EOSC

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

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