Welcome to #BehindTheScenes!

In this blog, we are pulling back the curtain, providing insights into our day-to-day work and sharing hands-on information. In regular blog posts, we take you behind the scenes and highlight the latest developments, hurdles, and triumphs of our 6 task areas, which come with exploring the frontiers of health research. Discover our current topics and keep posted!

We live in a world full of data. Especially in the health sector, huge amounts of data are generated every day, whether through smartwatches, nutrition apps or measurements in sleep labs. But how do we manage this flood of information sensibly and make it usable for research? The key could be data stewards - are they the true superheroes of the data world?

Published on 20 January 2025

FAIR – this term is familiar in everyday life, whether on the football pitch or in the chocolate section at the supermarket. Since 2016, people have also been talking about FAIR data in research. But when are data considered FAIR? Is there such a thing as UNFAIR data? And most importantly, how can I check my own data for FAIRness?

Published on 19 November 2024

In this blog, our author Dr. Teresa Alberts writes about fascinating topics from the everyday life of NFDI4Health. She engages in discussions with experts from various fields and presents the latest developments in a clear and informative way. Teresa is a science communicator with a background in medical biotechnology, and since 2023, she has been responsible for public relations at NFDI4Health. Her goal is to make complex topics accessible and understandable – for anyone interested in the world of health data.