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From February 1 2025, DANS will no longer actively communicate via X (formerly Twitter). While our account will remain available as an archive of past posts, we’ve chosen to focus on platforms that better align with our values and community engagement. 

DANS is committed to preserving research data in the long term and offers guidance in various ways, including through documentation with comprehensive guidelines. Recommendations on file formats are available on our website, and these guidelines have recently been updated in several respects.

On January 20, the European Commission has granted the legal status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI). This recognition highlights EHRI’s vital role in safeguarding the historical record of the Holocaust and its ongoing relevance to modern society and is a major milestone in Holocaust studies. 

The first article in a new themed journal issue on ‘Amplifying GLAM collections’ discusses the FAIR Photos Project, with enriched metadata published as open data in the DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities. Read how this project contributed to data reusability.

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.

This project tackles bottlenecks in sharing sensitive research data in the social sciences and humanities. A key feature of this initiative is a series of three in-person workshops, designed to give researchers the tools and insights needed to share sensitive data responsibly.

In the month of February, DANS will enjoy a busy and celebratory week! Read where you can see and meet us, and how to register for these upcoming events.

Over the past year, DANS has taken important steps to promote open science and ensure the sustainable management of research data. It was a year characterised by innovation, collaboration, and milestones, ranging from infrastructure improvements to new initiatives designed to enhance support for archiving, publishing, and reusing data. We reflect with satisfaction on a productive 2024.