THE ASSOCIATION
The Association
In the National Research Data Infrastructure Germany (NFDI), valuable data from science and research are systematically accessed, networked and made usable in a sustainable and qualitative manner for the entire German science system.
Association bodies
The Articles of Association provide for five bodies: The Members Assembly, the Board of Trustees, the Scientific Senate, the Consortia Assembly and the Directorate. Together they shape the NFDI. This broad involvement makes it possible to jointly formulate new standards for research data management.
Members
The member organisations of NFDI broadly represent the scientific landscape in Germany. Members include scientific organisations, universities and colleges, non-university research institutions, professional societies and associations.
Foundation
The Council on Scientific Information Infrastructures (RfII) gave the impulse for the foundation of NFDI with its recommendation in 2016. Since then, consortia have been formed, the first two selection rounds by the DFG have taken place and with the founding of the association in October 2020, NFDI became an independent legal entity.
Actors
NFDI is embedded at national level in a network of actors and partners from science and politics. In addition, NFDI is part of international developments and projects, for example the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) or the FAIR-Data Spaces project.
NEWS
Here you can find current information on the National Research Data Infrastructure Germany.
Working together on cross-cutting topics: Establishment of four sections
Although the NFDI consortia cover a wide variety of scientific fields, many topics also overlap. These cross-cutting topics will be addressed in so-called sections. The first four sections are now starting their work. The Scientific Senate approved their establishment at its meeting on 29 September.
Ten new NFDI consortia take off
Funding for ten more NFDI consortia began at the beginning of October. The decision had already been made by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) on 2 July. The GWK followed the recommendation of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
First Parliamentary Lunch
Members of the German Parliament (Bundestag) and their employees had the opportunity on Wednesday, 16 June, to learn about the major challenges in research data management as well as solution strategies through NFDI. The association presented itself during a virtual parliamentary lunch.
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MEMBERSHIP
Legal entities that feel a connection to the Association’s purpose and can make a significant contribution to it can become members of the National Research Data Infrastructure Association Germany (NFDI). If you are interested in becoming a member of the Association, you can find the current membership application form and the Articles of Association here.
DIRECTORATE AND OFFICE
As the Association’s Board of Directors, the Directorate – consisting of Prof. Dr. York Sure Vetter and Eva Lübke – coordinates the Association’s bodies, supports the strategic cooperation across consortia in terms of content and represents the Association externally. The Directorate is supported by the staff of the NFDI office. This is where the threads of the Association come together. The office is the contact point for internal and external enquiries. The office is located in Karlsruhe.
Prof. Dr. York Sure-Vetter
Director
Eva Lübke
Administrative Director
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CONSORTIA
The consortia are initially funded for up to ten years. During this time, the following goals are to be achieved:
- Sustainable development and utilisation of research data
- Establishment of research data management according to the FAIR principles
- Connection and networking with international initiatives
NFDI4Biodiversity
Biodiversity, ecology and environmental data
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NFDI4Cat
NFDI for sciences related to catalysis
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NFDI4Chem
Consortium for Chemistry in the NFDI
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KonsortSWD
Consortium for the Social, Educational, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
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DataPLANT
Data in plant research
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NFDI4Health
National research data infrastructure for personal health data
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GHGA
German Human Genome Phenome Archive
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NFDI4Culture
Consortium for research data on tangible and intangible cultural assets
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NFDI4Ing
National Research Data Infrastructure for the Engineering Sciences
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Further consortia
The funding of 10 more consortia started in October.
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JOBS
Here you can find current job offers of the National Research Data Infrastructure Germany.
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Adress
Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI) e.V.
NFDI-Direktorat
Albert-Nestler-Straße 13 | 76131 Karlsruhe
info[at]nfdi.de
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