The summer break is over, and so I welcome you back to the News Digest – RDM in Natural Science. Each week, I explore the latest developments in research data management, focusing specifically on natural sciences, and provide a concise overview. Let us dive right in.
FAIRmat
With NOMAD to AI-ready data
In a new presentation Lukas Pielsticker is shown how NOMAD is supporting AI-ready data. From providing a scalable infrastructure, to structured and harmonised data, the provenance and reproducibility of the data and finally the model operation.
Link to the presentation in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22277416
NFDI4Cat
Poster on services and more
Do you need a short refresher on some of the services of NFDI4Cat, like the NFDI4Cat Metaportal, the NFDI4Cat Central Data Repository, Voc4Cat or PID4Cat? Then check out the poster by Yuliia Dikova et al. which was presented at the EuropaCat 2025 by Preston Rodrigues.
Link to the poster in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22140464
NFDI4Chem
FAIR4Chem Award 2027: Apply now!
Since 2022 the NFDI4Chem is honouring FAIR data publications with the FAIR4Chem award. From now on, until November 15, researchers can apply for the next iteration of the award. Follow the links below to learn more or check out the FAIR Data - Hall of Fame to learn more about past awardees and share the news with your researchers from the field of chemistry.
Link to the FAIR4Chem award announcement on the NFDI4Chem webpage
Link to the FAIR Data - Hall of Fame on the NFDI4Chem webpage
Structure search for the NFDI4Chem Search Service
With the NFDI4Chem Search Service, it is possible to search through multiple chemistry-specific data repositories (e.g. Chemotion Repository, RADAR4Chem, nmrXiv ...) in one place. Now the service got a new feature, the structure search. So now you can just draw or import the structure you are looking for. Great new addition, read more about it in an article by Johannes Hunold on the NFDI4Chem webpage.
Link to the article on the NFDI4Chem webpage
NFDI4Earth
Long-term preservation of at-risk datasets
Secure Endangered Earth Data - SEND Earth Data is a new project funded by the DFG with the goal to secure at-risk datasets from the Earth System Sciences. Read more about the project, and who will be part of it, on the NFDI4Earth webpage.
Link to the article on the NFDI4Earth webpage
Organising OER materials
Are you interested in how NFDI4Earth is organising their Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Then check out the report by Farzaneh Sadeghi and Carsten Keßler. In the report, they explain how they collect, harmonise and represent their resources.
Link to the report in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22307082
Prescriptive curriculum for Earth System Sciences
Staying on the topic of teaching, the following report is probably most interesting for all RDM professionals developing curriculums and of course RDM people in the Earth System Sciences (ESS). Farzaneh Sadeghi and Carsten Keßler have published a report on their prescriptive curriculum for ESS. Their you can learn more about their approach on developing the curriculum and the resulting 49 courses in the curriculum.
Link to the report in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22025861
Training course evaluation
One important aspect of providing trainings, on any topic, is the evaluation of it. In a report Remon Sadikni et al. provide more details on how NFDI4Earth is evaluating their trainings, with providing the questionnaire as well as the results of eight trainings. Find out more in the report.
Link to the report in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21931249
The Earth System Sciences users
Do you want to know more about the needs ESS community? Where do they publish data? Which topics in RDM are specifically challenging and more? Then check out the report by Christin Henzen, Tom Niers and Auriol Degbelo. In the report the results of three community engagement events are presented which provide more insights in the ESS community.
Link to the report in Zenodo with DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22230281
PSDI
NMR analysis tool for paramagnetic metal complexes
The next recording of the From Project to Platform: New Resources on PSDI series is available on the YouTube Channel of PSDI. This time it is very specific on paramagnetic NMR analysis. So recommend for all people working in NMR, specifically with paramagnetic complexes. In the recording, Elizaveta Suturina is discussing the background of paramagnetic NMR and demonstrating SimpNMR - A Tool for Ab initio-assisted analysis of NMR data of paramagnetic metal complexes in solution.
Link to the article on the PSDI webpage
Outro
That's it for today. Thanks for reading, and see you next week.
Benjamin
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