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1 June 2025

DANS turns 20!

Social Sciences and Humanities Archaeology Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences

FAIR and Open data Collaborations

On 1 June 2005, DANS was founded as a joint initiative of the KNAW and NWO. Over the past two decades, DANS has developed into the national centre of expertise for sustainable access to and reuse of research data.

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16 May 2025

Essentials 4 Data Support (English)

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RDM Collaborations Training & Outreach

The English spoken Essentials 4 Data Support course will start on 18 September 2025.

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25 April 2025

Internal evaluation: DANS recognised as “pioneer, connector and innovator in data management”

Social Sciences and Humanities Archaeology Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences DataverseNL

FAIR and Open data RDM

DANS maintains a strong national presence and is acknowledged internationally as an innovative contributor in the field of research data management. These are among the findings of an independent review committee in its recent evaluation of the institute. The committee observes that DANS has played a meaningful role in advancing the professionalisation of data management, both in the Netherlands and internationally. The evaluation, conducted in June 2024, covers the period from 2017 to 2023. The full report, along with responses from DANS, the Scientific Advisory Board for DANS (WAR), the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), has now been made publicly available.

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22 April 2025

The FIDELIS Network of Trustworthy Digital Repositories is now live!

Social Sciences and Humanities Archaeology Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences DataverseNL

FAIR and Open data Collaborations

The European FIDELIS project welcomes digital repositories that practice or aspire to practice TRUST-inspiring and FAIR-enabling ways of working to join the network. The FIDELIS Network aims to grow into an advocacy group for FAIR-enabling trustworthy digital repositories, which facilitates knowledge exchange. Members can co-create the Network, engage in the pilot support offer in 2025, and engage with other Network members.

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17 January 2025

New in the DANS Data Stations: Log in with your ORCID account!

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To deposit data in the DANS Data Stations, you need to create an account. Previously, it was already possible to log in using an institutional account via SURFconext, GitHub, or even Google. Now, you can also use ORCIDs, the unique personal identifiers for researchers.

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11 December 2024

DANS data services supporting ROR IDs

Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences DataverseNL

FAIR and Open data RDM

Users of the DANS Data Stations and DataverseNL can now add a ROR ID to their affiliation.

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21 November 2024

DANS Open Day: Open Science in action

Social Sciences and Humanities Archaeology Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences DataverseNL

RDM Collaborations Training & Outreach

The DANS Open Day, held on 14 November 2024, was a great success, bringing together researchers, data professionals, and policymakers to share insights and discuss the evolving landscape of open science and research data management. Hosted at the DANS office in The Hague, the event highlighted the organisation’s role in advancing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data practices.

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22 October 2024

Winners of the Dutch Data Prize 2024

Social Sciences and Humanities Archaeology Life Sciences Physical and Technical Sciences

FAIR and Open data RDM Collaborations

On Thursday 17 October 2024, the Dutch Data Prize was awarded to the three winning datasets of this eighth edition of the prestigious award. Out of 52 nominations, three datasets excelled most in terms of findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR). 

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