Benefits of working together services

Name Description ELIXIR Node
Empowering ELIXIR Nodes to measure and communicate their performance and impact

Demonstrating impact is central to ensuring the long-term sustainability of a research infrastructure. Building on existing impact assessment frameworks (e.g. developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD, or by the European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI) focused on research infrastructures, we will collaborate to adapt and refine these approaches based on the needs and specificities of the Italian, Norwegian and Portuguese Nodes of ELIXIR.

This effort by ELIXIR Portugal, Norway and Italy will be undertaken through continuous sharing among team members, and in close collaboration with the ELIXIR Hub. In addition, opportunities to collect contributions from other ELIXIR Nodes will be taken advantage of, namely via direct requests for feedback, short surveys and/or semi-structured interviews. Synergies with relevant ELIXIR activities will be sought, e.g. the RI-PATHS project (“Research Infrastructures Pathways of Impact”) and the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project.

The project is being continued and expanded to more ELIXIR Nodes through Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done.

For any question or query, contact Corinne Martin (corinne.martin [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Empowering%20ELIXIR%20Nodes%20to%20measure%20and%20communicate%20their%20performance%20and%20impact) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access impact-related resources (requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Norway
Empowering ELIXIR Nodes to measure and communicate their performance and impact

Demonstrating impact is central to ensuring the long-term sustainability of a research infrastructure. Building on existing impact assessment frameworks (e.g. developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD, or by the European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI) focused on research infrastructures, we will collaborate to adapt and refine these approaches based on the needs and specificities of the Italian, Norwegian and Portuguese Nodes of ELIXIR.

This effort by ELIXIR Portugal, Norway and Italy will be undertaken through continuous sharing among team members, and in close collaboration with the ELIXIR Hub. In addition, opportunities to collect contributions from other ELIXIR Nodes will be taken advantage of, namely via direct requests for feedback, short surveys and/or semi-structured interviews. Synergies with relevant ELIXIR activities will be sought, e.g. the RI-PATHS project (“Research Infrastructures Pathways of Impact”) and the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project.

The project is being continued and expanded to more ELIXIR Nodes through Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done.

For any question or query, contact Corinne Martin (corinne.martin [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Empowering%20ELIXIR%20Nodes%20to%20measure%20and%20communicate%20their%20performance%20and%20impact) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access impact-related resources (requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Norway
Empowering ELIXIR Nodes to measure and communicate their performance and impact

Demonstrating impact is central to ensuring the long-term sustainability of a research infrastructure. Building on existing impact assessment frameworks (e.g. developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD, or by the European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructures ESFRI) focused on research infrastructures, we will collaborate to adapt and refine these approaches based on the needs and specificities of the Italian, Norwegian and Portuguese Nodes of ELIXIR.

This effort by ELIXIR Portugal, Norway and Italy will be undertaken through continuous sharing among team members, and in close collaboration with the ELIXIR Hub. In addition, opportunities to collect contributions from other ELIXIR Nodes will be taken advantage of, namely via direct requests for feedback, short surveys and/or semi-structured interviews. Synergies with relevant ELIXIR activities will be sought, e.g. the RI-PATHS project (“Research Infrastructures Pathways of Impact”) and the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project.

The project is being continued and expanded to more ELIXIR Nodes through Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done.

For any question or query, contact Corinne Martin (corinne.martin [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Empowering%20ELIXIR%20Nodes%20to%20measure%20and%20communicate%20their%20performance%20and%20impact) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access impact-related resources (requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Norway
Health data anonymization, synthetic data and pseudonymization service technology

Life science and healthcare stakeholders need to use sensitive data in several ways. Sensitive data needs to be protected against unauthorized access. Protection of data may be required for legal or ethical reasons, for issues pertaining to personal privacy, or for proprietary considerations. Especially important but complicated this is when sensitive data comes from several sources and countries.

CSC (ELIXIR Finland) has recently launched open beta sensitive data (SD) services to support secure data management through web-user interfaces accessible from the user's own computer. The services include Sensitive Data Connect (SD Connect) and Sensitive Data Desktop (SD Desktop).

VEIL.AI, a University of Helsinki spinout, specializes in health data privacy protection powered by AI-driven technologies. These new technologies enable high-quality row-level anonymized data production with secure and easier data interoperability and federation for better research, education and innovation opportunities in life sciences. The data privacy protection technologies include:

  1. Pseudonymization and consent management: VEIL.AI ensures compliance with GDPR through data pseudonymization and consent management. This enables safe distributed identifier management in research collaborations and biobanking.
  2. Privacy protection through anonymization: The VEIL.AI Anonymization Engine provides automated tools for producing high quality row-level anonymized data for research collaborations. Other unique characteristics of VEIL.AI Anonymization Engine include continuous data collection, and multi-party data collaboration with automated quality optimization and high performance.
  3. Data Synthetization: In addition to anonymization, VEIL.AI de-identification technologies also support data synthetization for e.g. stress testing and assessing risk measures for healthcare technology developments and innovations.

Purpose of this project is to validate use of VEIL.AI technologies as part of the CSC SD solutions delivered for researchers, organizations and educational purposes, and negotiate for a licencing model for technology that would allow long-term sustainability of the technology collaboration and exchange.

Individual technology interests for knowledge exchange include:

  • Deployment of VEIL.AI service stack and APIs in ELIXIR-FI, CSC SD environment
  • Production of de-identified data (pseudonymized, anonymized, or synth data) using VEIL.AI APIs
  • Pooling de-identified data (data lake; delta-lake?)
  • Sharing of de-identified data (delta sharing)
  • Access control to the de-identification resources (API) and results (data)

Licencing of technology from an SME to support service infrastructure building of an ELIXIR node is a broad target. In this scheme CSC and VEIL.AI will produce a focused example of a collaboration scheme. We will first identify technology components, and then discuss what kind of agreement would be necessary, with the intention for a sustainable, long-term collaboration. Outcome will be know-how on how to build and formalise public infrastructure partnering with a (ICT) technology start-up. Optimally, lessons learned could be applicable for other similar arrangements.

ELIXIR Finland
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Impact evaluation at Node-level - getting it done

Building on the knowledge and experience gained during the piloting of the RI-PATHS approach, an ELIXIR-funded Staff Exchange project, and related work done elsewhere in ELIXIR, this Strategic Implementation Study aimed to increase capacity in impact evaluation across a set of national ELIXIR Nodes.

Led by three ELIXIR Nodes (Belgium, Norway and Portugal), and with support from the ELIXIR Hub, activities were undertaken in coordination with relevant work being done as part of the ELIXIR-CONVERGE project, and included:

A series of "Show and Tell" knowledge-exchange events was also run, e.g.:

  • scientific impact #1 by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • industry impact by the ELIXIR Hub (slides)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides) and ELIXIR Norway (slides), both relating to using and developing impact assessment frameworks
  • scientific impact #2 by ELIXIR Greece: BIP! Scholar (slides) and the impact of bioinformatics tools in the literature (slides)
  • impact of communications activities by ELIXIR Switzerland (slides)
  • impact of international activities on national level by ELIXIR Finland (slides)
  • case studies and experience-sharing by ELIXIR Netherlands (slides; impact evidence for a funder; scientific impact; impact of a service)
  • case study of ELIXIR UK (slides; making impact videos)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Belgium (slides; outcome and impact indicators) and ELIXIR Italy (slides; scientific impact)
  • case studies of ELIXIR Portugal (slides; analysing qualitative data) and ELIXIR Hub (slides; measuring policy impact)

The application of the new skills and knowledge was implemented by the Nodes themselves, focused on their chosen case studies (or “impact challenge”), with mentoring from relevant experts (impact, innovation and industry, communications, funding and stakeholders). This mentoring took the form of ad-hoc and informal requests for support and advice, along with more formal "support calls" where Nodes came with specific questions to ask to the experts, whom in turn provided dedicated feedback based on materials submitted ahead of the call. 

Case studies were chosen by the Nodes, based on their needs, as influenced by their national circumstances and particular sets of stakeholders. 

Outputs from this project are hyperlinked at the bottom this page, and include ELIXIR's Impact Toolkit (featured in the final webinar). The Toolkit collates a range of impact-related materials including training materials, worked examples, factsheets, lists of indicators, key published references, case studies, and slides. Its intended audience is operators, developers and managers wishing to demonstrate and communicate the performance, impact, and ultimately public value of their research infrastructure, to their particular set of funders and stakeholders.

The main outcome from this project was an increased capacity at Node level to demonstrate and communicate public value to funders and other key stakeholders, thereby contributing to long-term sustainability of Node-led activities. This ambition aligns directly with one of the 2020 recommendations of a High-Level Expert Group which assessed the progress of ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures) and other world class research infrastructures towards implementation and long-term sustainability. In parallel to this, the project worked to reinforce an ELIXIR-wide ‘community of practice’ around impact evaluation.

For any question or query, contact (info [at] elixir-europe.org (subject: Impact%20evaluation%20at%20Node-level%20-%20getting%20it%20done, body: %0AProject%20this%20message%20relates%20to%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Felixir-europe.org%2Finternal-projects%2Fcommissioned-services%2Fimpact-evaluation) ). If you are part of ELIXIR, you can access all resources related to this Study (requires login), and much more (also requires login) as part of ELIXIR's Impact Focus Group.

Supported by

ELIXIR CONVERGE logo
ELIXIR Portugal, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Belgium, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Greece, ELIXIR Netherlands, ELIXIR Switzerland, ELIXIR UK, ELIXIR France, ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Finland, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Israel, ELIXIR Germany
Performance benchmarking and technical monitoring

This study will support OpenEBench in the goal to become an observatory of bioinformatics software quality regarding openness including: 

  • ELIXIR AAI
  • software development and containerization best-practices
  • FAIR data principles for reference datasets as well as the principles on Open Data, Open Source and Open Science.

WP1. A Core Benchmarking Service: 

Work Package 1 has the following aims:

  • To establish, consolidate and extend the core ELIXIR Service for benchmarking
  • To lower the benchmarking startup hurdle
  • To provide basic tests of tool operability
  • To alleviate reimplementation of abstractable workflows

Through four subtasks: 

  1. Execution environment for benchmarking workflows
  2. Automated data import
  3. Scientific benchmarking test case
  4. Extend visualization gallery
ELIXIR Czech Republic, ELIXIR Italy, ELIXIR Norway, ELIXIR Spain, ELIXIR Switzerland