8 Jun
2026
8 Jun
'26
3:24 p.m.
Welcome to the 12th Base4NFDI newsletter!
Every two months we will share the latest updates about upcoming Base-relevant events and
presentations, insights into the basic service development, and notify you about
interesting resources to keep you informed and inspired.
Thank you for your support this year and being part of our community.
Meet us
* PID4NFDI Workshop: Building Confidence with Research Metadata at
Scale<https://pid.services.base4nfdi.de/events/2026-06-15_hmc-workshop/>, Jun. 15,
2006, 10 am-12 pm, online
* 5th Text+ Plenary 2026<https://events.gwdg.de/event/1274/overview>, Jun.
15-16, 2026, Mannheim
* FAIRmat Project
Meeting<https://www.fairmat-nfdi.eu/fairmat/events-fairmat?ctx=FAIRMAT>, Jun. 17-19,
2026, Berlin
* Base4NFDI Fireside Chat Interview with Rosie
Hicks<https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/events/fireside-conversations>, Jun. 18,
2026, 10h CEST, online
* IAM4NFDI Community Workshop<https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/news-archive>,
Jun. 18, 2026, 2-5 pm, online via
Zoom<https://uni-kl-de.zoom-x.de/j/63974810038?pwd=tDdAUaaGqGn1sZtBhibbzRx19eCYzV.1>.
* Data4Society: 10th Conference on Social and Economic
Data<https://www.konsortswd.de/en/kswd/10th-conference-on-social-and-economic-data/>,
Jun. 22-23, 2026, Berlin
Brief updates from the basic services
IAM4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/iam4nfdi>
* IAM4NFDI published the Deliverable 1.5.int<https://1.5.int/>t/>: Updated VO
Concept – A Case Study on the Implementation of Advanced Requirements for Access
Management on Zenodo.
* The service has published their Integration Phase Achievements on the Base4NFDI
website<https://base4nfdi.de/?view=article&id=188:iam4nfdi-integration-phase-achievements&catid=8>.
* IAM4NFDI has planned an online Community Workshop for June 18, 2-5
pm<https://doc.nfdi-aai.de/>. Participate to learn about practical solutions like
Virtual Organisations (VOs) and integration scenarios around AcademicID, didmos, RegApp,
Unity, and InfraProxy — and exchange experiences with others across the NFDI landscape. No
registration required – you can join the meeting directly via
Zoom<https://uni-kl-de.zoom-x.de/j/63974810038?pwd=tDdAUaaGqGn1sZtBhibbzRx19eCYzV.1>.
TS4NFDI <https://base4nfdi.de/projects/ts4nfdi>
* TS4NFDI submitted a proposal for the Ramp-up Phase on 22 April.
* A success story from TS4NFDI and the repository RADAR is now published on the
NFDI
website<https://www.nfdi.de/improved-fairness-through-the-simple-use-of-standardized-terms-ts4nfdi-in-radar-base4nfdi/?lang=en>.
PID4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/pid4nfdi>
* On April 22, PID4NFDI submitted its proposal for the Ramp-up phase, receiving a
strong 69% approval from the consortia. While this demonstrates substantial backing, it
missed the 75% threshold required to move on in the Basic-Service process. The threshold
is designed to measure relevance across almost all communities. As many NFDI participants
already rely on existing PID-related solutions and practices, additional support through a
Basic Service was not viewed as sufficiently urgent by a large-enough group. This outcome
should not be seen as a reflection of the initiative’s outstanding contributions, many of
which are already broadly used within NFDI. Base4NFDI has greatly appreciated this
collaboration that will continue until the end of 2026. While PID4NFDI cannot proceed to
become a Basic Service, the results it has already produced will support the communities
that still need the help PID4NFDI provided. More information on these reusable results
will be shared after finishing their Integration phase. As already announced, Base4NFDI is
currently developing a new flexible, modular model to offer targeted support and
smaller-scale funding. Base4NFDI warmly invites the PID4NFDI team to stay involved by
submitting smaller work packages under this new framework which will be shared with more
details later this month.
* Join the PID metadata online workshop on June 15, 2026 from 10-12h CEST! PID4NFDI
brings together beginners and experienced practitioners to explore how DOI metadata can be
queried, assessed, and put to work using the DataCite API — turning everyday institutional
questions into concrete, reproducible insights. Programme and link to
register<https://pid.services.base4nfdi.de/events/2026-06-15_hmc-workshop>.
* PID4NFDI has held an NFDITalk on 18 May 2026 to introduce their PID4NFDI Service
Components. You can find the recording on
Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/live/2mbVbeoqznc?si=18F5k1Z-chEeA6ir>ir>.
* On June 4, PID4NFDI organised a community workshop on IGSN use cases to gather
feedback on the upcoming guidelines and supporting materials for using IGSNs within NFDI.
If you would like to provide feedback and review the material, you can find all relevant
information and discussion points in this online
pad<https://pad.gwdg.de/GiPDvgU0Qwyx0UciyA-VIw?view>.
* PID4NFDI will participate in the PIDfest<https://www.pidfest.org/home>me>,
which will take place in Leiden, the Netherlands, from October 27 to 29, 2026.
KGI4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/kgi4nfdi>
* The basic service proposal from KGI4NFDI has been accepted for funding of the
Integration phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision. The Integration phase will
start later in Summer 2026.
* Consulting sessions for the service will run throughout the summer – every third
Wednesday of the month at 3 PM. For meeting information check out the service
website<https://kgi.services.base4nfdi.de/consultancy>.
* The team was invited to present the service – and its Integration proposal – at
the last NFDI4DataScience
Consortium<https://events.hifis.net/event/3529/timetable/#20260521> meeting. The
community’s feedback included balancing between the different community requirements
represented in the KGI Registry – in terms of (metadata) breadth and depth – and potential
generalizability, as well as validation considerations for the KGs that are part of this
registry.
DMP4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/dmp4nfdi>
* The DMP4NFDI Training Guideline – How to Plan and Run a Workshop on Data
Management Plans is now available on
Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20529135>35>.
* The 2nd Call for Incubators closed at the end of April. 4 new Incubator Projects
will start in July with focus on Service Integration, DMP Template Development and Support
for Outreach & Training (updates will follow in the next newsletter(s)). Check all
projects on the team’s incubator
dashboard<https://dmp.services.base4nfdi.de/incubator/>
* On 28 and 29 May, the RDMO Hackathon took place at the University of Bremen,
organised by GFBio. The DMP4NFDI team took part in the Hackathon. The various working
groups focused, among other things, on the integration of Software Management Plans and
the NFDI DMP Template Framework. Other topics covered included AI skills and the use of AI
agents, improving export functions for views from RDMO, and complex attribute mapping. In
doing so, the DMP4NFDI team was not only able to take away important learnings from but
also to contribute significantly to the experience of working with the consortia on DMPs
and RDMO.
Jupyter4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/jupyter4nfdi>
* Jupyter4NFDI presented their service in a Demo Session on May 5. The recording of
the session is now online on
Youtube<https://youtu.be/sZSphcoqFt0?si=dXsjhdQER3EGMguM>.
RDMTraining4NFDI<https://base4nfdi.de/projects/rdmtraining4nfdi>
* The basic service proposal from RDMTraining4NFDI has been accepted for funding of
the Integration phase following the Consortia Assembly’s decision. RDMTraining4NFDI’s
Integration phase will start in August 2026. Until then the basic service will not be able
to carry out any operational activities. Requests still can be sent via their mailing
lists<https://rdmt.services.base4nfdi.de/contact/>. They will be addressed as soon
as possible once the basic services resumes. Thank you for your understanding.
* The RDMTraining4NFDI Report on the evaluation of certification types and
processes is published on Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19347894>94>.
* The service has published the Concept of the RDMTraining4NFDI Hybrid Event on
Research Data Management for NFDI Consortia on
Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19328263>63>.
* Apologies – due to technical difficulties, the RDMT4NFDI demo session on April 14
could not be completed. The team will host another session in autumn for their Integration
phase. RDMTraining4NFDI has presented their results of the Initialisation Phase at the
section EduTrain and published their presentation slides and speaker notes on
Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20039790>90>.
* The service has published their Initialisation Phase Achievements on the
Base4NFDI
website<https://base4nfdi.de/?view=article&id=187:rdmtraining4nfdi-initialisation-phase-achievements&catid=8>.
Accounting4NFDI <https://base4nfdi.de/projects/accounting4nfdi>
* Accounting4NFDI has published their Initialisation proposal on
Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19709980>80>.
Publications and related materials
* Base4NFDI has conducted a virtual workshop on 23 April 2026 with representatives of
NFDI consortia and team members of Base4NFDI’s basic services to discuss how to integrate
a basic service, what resources are needed, and what challenges the integration can
entail. A summary of the event can be found on
Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20151864>64>.
* If you need some presentation materials of Base4NFDI, feel free to use our updated
presentation materials on Zenodo<https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20037386>86>.
Miscellaneous
* The deadline for the next proposal submission (Round 12 – last one for this year) is
due 22 July 2026. More information about the submission process
here<https://base4nfdi.de/process/how-to-apply>. Due to the limited funding
availability: Until further notice, no new proposals can be submitted to Base4NFDI.
Projects that, as of April 2026, are funded in their initialisation or integration phases
may submit a proposal for the next phase, depending on the successful completion of their
current phase. Priority will be given to the progress of current integration projects into
their ramp-up phases.
* The recording of our last Fireside Conversation with Michael Schull (Digital
Research Alliance of Canada) is now online on
Youtube<https://youtu.be/InoqKMUxv0s?si=DtE9ADxpM_OtcLrf>. Don’t miss our next talk
with Rosie Hicks (Australian Research Data Commons) on 18 June 2026 at 10h CEST (8h UTC
+2). Register
here<https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/webinar/register/WN_vDxUnL8tTkmHPczTfI6hYw>.
Collaborations
* New frontend of Infra Proxy implemented in collaboration (SER, Jupyter+IAM)
Jupyter4NFDI was the first Basic Service to implement IAM4NFDI’s NFDI Infrastructure Proxy
for the service login<https://hub.nfdi-jupyter.de/>, enabling any community or
consortium connected to the NFDI-AAI to use the service. In collaboration with IAM4NFDI,
Jupyter4NFDI, and the relevant Base4NFDI Service Stewards, the proxy’s frontend was
customized to improve user-friendliness. Access is now available either by selecting the
appropriate consortium or via the guest access option. The integration of AcademicID will
follow shortly, allowing all four existing IAM4NFDI Community AAI solutions and their
connected consortia to be used for login. Concurrently, a user
study<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC9-68EFMQK_WACTTLW3grBa…
was launched to gather feedback on the login process.
All previous newsletter issues can be found in our Newsletter
Archive<https://base4nfdi.de/news-events/newsletter-archive>.
If you have any questions, please contact:
base4nfdi-office@lists.nfdi.de<mailto:base4nfdi-office@lists.nfdi.de>
Best regards,
Franziska Fritzsche
on behalf of the Base4NFDI Office
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Franziska Fritzsche (she/her)
Base4NFDI Office
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science
B6 4-5
68159 Mannheim
Franziska.Fritzsche(a)gesis.org
<mailto:Franziska.Fritzsche@gesis.org>+49 (0) 621/1246-246
Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday
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https://base4nfdi.de<https://base4nfdi.de/>
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