Infrastructures

EOSC.ie Mid-Term Workshop [26 November, Dublin and online]

EOSC.ie Mid-Term Workshop

The EOSC.ie project has reached its midpoint and we would like to invite you to join us for the EOSC.ie Mid-Term Workshop on Thursday 26 November 2026.

This workshop will bring together project partners, advisory board members and stakeholders from across the Irish research community to review progress to date, discuss emerging outputs and help shape priorities for the remainder of the project.

Through a combination of project showcases, guest presentations, interactive polling and collaborative World Café discussions, participants will have an opportunity to contribute feedback on:

  • Technical architecture proposals
  • Governance and funding models
  • Implementation priorities and roadmap
  • Stakeholder communications and key messages

The workshop will also include an update from EOSC Gravity on developments within the EOSC Federation and what federation means in practice for participating countries and services. 

Event Details

Date: Thursday 26 November 2026
Time: 11:00-15:15 (registration from 10:30)
Location: Atrium Board Room, One North Dock, D01 V8Y6
Format: Primarily in-person, with online participation available for morning sessions (11:00-13:00)

Register

In-person attendance:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/i6ZQNNkJD1

Online attendance:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rnJJBM90Ks

We welcome participation from researchers, research support professionals, data stewards, infrastructure providers, institutional representatives and anyone with an interest in EOSC and Open Science.

We hope you can join us and contribute to shaping Ireland’s future participation in the European Open Science Cloud.

UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association [Call for Executive Committee members, now open]

Open call for three new members to join the UK-IE DHA’s new Executive Committee.

The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association is pleased to announce an open call for three new members to join our new Executive Committee.

As part of our ongoing work to formalise the Association’s governance structures, this appointment marks an important next step in implementing the governance proposal published in spring 2025. The new Executive Committee will formally succeed the current Collective and help guide the Association through its next phase of growth and development.

We are seeking to appoint:

  • Two General Members of the Executive Committee
  • One Digital Research Technical Professional (dRTP) or Early Career Representative

Applicants who identify as early career and/or dRTP are also welcome to apply for the general positions. We would particularly welcome applications from colleagues based in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales, as well as from groups currently underrepresented within the Association.

Executive Committee members will play a key role in shaping the future direction of the Association, including contributing to strategic planning, supporting community activities, participating in peer review processes, and helping to deliver initiatives that benefit the wider digital humanities community.

The call opens on 9 November 2026 (TODAY!) and closes on 18 December 2026 at 17:00 GMT. Appointments will be made in January 2027, with a staggered handover taking place during the spring.

If you are interested in contributing to the future of digital humanities across the UK and Ireland, we encourage you to submit an Expression of Interest.

Read the full call and apply here: 2026 Call for New Committee Members

Funding challenges for Long-Term Data Retention [Survey Open]

Short survey on funding challenges for research data retention and long-term digital preservation

We invite you to participate in a short survey on funding challenges for research data retention and long-term digital preservation, designed by the EOSC-A Long-Term Data Retention Task Force to gather community feedback.

The survey is aimed at professionals working in repositories, archives, research infrastructures, libraries, research organisations, data centres, and related fields.

Estimated completion time: 5–8 minutes
Open until: 30 November 2026
Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc42PyQNgutk_eri4dSOvz-Au9mvLVtHTzKc3KmX_CRz586Ag/viewform?usp=dialog

New Community Interest Groups announced by UK-IE DHA


6 new Community Interest Groups (CIGs) have been approved and will be joining the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association.

We are delighted to announce that, following a highly competitive call for applications in May 2026, 6 new Community Interest Groups (CIGs) have been approved and will be joining the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association.

Newly Approved Community Interest Groups:

  • Cultural Heritage Open Scholarship Network (CHOSN)
  • Digital Humanities Pedagogies
  • Digital Infrastructures for Arts, Humanities & Cultural Heritage (DIAHCH)
  • Humanities and Data Science
  • UK-Ireland Web Archive Research Network (UK-IE WARN)
  • Feminist Digital Humanities

With these additions, we now have 10 active Community Interest Groups, reflecting the breadth, diversity, and vibrancy of digital humanities research and practice across the UK and Ireland.

To read more about our CIGs, these groups and more, you can read the full announcement here: https://digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026/09/21/2026-new-cigs/

EOSC.ie launches Service Provider Survey [Closes 12 Oct]

EOSC Ireland launches a Service Provider Readiness Survey to map the national research service landscape.

Please complete this survey if you run any research services.

Purpose: The data gathered will help us accurately understand the preparations needed for future EOSC Ireland service onboarding to make them discoverable and accessible. It will also guide the approach to subsequent deeper layers of technical service integrations which may be needed across areas such as login (AAI), metadata standards, and protocols to make services interoperable.

Full info on scoping and survey context are available on the survey form. We also strongly encourage you to forward this email directly to relevant colleagues and contacts operating research services across different scientific domains to ensure we get a full and comprehensive picture.

Survey Details & Deadlines:

Follow-on Service Provider Readiness Workshop:

We will run a follow-on workshop via MS Teams on Monday, 19 October, 10:00–12:00 IST. Please join us and share this invitation with other relevant service providers.

Support

Questions and support on the survey or workshop can be sent to responsible EOSC Ireland project member: gavin.farrell@ul.ie