FAIR Data and NFDIs

The FAIR principles are a set of principles for data management in research, particularly in the life sciences. They were first published in 2016 and have since developed into a standard that is also explicitly referred to, for example, in the DFG's Guideline for Safeguarding Good Research Practice.

The acronym FAIR stands for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. There is a wide range of material available on the specific implementation of these principles in your research project - some of which you will find linked below this article.

Depending on the discipline, there may be different standards and regulations, infrastructures, requirements, etc. A central role is therefore played by the subject-specific NFDI consortia (for National Research Data Infrastructure), which offer training, standards, networking opportunities and other resources. These include, for example, NFDI4Microbiota, NFDI4Health, The German Human Genome-Phenome Archive, NFDI4Immuno and NFDI4BioImage.

Here is a short intro video from the DFG on the topic