(Published on 07.04.2022) The work in the sections started. This week and last week, the sections Common Infrastructures (section-infra), Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects (section-ELSA) and (Meta)data, Terminologies and Provenance (section-metadata) elected their spokespersons and deputies in their first official meetings.
For the section Common Infrastructures, the kick-off meeting was on Tuesday 29 March. Dr. Michael Diepenbroek was elected Speaker and Dr. Sonja Schimmler Deputy Speaker. On Wednesday, 30 March, the section Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects met for its session. Prof. Dr. Franziska Boehm was elected as speaker and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sax as deputy speaker. Yesterday, the inaugural meeting of the section (Meta)data, Terminologies and Provenance took place. Dr. Oliver Koepler was elected speaker and Dr. Brigitte Mathiak was elected deputy speaker. We congratulate them on their election and look forward to working with the new section speakers. We would also like to thank all participants for their commitment. The section Training & Education will have its first meeting on Tuesday, 3 May, starting at 11 AM. Registrations are still possible.Other posts
Impulse papers on NFDI service portfolio and financial flows published
On July 14, 2025, the German Council of Science and Humanities (WR) presented the results of its structural evaluation of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). In its report, the WR makes recommendations for the further development of NFDI. The NFDI Task Force Governance and Sustainability (TFGS) is also addressing this issue. In its work plan “Steps for the Further Development of our NFDI,” the TFGS has defined clear framework conditions for the further development of the structure and financing of NFDI.
What’s next for NFDI after 2028? German Science and Humanities Council presents evaluation report.
At its meeting on 11 July 2025, the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat, WR) adopted a report on the structural evaluation of the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). This is highly relevant for the future design of NFDI.
NFDI would like to thank the Council for the numerous valuable impulses that emerged from the report and very much welcomes the recommendation for the further funding and organisation of the network.
Good news for NFDI: GWK decides to continue funding all consortia of the first round
All nine consortia from the first funding round will continue to receive funding. This was decided by the Joint Science Conference (GWK) on 4 July. The new funding period for the second project phase will begin in October for DataPLANT, GHGA, KonsortSWD, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4Cat, NFDI4Chem, NFDI4Culture, NFDI4Health and NFDI4ING. The federal and state governments are providing a total of around 92 million euros until the end of 2028.
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