ELIXIR-UK All Hands 2025: AI, data and community
Last month, over 70 members and collaborators of the ELIXIR-UK, from 31 organisations met in Exeter for the annual All Hands meeting, a two-day event focused on connection, reflection and community building.
The meeting brought together researchers, data stewards and infrastructure leads from across the UK to share progress, exchange ideas and discuss priorities for the year ahead. Sessions covered topics ranging from national funding and sustainability to the practical use of AI in research.
Highlights of major contributions from the eScience Lab
- The meeting opened with a welcome from Joint Head of Node, Carole Goble, who reflected on the Node’s growth and priorities for the coming year.
- On the second day, Munazah Andrabi led a World Café dedicated to AI, where participants discussed bias, skills, data access, productivity and the future of research careers in an AI-driven research landscape.