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FAIR Data Stewardship Support

FAIR Data Stewardship Support

Data stewardship isn’t just a resource—it’s a partnership. Our dedicated data stewards offer one-on-one support, personalized advice, and practical tools to help you organize, annotate, and share your data in line with the FAIR standards. Whether you're new to FAIR and just getting started or want to fine-tune your processes, we're here to assist you every step of the way.

Consultation topics

  • Introduction to FAIR data principles
  • Planning FAIR-compliant research projects
  • Image data storage and organization strategies
  • Image data formats and standards
  • Metadata annotation methods and tools
  • Designing FAIR workflows
  • Understanding and applying data licenses
  • Image data deposition and publication guidance

What to expect from a consultation

  1. Application: Submit a consultation request by email or through our form.
  2. Assessment: We review your request and schedule a suitable time for an initial meeting.
  3. Consultation: Meet with us on Zoom for a 30-minute to one-hour session to discuss your goal and needs.
  4. Action plan: Receive a tailored plan with next steps and discussed follow-up resources.
  5. Implementation support: If needed, we plan additional sessions and schedule regular check-ins.
  6. Feedback: Share your experience through a short satisfaction form.

Hear from other users

Raw image and cell segmentation masks from S-BIAD1076

Lassi Paavoleinen, Finnish Advanced Microscopy Node

"[The data steward's] biggest help was initially filling the metadata documents since the most time consuming step in data deposition was designing the deposition and then putting all metadata together. I would not have deposited the data without the involvement of the Euro-BioImaging Hub"

Nadine Tüchler, EMBL Heidelberg

"[The data steward] guided me through the image data deposition process on BioImage Archive. I was completely lost without her and benefited from her expertise. I think it is essential to provide FAIR data and to do so, this support service is invaluable."

Currently, data stewardship consultations provided by the Euro-BioImaging Hub are available free of charge for Euro-BioImaging users and node employees, supported by funding from the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101130986 (EVOLVE).

Your questions answered

We have compiled an extensive list of questions and answers covering the Image Analysis service as well as all our other data services. You’ll find everything you need to get started right here. If your question isn’t answered, please don’t hesitate to contact us.