Back-up of Databases for Environmental Research

As you may have seen in the Helmholtz News, AWI and the University of Bremen are rescuing foundational US geophysical databases in PANGAEA. At UFZ, we are doing the same for toxicological databases, using HIFIS resources. Have you assessed the risks to the data on which your research relies?

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A Pilot OMERO Instance for Helmholtz

If you attended the Helmholtz Imaging conference last week, you will already be familiar with OMERO. Otherwise, discover this latest addition to our Helmholtz Cloud portfolio for image data management!

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Helmholtz Cloud Survey: the Results are In

We asked, you answered: 1,648 Helmholtz researchers shared their thoughts on future services for the Helmholtz Cloud. Curious about the results? Check if you agree with the top wishes and let us know if you have other ideas.

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A Further Step for Helmholtz ID and Multi-Factor Authentication

Thanks to this recent development in Helmholtz ID, services can now request users to perform MFA before granting them access.

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September in Bremen: IT4Science and HIFIS All-Hands

You still have until tonight to submit an abstract to IT4science. This is a great opportunity to meet IT experts from the Max Planck Society, Leibniz, Fraunhofer and, of course, Helmholtz, and discuss common challenges and perspectives.

While planning your trip to Bremen, remember to register for our annual HIFIS all-hands, if not done already.

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Let’s Talk About Education

After Bremen, Berlin. To prepare for the next TEACH conference (call for contributions is still open for a few days, until July, 4th), you can hear an impression of what happened at the last edition. Peter Schmidt, the host of Code for Thought was there and recorded an episode in which you can hear Fredo, Anna-Lisa and others.

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Our New E-Learning Platform in the Making

One possible topic for TEACH could be the new e-learning platform that we are currently developing and testing. We are very excited about this project, which will enable us to provide high-quality online training and learning experiences for all Helmholtz.

It is based on Open edX, a powerful and -of course- open-source platform, which happens to be holding its annual conference this week in Paris.

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Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2025 – Now Open for Submissions

Have a bold, interdisciplinary idea for a project at the intersection of imaging and data science? Submit your project by July 30, 2025! Ask you questions at our information session on July 7!

The Helmholtz Imaging Project Call 2025 is open to all employees at Helmholtz Centers.

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HMC FAIR Friday with Prof. Paul Groth: “Distance and Data Reuse”

Join us for the next HMC FAIR Friday seminar on 11 July 2025 at 10:00 AM, where Prof. Paul Groth (University of Amsterdam) explores what makes research data truly reusable.

Drawing on empirical studies and his recent paper in the Harvard Data Science Review, he introduces the concept of “distance” between data creators and users as a practical lens for improving data reuse.

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