The CODATA Working Group on Data Ethics (now a Task Group), has produced three policy briefings on important topics in relation to data ethics.  At least two more are in the pipeline. The policy briefings respond to the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.  They...

Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change  The southern coastal zone of Western Africa – also called the Guinea zone – experienced abnormal early season heat in February 2024. A combination of high temperatures and relatively...

Title: Insights on Sustainability of Earth Science Data Infrastructure Projects Author: Arika Virapongse, James Gallagher, Basil Tikoff URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-014 Title:An Unsupervised Learning Approach to Evaluate Questionnaire Data—What One Can Learn...

WorldFAIR — the flagship project of the CODATA Decadal Programme, “Making Data Work for Cross-Domain Grand Challenges" — has had a busy start to 2024. In the first three months of the year, we have published eight new reports: for agricultural biodiversity, chemistry,...

The Ethical Data Initiative at the Technical University of Munich is seeking two highly motivated postdoctoral researchers who share a deep interest in exploring educational, social, and governance issues that arise when working with data. The positions, under the...

Message sent on behalf of Meredith Goins, Executive Director, WDS International Program Office. We're pleased to announce that the World Data System seeks to fill two vacant positions on our esteemed Scientific Committee. The WDS-SC is the governing body of WDS, and...

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape of science and research, the demand for cutting-edge technological solutions has never been more crucial.  Find out about South African activities to support data-driven research in this ASSAf webinar, 4 April 2024, 08:00-10:00...

Learn how the EOSC Future ‘Climate Neutral and Smart Cities’ Science Project used DDI and other metadata standards to combine social survey, climate and environmental data! Webinar, Tuesday 19 March, 14:00 UTC.  Agenda and...

Title: Strategies in the Quality Assurance of Geomagnetic Observation Data in China Author: Suqin Zhang, Changhua Fu, Xudong Zhao, Xiuxia Zhang, Yufei He, Qi Li, Jun Chen, Jianjun Wang, Qian Zhao URL: http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2024-009 Title: Social Media Impact on...

How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter. Navigating Troubled Waters Since November 2023, escalating attacks on ships in the Red Sea have been...