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
18
Mar
Time: 12 noon to 1.50 pm AEDT
Location: Online
Type Workshop
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
ARDC Community Data Lab Co-design Workshop: Tools for Using RO-Crate Research Data
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25
Mar
Time: 2pm AEDT
Location: Online via MS Teams
Type Webinar
Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Webinar: Biosecurity Commons
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25
Mar
Time: 12 noon to 1.50 pm AEDT
Location: Online
Type Workshop
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
ARDC Community Data Lab Co-design Workshop: Research Tools for Digitised Documents
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25
Mar
Time: 2:30 to 3:30 pm (AEDT)
Location: Online
Type Webinar
Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
What Happened at HASS and Indigenous RDC Summer School 2025: A Webinar
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