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DMP4NFDI Workshop - RDMO for Editors

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2026-05-04
We would like to invite you to the hands-on workshop “RDMO for Editors” from DMP4NFDI, taking place on May 12 & 13, 2026, via Zoom.
 
Based on their developed Train-the-Trainer concept for DMPs and RDMO, this interactive workshop will guide you in how to:
• Navigate the RDMO management interface;
• Create new DMP templates (catalogs) or adapt existing ones;
• Use the NFDI DMP Template Framework to build interoperable and standardised DMP templates.
 
You can join for just one day, or both:
• Day 1 – Basics: May 12, 9:00 - 12:30
Learn how to create a catalog, sections, pages, questions from scratch. No previous knowledge necessary.
 
• Day 2 – Template Framework in RDMO: May 13, 9:00 - 12:30
Learn how to use and adapt the Template Framework to create interoperable DMP templates. Basic knowledge of catalog creation in RDMO is required.
 
The workshop is open to 30 participants. Please register via Zoom.
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Update regarding Base4NFDI Funding

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2026-04-27

Due to the limited funding availability: Until further notice, no new proposals can be submitted to Base4NFDI. Projects that, as of April 2026, are funded in their initialisation or integration phases may submit a proposal for the next phase, depending on the successful completion of their current phase. Priority will be given to the progress of current integration projects into their ramp-up phases.

Base4NFDI is currently preparing ways to support new basic services candidates. It will be based on a flexible approach to our current deliverables. Details will be published by the end of June 2026.

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Base4NFDI Demo Session: Jupyter4NFDI

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2026-04-22

We are excited to continue our Base4NFDI Demo Session series! These sessions showcase our basic services live, giving you a hands-on view of specific tools, highlighting practical workflows, and allowing direct interaction with the developers.

Next Session: Jupyter4NFDI – Demo Session
Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Time: 1:30 – 2:30 PM CEST

About Jupyter4NFDI:
Jupyter4NFDI provides an overview of capabilities for working with distributed NFDI resources through a central, browser-based environment. It supports reproducible research, scalable use of computational resources, and flexible research environments.

What to expect:
Join the Jupyter4NFDI demo session with Aleksandra Pawlik (GESIS) and Julian Eble (Universität Stuttgart) for a live overview of the platform’s capabilities and its use in research workflows. It will show you how to:

  • Support reproducible research workflows
  • Scale computational resources for your research
  • Work with flexible, customisable research environments
  • Engage in discussion and ask questions during the interactive Q&A session

More information & registration: BASE4NFDI Event Page
Direct Zoom registration: Base4NFDI Demo Session: Jupyter4NFDI

The event will be recorded and will be available later here.

We look forward to your participation!

RDMTraining4NFDI and KGI4NFDI accepted for Integration Phase

announcement about funding acceptance of KGI4NFDI and RDMTraining4NFDI for their integration phase

2026-04-21

Base4NFDI is delighted to announce that RDMTraining4NFDI and KGI4NFDI have been accepted for funding for the Integration phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision! 

Congratulations to the Basic Service teams! 

RDMTraining4NFDI is concerned with offering training in the knowledge and skills required for research data management (RDM) to all NFDI consortia. The training encompasses data, software, and machine-learning models, and is intended for the consortia’s staff, such as data stewards and trainers, as well as researchers within the respective communities. The core goal of this service is to develop a modular collection of foundational RDM training materials, along with documented, proven training formats and methods. By providing access to these resources, consortia can efficiently create their own community-specific adaptations of the training and build capacity rapidly. Additionally, the option of certification will be explored to establish quality standards and document the skills acquired by participants.

KGI4NFDI advocates for a central and reusable Knowledge Graph Infrastructure (KGI) to enhance interoperability within the research domain and support the NFDI's objectives. It aims to provide essential components including a Knowledge Graph (KG) registry and a service for accessing KGs across NFDI projects. Additionally, the service intends to empower research communities to create decentralised KG instances using standardised approaches, technologies, and expertise. Through surveys, documentation, consulting services, and ontology harmonisation, the proposal seeks to optimise KG creation and foster standardised ontological practices, contributing to the "One NFDI" vision and promoting FAIR data principles. This initiative will complement international efforts, such as those of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), in advancing knowledge graph initiatives.

Base4NFDI is looking forward to supporting the services and encourages the NFDI community to join this endeavour by actively participating in the NFDI sections!

11th Base4NFDI Newsletter - April 2026

Teaser picture from the 11th issue of the Base4NFDI Newsletter April 2026

2026-04-13

Welcome to the 11th Base4NFDI newsletter!
Every two months we will share the latest updates about upcoming Base-relevant events and presentations, insights into the basic service development, and notify you about interesting resources to keep you informed and inspired. 
Thank you for your support this year and being part of our community. Wishing you a restful end of the year and a great start to the new one.

 Meet us

Brief updates from the basic services

  • IAM4NFDI
    • First Success Story of IAM4NFDI is published on NFDI website.
    • Base4NFDI conducted a successful online kick-off workshop with the team on March 6 to delve into processes of the Ramp-up phase.
    • The service is about to start with a new incubator cycle with 4 new projects.
  • TS4NFDI
    • The team will submit their proposal for the next development phase (ramp-up) on April 22. The new phase would then start in spring 2027.
  • PID4NFDI
    • The team will submit their proposal for the next development phase (ramp-up) on April 22.
    • Call for Participants: PID4NFDI has currently two user studies running until the end of April. If you would like to support the team with enhancing their PID selection tool and their PIDINST federated search for instrument PIDs, they are happy to hear from you! Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
    • New publication: Edmunds, R., Springer, F., & Böhm, J. (2025). Metadata Examples for Instrument PIDs: Guidance Document (1.0). Zenodo.
    • PID4NFDI invites the community to share feedback on the DataCite linked-data schema namespace. The work introduces stable, resolvable IRIs for DataCite schema elements and controlled vocabularies, aiming to make metadata more consistent and easier to work with in practice. If you have thoughts, questions, or ideas, we’d really like to hear them. You can leave feedback on GitHub, or reach out if you’d prefer a conversation GitHub repository.
    • Join the online workshop, PID4NFDI Community workshop on IGSN Use Cases on June 4, 2026, from 10:00 to 13:00 CEST. They will bring together experts and beginners to share hands-on experiences with the International Generic Sample Number (IGSN) and discuss its implementation across the NFDI landscape. Program and Link to register.
  • KGI4NFDI
    • The team particpated in the Website Accessibility Workshop and first steps to check compliance of KGI4NFDI’s web services.
  • DMP4NFDI
    • The recording of the Demo Session with DMP4NFDI from February 10 is now online on Youtube.
    • 2nd Call for Incubator Projects is now open (Deadline for applications April 22). More information and application form here.
    • Recent and upcoming events can be found on the new events page.
    • The DMP team had another successful Train-the-Trainer workshop at the FDM-Werkstatt in Düsseldorf, helping them to revise and enhance their training material.
    • New publication: Schönau, S, Cafiero, M., Kröckert, K. W., Meißner, D., Langer, R., Gauding, M. & Pitsch, H. (2026). Parent Projects in RDMO: How Hierarchies in the Research Data Management Organiser Facilitate Data Management in Large-Scale Projects. International Journal of Digital Curation, 20(1). Doi.
  • Jupyter4NFDI
    • A new Automated Notebook Validation feature has been added involving GitHub Actions.
    • The service has participated in the Love Data Week 2026 with a workshop involving Jupyter4NFDI on February 13, 2026.
    • Received requests for 8 incubator projects to accommodate use cases from various scientific domains in Jupyter4NFDI. The applicants pitched their ideas in a meeting on February 4 and have all been accepted.
  • Accounting4NFDI
    • Base4NFDI conducted a successful online kick-off workshop with the team on February 12 to delve into processes of the Initialisation phase.

Publications and related materials

  • Service Design Guide, V1.1, February 9, 2026, Zenodo
  • Base4NFDI Evaluation and Recommendations: Summary of Base4NFDI Response to recent Recommendations as part of External Evaluation by the Technopolis Group, February 13, 2026, Zenodo

Miscellaneous

  • The deadline for the next proposal submission (Round 11) is due April 22, 2026. More information about the submission process here.
  • Base4NFDi is celebrating its third birthday. To mark the occasion, we are launching a small campaign on LinkedIn in March, which will showcase the project's successes and basic services every month for a year.
  • Join our fireside chat series featuring seasoned leaders from research data infrastructures (RDI) as they share hard‑won insights on building, running, and sustaining reliable data ecosystems. Each session will uncover practical lessons for long-term sustainability governance, federated services, community buy-in, and long‑term sustainability – designed to inspire the current and future RDI leaders. The series is co-organised by the Research Data Alliance (RDA) and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) which builds the essential bridges to the global community on RDM challenges and infrastructures. The first interview will be on 28 April 2026 at 14h CEST (12h UTC +2) with Michael Schull, CEO of the Canadian Data Alliance.

Collaborations

  • DMP4NFDI and PID4NFDI will be part of the next incubator cycle of TS4NFDI. The first project aims to integrate the TSS widgets into RDMO, the latter will integrate DataCite metadata properties and TSS widgets into RSpace core ELN workflows to enhance interoperability and enable early metadata enrichment. More information here.

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