FAIR-IMPACT Workshop - Engaging researchers with FAIR-ness

The FAIR Implementation workshop ‘Engaging researchers with FAIR-ness’, part of the second running of the FAIR-IMPACT support programme for National Level Initiatives, was delivered on 6 November 2024. Two keynote speakers, Helen Clare (Senior e-Infrastructure Strategy Manager for Jisc in the United Kingdom) and Celia van Gelder (Health-RI Training Programme Manager and Network Manager of TDCC-LSH in The Netherlands) covered their national perspectives on engaging researchers over the FAIR principles and Open Research practices. The workshop also introduces general objectives of the European Open Science Cloud and the collaborative work of Opportunity Area Expert Group 5 – Skills, Training, Rewards, Recognition and Upscaling, before concluding by emphasising collaboration, persistence, and patience in the journey toward ‘Going FAIR’.