Australian Research Data Commons
Providing Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data
EXPLORE THE ARDC
ABOUT THE ARDC
At the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), we’re accelerating Australian research and innovation by driving excellence in the creation, analysis and retention of high-quality data assets.
We partner with the research community and industry to build leading-edge digital research infrastructure to provide Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data.
OUR THEMATIC RESEARCH DATA COMMONS
In partnership with the research community, the ARDC has established 3 national-scale Thematic Research Data Commons to meet Australia’s future research needs with long-term, enduring digital infrastructure.
LATEST NEWS
FROM OUR COMMUNITY
Kim Picard is building a platform that will make seabed data more accessible to researchers.
“With ARDC support, we’re going to leverage off what we’ve already achieved through AusSeabed through the collaboration of our stakeholders, who are ready to bring the data together and eliminate the barrier to end users so they can use the seabed data that’s out there. Because we’re partnering with 6 other organisations, we are ensuring broad national and international knowledge is brought together. What we’re doing together is going to have a global influence.”
Kim Picard
Marine scientist
More on Kim’s project 
Professor Michael Haugh leads an ARDC-supported project to build a national language data commons.
“Humanities traditionally has done things on a smaller scale, but I think people are seeing the value of forming research groups. The language data commons is a good example of research communities coming together on a common project to build something together. And language is something that belongs to all of us.”
Michael Haugh
Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
The University of Queensland
More on Michael’s projectThe University of Queensland
UPCOMING EVENTS
17 -19
Feb
Time: 17 to 19 February 2025
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Type Conference
19th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC25)
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18
Feb
Time: 12 noon to 1 pm (AEDT)
Location: Online
Type Workshop
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Help Shape the ARDC Community Data Lab for HASS and Indigenous Research
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18 Feb
13 Mar
Time: Varies by workshop
Location: Online
Type Workshop
Thematic research data commons is:
People
Disease Data Challenges Co-Design Workshops
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19
Feb
Time: 1 to 2 pm (AEDT)
Location: Online
Type Forum
ARDC National Skills Forum (February 2025): Skills Catalytic Converters
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