Open Research Data at Helmholtz

Open Research Data at Helmholtz Antonia C. Schrader Helmholtz Association Helmholtz Open Science Office HZDR Data Management Day, November 11, 2025 https://os.helmholtz.de 2 Agenda ● Open Research Data as part of Open Science ● Benefits ● Open Research Data at Helmholtz ○ Policies ○ Persistent Identifier ○ Incentives ○ Network ● Conclusion https://os.helmholtz.de 3 Advancing Open Science at Helmholtz and beyond! • The Helmholtz Open Science Office • supports the Helmholtz Association and its research Centers in shaping the cultural change towards Open Science • promotes dialogue and provides impulses within the Association. • offers information and support concerning all aspects of Open Science. • cooperates with the centers in the Open Science working group and in joint task groups. • represents Helmholtz positions on Open Science on a national and international level. Helmholtz Open Science Office: Mission https://os.helmholtz.de 4 Open Science Cultural change in scientific working methods, organization, and communication. Open Science consistently employs digitization to make all components of the scientific process (publications, research data, research software, etc.) ○ open, ○ traceable, ○ reusable, and ○ accessible to everyone. UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science https://doi.org/10.54677/MNMH8546 https://os.helmholtz.de 5 Context Research Data Management Research Data Management (RDM) [def] covers how research data can be stored, described and reused. RDM is the prerequisite for Open Research Data. Open Research Data Open Research Data, is a desired outcome (an output) of the RDM process and a central element of Open Science. “Open data refers to data that is openly accessible on the internet and may be used (or reused) by third parties.” forschungsdaten.info https://os.helmholtz.de 6 FAIR Source https://forschungsdaten.info/themen/veroeffentlichen-und-archivieren/faire-daten/. By Paulina Halina Sieminska, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 https://os.helmholtz.de 7 Benefits Fostering a Resilient Ecosystem Enhancing Research Practice Boosting Researcher Recognition Source United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (2021). UNESCO recommendation on open science (SC-PCB-SPP/2021/OS/UROS). https://doi.org/10.54677/MNMH8546 https://os.helmholtz.de 8 Benefits: Enhancing Research Practice ●Transparency and Reproducibility: a. Adhering to the FAIR principles enables the validation of research results. b. Strengthens scientific integrity and public trust in research findings ●Efficiency and Acceleration: a. Avoid unnecessary duplication of effort in data collection b. Speed up the research processes ●Interoperability and Data Synergy: a. The Use of a common semantic language enhanced the combination of different datasets. https://os.helmholtz.de 9 Benefits: Boosting Researcher Recognition and Collaboration ●Citation and Attribution: a. Datasets receive persistent identifiers (e.g., DOIs), which make them citable and an independent research output b. Enable unambiguous attribution ●Collaboration and Reuse: a. Openly licensed data removes legal barriers b. build upon existing work, fostering new collaborations and accelerating collective knowledge generation ●Meeting Requirements: a. of research funding organizers and publishers https://os.helmholtz.de 16 Policies Policies of the Helmholtz Centers •Example: HZDR •Overview: In July 2025, 17 out of 18 Centers have their own research data policy. https://os.helmholtz.de 17 Core Topic Open Research Data Policies HIDS Data-Infrastruct ures Support Incentives Networks Persistent Identifiers https://os.helmholtz.de 18 Core Topic Open Research Data Policies HIDS Data-Infrastruct ures Support Incentives Networks Persistent Identifiers https://os.helmholtz.de 19 Open Research Data NFDI Participation •Numerous consortia of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) are being implemented with substantial Helmholtz participation. •All Helmholtz Centers are members of the NFDI. https://os.helmholtz.de/en/open-research-data/helmholtz-in-the-nfdi/ https://os.helmholtz.de 20 Open Research Data EOSC Participation •The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) has been started in 2015 as a project of the European Commission to make it easier for European researchers to access scientific data, platforms, and services for data processing. •Participation of Helmholtz Centers in 6 ongoing EOSC projects (Sept. 2025): EVERSE: HZDR O.S.C.A.R.S: DESY, FZJ AquaINFRA: Hereon, KIT Blue-Cloud 2026: AWI EOSC-Beyond: DESY, FZJ, KIT EOSC data commons: FZJ https://os.helmholtz.de 21 Research Data Repositories and Portals at Helmholtz •re3data – Registry of Research Data Repositories is an internationally recognized verification tool for research data repositories •The Helmholtz Open Science Office is a co-founder of the service. •In July 2025, re3data lists over 3400 research data repositories. •The Helmholtz Centers operate 138 data infrastructures in the Association in which unique and valuable digital research data is curated (status 05/2025). https://os.helmholtz.de/en/open-research-data/research-data-repositories Open Research Data https://os.helmholtz.de 22 Core Topic Open Research Data Policies HIDS Data-Infrastruct ures Support Incentives Networks Persistent Identifiers https://os.helmholtz.de 23 Core Topic Open Research Data Policies HIDS Data-Infrastruct ures Support Incentives Networks Persistent Identifiers https://os.helmholtz.de 24 ●PID4NFDI is currently funded in the integration phase as part of Base4NFDI. ● Objective: consolidate and evolve PID service landscape within NFDI at all levels: technical, organisational, methodological, and in communication ○ integrate existing PID infrastructures ○ improve metadata quality and mapping ○ training & outreach ○ support PID integration in consortia according to needs ○ align with national and international PID strategies and policies ● Close cooperation between PID4NFDI and the PID Network Germany PID4NFDI Basic Services for NFDI https://os.helmholtz.de 25 PID Network Deutschland DFG Project Objective: Establishment of a network of existing and new actors in science and culture to promote and consolidate the application, implementation, standardization and international networking of PID systems at local, national and international level and development of a national PID roadmap. The 10 PID application areas on which the project will focus. https://pid-monitor.org/ Icons for 10 PID Use Cases: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15173234 https://os.helmholtz.de 32 https://os.helmholtz.de 32 Research Data Alliance (RDA) •Support for global and national research data initiatives •Networking in research data management •Promotion of the international Research Data Alliance (RDA) •The Helmholtz OS Office is co-organizer of the RDA-DE conference (since 2016) •Helmholtz as an organizational RDA member •2018: Organization of the international RDA Plenary Meeting in Germany Networks Don’t miss: February 24 to 25, 2026 RDA Deutschland Tagung, Telegrafenberg Potsdam (GFZ) https://os.helmholtz.de 33 Helmholtz Open Science Fora • The OS Office provides fora for the discussion of relevant Open Science topics within the Helmholtz Association • Objective: Cross-center networking, promotion of opinion-forming and knowledge transfer within the Helmholtz Association • Knowledge transfer through documentation, briefings & factsheets Selected topics • EOSC • NFDI • Open Research Information • Research Evaluation • Research Data Commons • Research Data Management • Research Software https://os.helmholtz.de/en/events/fora/ Networks Conclusion https://os.helmholtz.de 35 󰳘 Researcher (Individual Contributions) ☑ Manage and Describe Data ☑ Apply an open license (e.g., Creative Commons) ☑ Deposit your data in a trustworthy, (re3data-)indexed repository ☑ Use Standards Contribution 🏛 Institutions (Group Contributions) ☑ Provide Policies & Legal Advice ☑ Secure Infrastructure ☑ Build Competence Conclusion https://os.helmholtz.de 36 󰳘 Benefits for Individual Researchers ☑ Boosted Visibility and Citations ☑ Enhanced Credibility ☑ Faster Discovery ☑ Increased Efficiency Benefits 🏛 Benefits for the Institution / Scientific Community ☑ Maximized Impact ☑ Support Research Integrity ☑ Institutional Resilience ☑ Attractiveness & Collaboration Conclusion References • https://open-access.network/en/information/open-access-primers/open-access-to-data • https://www.fdm.hhu.de/en/translate-to-english-beratung/open-research-data • https://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what-is-open-data/ • https://forschungsdaten.info/themen/finden-und-nachnutzen/open-data-open-access-und-nachnutzung/ • https://book.the-turing-way.org/afterword/glossary#term-research-data-management [email protected] https://os.helmholtz.de Open Science Newsletter LinkedIn | Mastodon | Bluesky Publications and recommended readings: Zotero Mailing list for members at Helmholtz – Helmholtz Open Science Professionals and Mattermost Keep in touch All texts in this presentation, except citations, are licensed under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de Antonia C. Schrader [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-634X Thank you for your attention!