demystified
Ever wondered how many open access and deposition repositories there are out there? Let FAIRsharing help you find out! This post will include various exemplars of how to use the FAIRsharing Advanced and Saved Searches to your advantage when exploring the landscape of research databases across all subject areas. The content will also posted on […]
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FAIRsharing is on Summer holiday
It’s time for our team to disconnect: log out of Teams, Zoom, Zulip and emails and have a well deserved summer break!We couldn’t leave without first giving our usual big THANK-YOU to all our collaborators and friends. We’ll see you all in September! In the Northern Hemisphere, summer has arrived, and around the world universities […]