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Issue 51

     

October 2025

Long Live Biodiversity Data!

This month we've been thrilled to attend the Living Data 2025 Conference in Bogotá, Colombia, with our peers from LifeWatch Italy! We've been present in many sessions, and co-organised a symposium with Pensoft Publishers and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, on knowledge transfer and continuity across research projects.

EGU 2026: Call for abstracts on VREs and Essential Variables

LifeWatch ERIC is involved in the organisation of two sessions at the European GeoSciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, from 3 to 8 May 2026:

The first on Virtual Research Environments in Earth and Environmental Science, the second on Essential Variables. Abstracts are welcome for scientific works and/or technical use cases or results.

   
   

News from the World of Research

Every year, the OntoPortal Alliance brings together its members to discuss strategies and future activities. Key topics in the 2025 edition included ontology development lifecycle, MOD-API implementation, generative AI and new OntoPortal developments.

After the successful 2024 edition that saw the participation of 10 European schools, Marine SABRES launches a new School Competition to help students explore the links between human activities, changes in marine ecosystems and our well-being. Registrations are open for teachers!

Researchers in LifeWatch Belgium have been observing and tracking migration data from more than 2,300 individuals of the European eel, nature's great traveller. The results help us understand how human activities affect species migration.

The EULAC ENERGYTRAN e-learning course on Environmental Challenges and Open Science, held at the end of September, offered a training on potential Open Science applications to tackle global issues such as climate change.

At the ERSAC Conference 2025, European scientists, decision-makers and practitioners exchanged strategies for a sustainable and resilient agriculture sector: the AgroServ project presented its integrated services.

Sound underwater travels farther, and faster, than outside, and is the primary form of communication and navigation for many marine animals. The Marine Sound Library SoundLib collects underwater sounds from the Belgian part of the North Sea.

Vacancies & Opportunities

Data Management Specialist - Deadline 2 November

ICT-Core premises in Seville, Spain

EnergyTran Network4Collaboration

Open Platform


IRISCC Second Open Call: Sponsored Access to 

Climate Risk Research Services

Deadline: 28 November


Marine SABRES 2nd Serious Game School Competition

21 November (limited places)

Pic of the month

Red Fox

The White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) is an aquatic passerine found across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent. It inhabits fast-flowing streams, particularly in mountainous and upland regions. The bird is often seen perched on a stone in midstream, singing with a sharp, metallic voice. Suddenly, it falls silent and dives headlong into the water, where its short wings, compact body, and strong legs are perfectly adapted for swimming and foraging underwater. Photo by Tomi Trilar, Slovenian Museum of Natural History (LifeWatch Slovenia).

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