Researchers

Welcome to our researchers’ page.
Here you will find specialised content for researchers and academics, from events, to training resources, to funding opportunities.

LifeWatch ERIC Community

We launched our online space where you can meet with other scientists and stakeholders, join working groups, search through our calls and announcements, post on the board of opportunities and access our Directory of Scientific Skills.
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Metadata Catalogue of
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Services
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Workflows
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Training Resources
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e-Science for NIS Research Workshop - Training and running practical activities on workflows and VREs
e-Science for NIS Research Workshop - Training and running practical activities on workflows and VREs
LifeWatch ERIC Metadata Catalogue | updating
LifeWatch ERIC Metadata Catalogue | updating
Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species | updating
Ecosystem vulnerability to invasive and alien species
Phytoplankton VRE Documentation | updating
Phytoplankton Virtual Research Environment Documentation
S5: Habitat vulnerability to NIS and impact on biotope
S5: Habitat vulnerability to NIS and impact on biotope
S4: eDNA metabarcoding as a tool for early detection of nonindigenous freshwater species
S4: eDNA metabarcoding as a tool for early detection of nonindigenous freshwater species
S3: Mapping the invasion: detection and monitoring through remote sensing
S3: Mapping the invasion: detection and monitoring through remote sensing
S1: Long term monitoring of hard-bottom marine communities
S1: Long term monitoring of hard-bottom marine communities
International Summer School "Data FAIRness in Environmental and Earth Science Infrastructures"
International Summer School "Data FAIRness in Environmental and Earth Science Infrastructures"
ENVRI Community International Winter School on DATA FAIRness- Resource Access Tools
ENVRI Community International Winter School on DATA FAIRness- Resource Access Tools

Welcome to the LifeWatch ERIC consultation

We need your help and vision to better understand users’ priorities in biodiversity and ecosystem research. By completing this questionnaire, you will help the LifeWatch ERIC e-infrastructure develop the e-services you need to perform the best research. The consultation only takes few minutes to complete.
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Welcome to the LifeWatch ERIC consultation

We need your help and vision to better understand the landscape of biodiversity and ecosystem research. We need your help and vision to better understand users’ priorities in biodiversity and ecosystem research. By completing this questionnaire, you will help the LifeWatch ERIC e-infrastructure developing the e-services you will need to perform the best research. The consultation only takes few minutes to complete.
Go to the survey

Featured podcast

The intersections between biodiversity responses, human well-being and climate change
The intersections between biodiversity responses, human well-being and climate change

Climate change is already having profound impacts on ecosystem functioning and services, while affecting living organisms and contributing to biodiversity decline.

Citing LifeWatch ERIC

When and how to cite LifeWatch ERIC in a research output such as a scientific publication? 

This section guides you through the different cases in which you have to cite LifeWatch ERIC and provides you guidelines on how to do so.

The checklist  shows you when it is necessary to cite LifeWatch ERIC or any member of its staff, while in the box of your right you will find details on how to do it case by case. 

Should you still have questions or doubts, or you don’t find a solution applicable to your case, do not hesitate to write to communications[at]lifewatch.eu.

  • If you are staff member of LifeWatch ERIC or of a National Distributed Centre (Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain)
  • If LifeWatch ERIC staff contributed to any aspect of the research
  • If you have used any LifeWatch ERIC tools, services or VREs to carry on your research
  • If your work was financially supported by LifeWatch ERIC

Make sure to mention LifeWatch ERIC in your affiliation.

TIP: Please also note that some harvesting systems for publications only search in fields like title, whenever you can, please add LifeWatch ERIC therein for a better result.

Make sure to add at least LifeWatch [Country] to your affiliation.

Please get in touch with your national distributed centre for any further specification. 

TIP: Please also note that some harvesting systems for publications only search in fields like title, whenever you can add, please LifeWatch [Country] therein for a better result.

  1. If LifeWatch ERIC staff contributed substantially to any aspect of the research, they should be considered as co-authors, or;
  2. when their contributions do not warrant co-authorship, their support should be mentioned in the Acknowledgement section as follows:
    “We thank [staff name surname(s)] (LifeWatch ERIC) for [his/her/their] assistance with [describe tasks].”

All research outputs realised using LifeWatch ERIC services, tools and VREs which are subject to creative commons licenses (primarily cc-0 and cc-by), shall mention LifeWatch ERIC in acknowledgement as follows:
“This work has used the … [ name the data, tool(s) and service(s)] provided by LifeWatch ERIC.”

If your research work was financially funded or co-funded by LifeWatch ERIC please add in the Acknowledgement section:

“This research was financially supported by LifeWatch ERIC“

FAQs

Do you have questions regarding the organisation and functioning of LifeWatch ERIC?
Consult our FAQ.

LifeWatch ERIC is the e-Science European infrastructure for biodiversity & ecosystem research, investing in three essential components: open access resources, reproducible analytics and mobilised communities. It tackles the constraints affecting biodiversity and ecosystem research, enabling the exploration of new frontiers in ecological science and supporting society in addressing planetary challenges.

LifeWatch ERIC offers scientists access to data, web-services, VREs, workflows and training opportunities to support biodiversity and ecosystem research.

You can access all LifeWatch ERIC Resources through its MetaData Catalogue. Please open a ticket through our Help Desk to have the access granted.

You can share your research outputs by publishing metadata of datasets, services, VREs and workflows on the LifeWatch ERIC MetaData Catalogue. Please open a ticket through our Help Desk to have the access granted.

No, all LifeWatch ERIC resources are free of charge.

EcoPortal is one of our intiatives. In the last decade, ecological research groups and infrastructures have contributed to the definition and the production of core and domain ontologies as well as of vocabularies and domain-relevant reference lists.

In order to support the scientific community in the management and integration of these different approaches, LifeWatch ERIC has created EcoPortal, an online space designed to collect semantic resources and provide the necessary services for enabling discovery and interoperability.

LifeWatch ERIC envisages the creation of a repository for semantic resources with associated essential curation services.

LifeBlock is a Blockchain-based platform for engaging, tracking and securing biodiversity and ecosystem research resources worldwide, making use of anti-tampering, provenance and traceability e-Services to guarantee the availability of FAIR-compliant data. It allows for the analysis of multiple unstructured inputs from remote and in-field sensing, Remote Sensing-GIS datasets and original studies in order to produce value estimates.

Click here to access LifeBlock.

The Internal Joint and Collaborative Initiative (IJI) has been created in order to:

  1. Boost the integration of tools and services into the LifeWatch ERIC web portal;
  2. Focus on a major scientific issue in biodiversity and ecosystem research with relevant socio-economic implications in different fields;
  3. Produce the new and synthetic knowledge that is needed by institutions, administrations and managers to find solutions for major environmental problems on various scales;
  4. Involve the LifeWatch ERIC national scientific communities, key international research groups and other European research Infrastructures with related interests and running activities; and,
  5. Make this effort an example of the functioning of the LifeWatch ERIC e-Infrastructure through its dissemination and outreach activities.

The topic of non-indigenous and invasive species (NIS) has been chosen as the first demonstration case of the functioning of the LifeWatch ERIC e-Infrastructure. The development of virtual research environments within the e-Infrastructure help address some of the main issues on NIS in the field of ecosystem and habitat type vulnerability and in the context of climate change, as well as help highlight societal needs and potential solutions to be tested.

Training and support materials are available on our Training Platform. Please click and register to enrol in courses and browse our resources.

LifeWatch ERIC has its own Community Platform, where you can join and create working groups, browse our calls and submit opportunities on our board, as well as access our directory of scientific skills. Join the Community!

If you want to know more about LifeWatch ERIC or have general inquiries, please fill in the form in our Contact page.
If you want to have specific information about the tools, web-services, VREs, workflows and training opportunities check our Help Desk knowledge base, or open a new ticket.

Latest News for Researchers

Green Balkans and the collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC
At the end of November, the team of the project Life for Lesser Kestrel - LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 by Green Balkans, (https://lesserkestrellife.greenbalkans.org/en/) funded by the EU’s LIFE program, participated in the second edition of the Plovdiv Science Festival. The event provided an excellent opportunity to highlight the collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC. Hosted by the Center for Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) in Plovdiv, the Festival was organised for the second consecutive year by the Beautiful Science Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Municipality of Plovdiv. Over four days, the festival featured more than 100 presentations, games, exhibitions, demonstrations, experiments, workshops, and educational activities, attracting over 5,000 participants, including school groups, curious youth, visitors of all ages, and residents and guests of Plovdiv. Green Balkans presented the exhibition "The Great Return – 2", featuring scientific illustrations, paintings, graphics, digital images, and mixed media works created by members of the Society of Animalists, Florists, and Scientific Illustrators (DAFNI). Inspired by rare and protected species that are part of conservation and restoration programs in Bulgaria, the exhibition highlighted the connection between art, science, and wildlife conservation. The illustrations allowed thousands of children to enjoy learning about rare...
LifeWatch ERIC at the 5th RESTORE4Cs General Assembly
The 5th RESTORE4Cs General Assembly, held from 19-21 November 2024 in the stunning Camargue region of France, brought together project partners and stakeholders to review progress and shape the future of wetland restoration and conservation across Europe. LifeWatch ERIC played a key role in the event, sharing significant developments in communication, digital tools, and policy outreach. At the assembly, LifeWatch ERIC’s Madeira Scauri, leader of Work Package 8 (Communication, dissemination, and exploitation), provided an update on the second phase of the project’s communication strategy. She revealed the upcoming Camargue Case Pilot teaser and announced the launch of the highly anticipated RESTORE4Cs Serious Game in December 2024. The Serious Game aims to engage a broader audience in wetland restoration through interactive simulations. The General Assembly was also a change for LifeWatch ERIC to introduce plans for a Summer School, designed for policymakers and the scientific community. This initiative will help bridge the gap between science and policy, furthering the project’s educational and outreach goals. LifeWatch ERIC also played a crucial role in promoting cross-project collaboration. Madeira Scauri presented the Sister Projects' joint factsheet, published on the occasion of their joint participation in SERE 2024, as well as a session on cooperation...
LifeWatch ERIC & Marine SABRES at the Tropical Summit 2024
On 4-8 November 2024, LifeWatch ERIC attended the Tropical Summit 2024 in Lisbon, being present with a stand in the “Biodiversity and digitalisation” section of the Exhibition Hall.The event was a key opportunity to present our Research Infrastructure to the people stopping at our booth, highlighting its main services and tools, and presenting some demos on Metadata Catalogue and EcoPortal. We also proposed a survey we prepared for the participants, that people can fill as an additional form of engagement. Moreover, LifeWatch ERIC presented the project Marine SABRES, showing the project brochure, and the videos we produced in the framework of the project, with a special focus on the Macaronesia DA, where the climate of the islands varies from subtropical to tropical - a region that for this reason was even more connected to the themes of the conference. Here, the project is focusing on promoting a marine biological corridor between the Azores, Madeira and Canary archipelagos, especially paying attention to the management of migratory species like marine birds, mammals and big pelagic species like tuna. The benefits of ecotourism, and of conservation and restoration actions are also being evaluated. The booth promoted best practices and examples, fostered by the...
How LifeWatch Belgium supports science at the Ghent University Museum
The Ghent University Museum (GUM) and Botanical Garden represent an innovative approach to science communication in Flanders and beyond. Located in the heart of Ghent’s Botanical Garden, this institution is the first recognised university museum in Flandres. With a history spanning over 200 years and a collection of more than 400,000 items, the GUM is an example of how universities can bridge the gap between academia and society. As a "Forum for Science, Doubt & Art," the GUM showcases how scientists think and work, encouraging visitors - be they students, researchers, or the general public - to embrace the processes of trial, error, and imagination. Behind the scenes, however, ensuring the scientific accuracy of its exhibits is no small feat. This is where LifeWatch Belgium, through the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), comes into play. The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), managed as part of LifeWatch Belgium’s Species Information Backbone, has been instrumental in preparing the GUM’s permanent collection for public display. Specifically, WoRMS has been used to verify the scientific and common names of species featured in the museum, ensuring that visitors engage with the most accurate and up-to-date taxonomic information available. WoRMS provides an authoritative and...
LifeWatch ERIC joins the Annual Meeting of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs & Research Infrastructures
LifeWatch ERIC, as an active member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures, will participate in the network's upcoming Annual Meeting. This in-person event will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 5 to 8 November 2024, as part of the AGROECOLOGY Partnership (https://www.lifewatch.eu/agroecology-partnership/), and gathers key stakeholders dedicated to advancing agroecological transitions. Iria Soto, Senior Scientific Manager, will represent LifeWatch ERIC, sharing research progress and engaging with other experts to discuss strategy and future collaborations. The Network’s mission is to foster multi-actor collaborations that accelerate innovation for the agroecological transition: this transformative approach can bring significant economic, social, and environmental benefits to communities. The synergy of Living Labs (as real-life testing environments) and Research Infrastructures (as facilities that provide resources and services for research communities), provides a powerful framework for multi-scale experimentation that merges practice with scientific research. Together, these instruments are poised to accelerate the AE transition across Europe, supporting agricultural resilience and fostering sustainable development. Through its participation, LifeWatch ERIC reaffirms its dedication to sustainable agricultural practices and advancing agroecology. The event will foster co-development of innovative solutions, informed policy design, and enhanced skills to support resilient and sustainable agroecosystems across Europe. For more...
LifeWatch Belgium: ETN datasets on fish species now accessible through GBIF
At the end of September, we received important news from our National Distributed Centre in LifeWatch Belgium: the first ETN datasets from the Permanent Belgian Acoustic Receiver Network are now available via GBIF. The datasets include 507,095 occurrences of 10 fish species from Belgian freshwater, intertidal, and marine habitats.  What does that mean?  LifeWatch Belgium uses innovative tracking technologies to understand fishes’ movement behaviour, and get insights into their migration routes. Through acoustic telemetry, they actively track fish through implanted tags that emit acoustic signals.  The importance of having such data and being able to understand fish routes, can be explained in terms of support to species and habitat conservation, and good fisheries management.  Acoustic telemetry data is managed in the European Tracking Network (ETN) data platform. After a lengthy process of elaboration and standardisation, which began in 2020, INBO and Ghent University have made eight datasets available in Darwin Core format as part of their contribution to LifeWatch Belgium. The datasets in Darwin Core format are now accessible through the Global Diversity Information Facility network (GBIF): an international network and data infrastructure aimed at providing open access data about all types of life on Earth. The next step will...
RitrainPlus November Events: project management and tools for Research Infrastructure efficiency
The RitrainPlus project is organising a Knowledge Exchange Workshop, and a Community of Practice meeting, both taking place this November. RitrainPlus aims to bring together research infrastructures, core facilities, business management schools and European universities, in an innovative collaboration designed to transform the access and empowerment of human resources. European research infrastructures and core facilities will benefit from the RitrainPlus skill-base, helping to drive their professionalisation, efficiency and long-term value creation. Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Organised jointly by ICOS and ACTRIS, the online workshop is dedicated to the management of a portfolio of European projects at 360 degrees.  This event is open to all scientific disciplines, and it is organised in three independent sessions on 14, 15 and 29 November. Participants can register for one or more of the sessions, depending on their interest.  The three sessions will cover essential topics: Session 1 focuses on methods for identifying emerging themes and assessing project portfolios; Session 2 addresses practical strategies for managing multiple projects simultaneously; and Session 3 explores ways to ensure the sustainability and long-term legacy of projects. Please note that space is limited, and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For details on this workshop, we suggest consulting...
Highlights from the EGI 2024 Conference
LifeWatch ERIC participated in the EGI Conference 2024, held in Lecce from September 30 to October 4. Co-hosted by EGI and CMCC, the conference took place at the Hilton Garden Inn, located in the same city as our Service Centre. This conference provided an ideal platform for our team to showcase innovative solutions that apply disruptive technologies - such as AI and Blockchain - to ecological research.  LifeWatch ERIC and EGI share a mission to advance scientific understanding across Europe. The collaboration between these two organisations has been consolidated over time through several European Projects. Two of these, EOSC Beyond (https://www.eosc-beyond.eu/) and ENVRI-Hub NEXT (https://www.egi.eu/project/envri-hub-next/), held their annual consortium meetings during the conference.  Our team participated with a dedicated booth, along with demonstrations and presentations. Sara Montinaro and Cristina Mancarella (LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre, Lecce) staffed the exhibition booth throughout the conference, introducing participants to our e-Science infrastructure for biodiversity and ecosystem research. Other members of our Common Facilities offered presentations on the Metadata Catalogue, LifeBlock and NaaVRE: a great chance to explore new opportunities for collaboration. Below is a summary of these presentations. NaaVRE (Notebook-as-a-Virtual Research Environment) Zhiming Zhao (VLIC Technical Manager) and Gabriel Pelouze, (Virtual Research Environment Developer)...
New project on soil health and sustainability joins the LifeWatch ERIC network. Meet SUS-SOIL!
The European research project SUS-SOIL, promoting sustainable soil and subsoil health, held its kick-off meeting in Lugo, Spain, on 2nd October 2024. Funded by Horizon Europe with a budget of nearly 6 million euros, it aims to raise awareness about soil health's role in tackling climate change, over its four years of activity. Coordinated by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), the project has brought together a consortium of 22 organisations, including universities, research institutions, technical entities, foundations, companies, and public bodies from 13 countries.SUS-SOIL, which stands for “Sustainable Soil and Subsoil Health Promotion”, will focus on implementing agro-ecological land-use and management practices to enhance ecosystem services in both rural and urban environments. The project will cover eight biogeographic regions with 15 Subsoil Living Labs across Europe and North Africa. The three-day kick-off meeting, hosted at the USC's Lugo Campus, saw nearly 50 participants from over ten countries come together to discuss the goals and strategies for the first months of activities (LifeWatch ERIC was represented there by Xavier Rotllan-Puig, Data Management Specialist). A field visit to Millo e Landras, an organic farm in Galicia, had the attendees engaged in hands-on soil sampling to learn about sustainable farming practices....
LifeWatch ERIC at the service of knowledge and innovation
On October 2nd, 2024, LifeWatch ERIC achieved formal accreditation as a Knowledge Agent by the Junta de Andalucía. This milestone marks the end of a process initiated on January 24th, 2024, affirming LifeWatch ERIC’s role in advancing research, technological development, and innovative projects that benefit both the scientific community and society at large. The accreditation acknowledges the organisation's dedication to accelerate the research efforts of the scientific community, according to its mission to deliver a European state-of-the-art e-Science Research Infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem research, through key scientific services. Moreover, it highlights its alignment with the researchers' need for key societal insights and science-based policy. Such "Knowledge Agent" recognitions are generally awarded to universities, foundations, and research institutes that demonstrate contributions to the fields of innovation, research, and development. Following a thorough evaluation by the Evaluation and Accreditation Area of the Andalusian Agency for Scientific and University Quality (ACCUA), LifeWatch ERIC is now registered in the Electronic Register of Agents of the Andalusian Knowledge System, under the category of Research Centres, Institutes or Foundations (Centros, Institutos o Fundaciones de investigación). The assessment reviewed the organisation’s impact and achievements, confirming its alignment with the standards required by the Andalusian Knowledge System...
That’s a wrap! Marine SABRES at the EU Researchers’ Night 2024
LifeWatch ERIC presented the project Marine SABRES at the European Researchers’ Night, a unique event to meet researchers, learn more about their work and get closer to their world for one night (and beyond). LifeWatch ERIC organised in particular the first Marine SABRES fair, that is, the initiative “Marine SABRES in fairs: biodiversity conservation and restoration, sustainable blue economy and the benefits of ecotourism”. More than 100 people, including enthusiastic children, young people, families and the general public at large, passionate university students and researchers visited our stand and learned more about how to restore marine biodiversity and support a sustainable blue economy by increasing the uptake of ecosystem-based management in Europe (see our photo gallery here). More in detail, during the event LifeWatch ERIC presented results and activities carried out in the framework of the project, with a special focus on this simple socio-ecological system framework designed and developed with the active support and participation of local stakeholders in three European marine regions, where researchers are developing and testing ways to balance varying combinations of conservation priorities and economic activities. The booth promoted best practices and examples, fostered by the project’s approach, of sustainable use of marine resources and...
Autumn highlights from LifeWatch Belgium: celebrations, discoveries and new frontiers
In this update, you can see a snapshot of the most exciting news from LifeWatch Belgium this season. From anniversaries to new scientific milestones, here are the stories you don’t want to miss: 20 years of EurOBIS: the European Ocean Biodiversity Information System (Eurobis), a LifeWatch Belgium service, celebrated its 20th anniversary in grand style, releasing a “super-harvest” of marine biodiversity data. The system counts over 100 datasets, of which 87 new ones, for a total increase of more than 1 million marine species occurrence records that were made available. This follows its 15th-anniversary milestone, and since then, EurOBIS has nearly doubled its collection. The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), hosted within LifeWatch Belgium by the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), marked its 15th anniversary only two years ago. This autumn, it celebrates the milestone with the release of an opinion paper titled The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) through the looking glass: insights from the Data Management Team in light of the crystal anniversary of WoRMS. The paper reflects on WoRMS’ role in global biodiversity data management and highlights the importance of sustained collaboration for improving species data accessibility. It also offers updates on marine species discovery rates,...
LifeWatch ERIC & friends transform knowledge into practice at the Science Summit 2024
In the scope of its ongoing commitment to supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals, LifeWatch ERIC co-organises a workshop as part of the Science Summit 2024 at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) activities in New York (USA), within a network of European organisations (you can find the full list of the event sponsors and partners at the bottom of this page: https://sciencesummitunga.com/science-summit-unga79/). The Science Summit 2024 is the global event dedicated to scientific and technological challenges of our time, such as climate action, One Health, biodiversity, food systems, AI and other topics relevant to the UN SDGs. Every year since 2013, the event serves as a dynamic platform for thought leaders, scientists, policymakers and innovators around the world to showcase cutting-edge research and promote knowledge and collaboration.  Through discussions and networking opportunities, it facilitates the exchange of ideas and the development of actionable strategies. This year marks the 10th edition of the event and it is particularly important, as it coincides with the UN Summit of the Future. It will place a special emphasis on the Africa Science Leadership Coalition, which was launched at the UN Civil Society Conference on May 9, 2024, to promote African leadership in science policy...
G20 – Biological Diversity and Conservation Units: Collaboration with the EU Research Infrastructures
The G20 Brazil 2024 took place in Manaus on September 17 and 18.Upon invitation from the Ministry of the University and Research of Italy (MUR), Alberto Basset, Director of LifeWatch ERIC Service Centre and Full Professor of Ecology at the University of Salento, joined the panel dedicated to Biological Diversity, Conservation Units and Biosphere Reserves. This panel, coordinated by Joe Miller from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), focused on promoting collaboration in scientific research, implementing conservation programs, exchanging data and technologies, and setting up environmental management policies. Alberto Basset's talk specifically addressed the role of EU research infrastructures in fostering scientific collaboration and the key role of research and innovation to cope with global environmental challenges and build a sustainable future for the Amazon region and beyond. During his intervention, Professor Basset emphasised the critical role of research infrastructures in stimulating innovation and addressing grand societal challenges, fostering openness, excellence and collaboration. He highlighted how LifeWatch ERIC’s Virtual Labs and Virtual Research Environments contribute to the co-creation of knowledge, which directly supports the wider dissemination of technologies to both the productive sector and society as a whole. The G20 serves as a vital multilateral platform for nations to collaborate...
Marine SABRES at EU Researchers’ Night 2024: conversations on biodiversity, sustainable blue economy and ecotourism.
On September 27, 2024, LifeWatch ERIC will participate in the European Researchers’ Night, contributing to its programme and engaging with participants, thanks to its research stand. On this occasion, LifeWatch ERIC will present in particular the project Marine SABRES (www.marinesabres.eu), organising the initiative “Marine SABRES in fairs: biodiversity conservation and restoration, sustainable blue economy and the benefits of ecotourism”. Marine SABRES – Marine Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainability, is a research project funded by the European Union that aims to conserve and protect biodiversity by integrating healthy, sustainably-used ecosystems and a resilient blue economy. To make Ecosystem-based Management more achievable and implementable, Marine SABRES is comprehensively studying and analysing marine social-ecological systems to design a new, simpler framework for managing the many activities and pressures on the marine environment. During the event, LifeWatch ERIC will present results and activities carried out in the framework of the project, with a special focus on this simple socio-ecological system framework designed and developed with the active support and participation of local stakeholders in three European marine regions, where researchers are developing and testing ways to balance varying combinations of conservation priorities and economic activities. The booth will promote best practices...
Green Balkans and the collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC

Green Balkans and the collaboration with LifeWatch ERIC

At the end of November, the team of the project Life for Lesser Kestrel – LIFE19 NAT/BG/001017 by Green Balkans,…
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LifeWatch ERIC at the 5th RESTORE4Cs General Assembly

LifeWatch ERIC at the 5th RESTORE4Cs General Assembly

The 5th RESTORE4Cs General Assembly, held from 19-21 November 2024 in the stunning Camargue region of France, brought together project…
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LifeWatch ERIC & Marine SABRES at the Tropical Summit 2024

LifeWatch ERIC & Marine SABRES at the Tropical Summit 2024

On 4-8 November 2024, LifeWatch ERIC attended the Tropical Summit 2024 in Lisbon, being present with a stand in the…
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How LifeWatch Belgium supports science at the Ghent University Museum

How LifeWatch Belgium supports science at the Ghent University Museum

The Ghent University Museum (GUM) and Botanical Garden represent an innovative approach to science communication in Flanders and beyond. Located…
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LifeWatch ERIC joins the Annual Meeting of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs & Research Infrastructures

LifeWatch ERIC joins the Annual Meeting of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs & Research Infrastructures

LifeWatch ERIC, as an active member of the European Network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures, will participate in…
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LifeWatch Belgium: ETN datasets on fish species now accessible through GBIF

LifeWatch Belgium: ETN datasets on fish species now accessible through GBIF

At the end of September, we received important news from our National Distributed Centre in LifeWatch Belgium: the first ETN…
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RitrainPlus November Events: project management and tools for Research Infrastructure efficiency

RitrainPlus November Events: project management and tools for Research Infrastructure efficiency

The RitrainPlus project is organising a Knowledge Exchange Workshop, and a Community of Practice meeting, both taking place this November.…
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Highlights from the EGI 2024 Conference

Highlights from the EGI 2024 Conference

LifeWatch ERIC participated in the EGI Conference 2024, held in Lecce from September 30 to October 4. Co-hosted by EGI…
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New project on soil health and sustainability joins the LifeWatch ERIC network. Meet SUS-SOIL!

New project on soil health and sustainability joins the LifeWatch ERIC network. Meet SUS-SOIL!

The European research project SUS-SOIL, promoting sustainable soil and subsoil health, held its kick-off meeting in Lugo, Spain, on 2nd…
Read More
LifeWatch ERIC at the service of knowledge and innovation

LifeWatch ERIC at the service of knowledge and innovation

On October 2nd, 2024, LifeWatch ERIC achieved formal accreditation as a Knowledge Agent by the Junta de Andalucía. This milestone…
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BES Annual Meeting 2024
Liverpool, UK In December 2024, ecologists worldwide will gather in Liverpool for Europe’s largest conference dedicated to ecology. The British...
EOSC Winter School 2025
Sevilla, Spain EOSC Focus supports the co-programmed EOSC Partnership in delivering its mission of establishing Open Science across the European...
BioSpace25
Frascati (Rome), Italy The BIOSPACE25 international conference - the first of its kind - is dedicated to the application of...
FAIR Training second edition
EMBRC Belgian partners (VLIZ and the University of Ghent) are organising the second edition of a three-day training course on...
7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
Bruges, Belgium The 7th edition of the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity will be held from November 17-20th 2026 (WCMB...

Events for Researchers

10/12/2024
BES Annual Meeting 2024
20/01/2025
EOSC Winter School 2025
10/02/2025
BioSpace25
01/04/2025
FAIR Training second edition
17/11/2026
7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
ALL-Ready Regional Workshop

ALL-Ready Regional Workshop

Seville, Spain, 2 November 2022. The ALL-Ready project is organising an interactive regional workshop on “Accelerating Agroecology Transition: Your potential…
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Synchronisation Force 1st Workshop

Synchronisation Force 1st Workshop

Online, 8 November – 12 December 2022. The Synchronisation Force 1st Workshop aims to discuss common challenges and priorities related to…
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Service documentation for EOSC providers Workshop 1: Describing your service for onboarding

Service documentation for EOSC providers Workshop 1: Describing your service for onboarding

Online, 9 November 2022. On 9 November, from 13:00-15:00 CET, the EOSC Future project, in which LifeWatch ERIC is partner,…
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EOSC Symposium 2022

EOSC Symposium 2022

Prague, Czech Republic/online, 14–17 November 2022. The EOSC Symposium is the main EOSC annual event and this year takes place in Prague,…
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SFE2, GFÖ & EEF Joint Meeting

SFE2, GFÖ & EEF Joint Meeting

Metz, France, 21–25 November 2022. During the last century, a period now known as the Anthropocene, ecologists and evolutionists alerted the…
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European Big Data Value Forum 2022

European Big Data Value Forum 2022

Prague, Czech Republic, 21–23 November 2022. The European Big Data Value Forum (EBDVF) brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers…
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Train-the-Trainer: An active learning course on understanding & using EOSC

Train-the-Trainer: An active learning course on understanding & using EOSC

Online, 21–24 November 2022. In November, EOSC Future is organising a 4-day online course for trainers to enhance their understanding…
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Workshop: e-Tools & resources to address key questions on Non-indigenous & Invasive Species

Workshop: e-Tools & resources to address key questions on Non-indigenous & Invasive Species

Metz, France, 21 November 2022. LifeWatch ERIC ICT staff, in collaboration with scientists already engaged in developing research activities on…
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Symposium: Advanced facilities for the ecological research: the European Research Infrastructures

Symposium: Advanced facilities for the ecological research: the European Research Infrastructures

Metz, France, 24 November 2022. The European Commission is strongly promoting the establishment and operation of European Research Infrastructures (ERIs),…
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FAIR Data Day - Reusing data to advance science

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Utrecht, The Netherlands, 29 November 2022. The FAIR Data Day 2022 is an event organised by the National Programme Open Science…
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Bulgaria

The Bulgarian National Distributed Centre is represented by the  Agricultural University-Plovdiv.

To know more about how Bulgaria contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Spain

The Spanish National Distributed Centre is supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Regional Government of Andalusia and the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority (Ministry for Ecological Transition-MITECO). Moreover, Spain is the hosting Member State of LifeWatch ERIC, the location of its Statutory Seat & ICT e-Infrastructure Technical Office (LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities). 

To know more about how Spain contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Slovenia

The Slovenian National Distributed Centre is led by the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). It focuses on the development of technological solutions in the field of biodiversity and socio-ecosystem research.

To know more about how Slovenia contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Portugal

The Portuguese National Distributed Centre is managed by PORBIOTA, the Portuguese e-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity. Led by BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, PORBIOTA connects the principal Portuguese research institutions working in biodiversity.

To know more about how Portugal contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Netherlands

The Dutch National Distributed Centre is hosted by the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. Moreover, The Netherlands hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Virtual Laboratory and Innovation Centre.

To know more about how The Netherlands contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Italy

The Italian National Distributed Centre is led and managed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and is coordinated by a Joint Research Unit, currently comprising 35 members. Moreover, Italy hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Service Centre.

To know more about how Italy contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Greece

The Greek National Distributed Centre is funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology and is coordinated by the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, in conjunction with 47 associated partner institutions.

To know more about how Greece contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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Belgium

The Belgian National Distributed Centre makes varied and complementary in-kind contributions to LifeWatch ERIC. These are implemented in the form of long-lasting projects by various research centres and universities distributed throughout the country and supported by each respective political authority.

To know more about how Belgium contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

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