Current Programs and Projects
Learn about the Thematic Research Data Commons, programs and projects underway at the ARDC. We collaborate and partner with organisations and institutions on projects that enable Australian researchers to access national digital research infrastructure, platforms, skills and collections of high-quality data.
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Ecosystem Indicator Workflows
A modular, fit-for-purpose toolbox that supports the development of ecosystem-specific indicators
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Biological Psychiatry Data Commons
An Australian-led data commons enabling discovery and sharing of biological psychiatry data
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Enhancing Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) for Health Research
This project will unlock further potential of the Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) dataset…
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
HeSANDA Cohort Studies
National infrastructure for cohort studies health data sharing and collaboration
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Indigenous Data Foundations: A Learning Partnership
Learning together to build organisational capability for Indigenous Data Governance in earth and environmental infrastructures
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Frontier Federated Machine Learning Capacity Building for Australia
Building secure federated machine learning for Australian health research
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Environmental Health Critical Data Needs Analysis
Understanding what data is needed to investigate quantitative relationships between environmental exposures and human health…
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Curated Collections for Enduring HASS and Indigenous Data
An enduring web publishing platform solution for HASS and Indigenous research data collections.
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Research Software Engineering Capacity Enhancement Project (RSE-CEP)
Architectural principles, a technology roadmap, and detailed explanations of common RSE patterns for the HASS…
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Reusable and Accessible Public Interest Documents (RAPID)
Making public interest documents easily accessible to a wider audience of researchers and the public.
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Enhanced Analytics for HASS and Indigenous Data
Software tooling to increase the usability and reusability of digital resources in HASS and Indigenous…
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
NCRIS FAIR Data and Secure Access
Partnering with National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) facilities to make research data FAIR and…
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Phenomics Model Discovery
Improving discovery of preclinical model data across Australia
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Thematic research data commons is:
People
Advanced Analytics and AI Resource Hub
Building a national-scale resource hub providing researchers with access to AI tools, training, and infrastructure…
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Social Science Research Infrastructure Network
Social science infrastructure for research that contributes to a more equitable and resilient society.
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Thematic research data commons is:
HASS and Indigenous
Australian Creative Histories and Futures
Making Australia’s rich history in the arts more accessible.
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Biosecurity Dataspaces
Enabling trusted data sharing to reduce biosecurity risks for Australia
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Prototype Australian Dataspace Testbed Service
Enabling the testing and refinement of prototype dataspaces in Australia
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Leveraging Dataspaces to Operationalise Data Sharing for a Shared Environmental Analytics Facility (SEAF)
Aligning the SEAF platform with the International Data Spaces (IDSA) Rulebook for secure, best-practice environmental…
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Thematic research data commons is:
Planet
Biosecurity Commons
A cloud-based decision-support platform for modelling and analysing biosecurity risk and response