“Metadata is a love note to the future”
Jason Scott

The Helmholtz Metadata Collaboration (HMC) promotes the qualitative enrichment of research data by means of metadata – and implements this approach across the whole organization.

HMC develops and implements novel concepts and technologies for a sustainable handling of research data through high-quality metadata. Its main goal is to make the depth and breadth of research data produced by Helmholtz Centres findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) for the whole science community. Read more

News

04.09.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub AST

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub AST
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11.09.2025

HMC Project Call 2024 | Welcome Meeting

Get to know the HMC project cohort 2024 - online event with live exchange
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18.09.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Earth & Environment

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Earth and Environment
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29.09.2025 - 01.10.2025

TEACH 5

Join us in Berlin in November for the fifth edition of the TEACH conference!
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30.09.2025

2nd Helmholtz Research Data Commons

How can AI enhance your research data workflows?
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02.10.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Energy

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Energy
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16.10.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Health

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Health
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11.07.2025

Distance and Data Reuse

Prof. Paul Groth introduces the concept of distance between data creators and data users
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11.06.2025 - 12.06.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
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06.06.2025

FAIR RDM in composite engineering

Mathieu Vinot (DLR) shares how the MEMAS project applies FAIR principles to complex engineering data.
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12.05.2025 - 14.05.2025

HMC Conference 2025

BECAUSE CONTEXT MATTERS
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09.05.2025

A place for everything

Join Brian Pauw for a lecture on applied metadata in research
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Events

04.09.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub AST

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub AST
read more
11.09.2025

HMC Project Call 2024 | Welcome Meeting

Get to know the HMC project cohort 2024 - online event with live exchange
read more
18.09.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Earth & Environment

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Earth and Environment
read more
29.09.2025 - 01.10.2025

TEACH 5

Join us in Berlin in November for the fifth edition of the TEACH conference!
read more
30.09.2025

2nd Helmholtz Research Data Commons

How can AI enhance your research data workflows?
read more
02.10.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Energy

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Energy
read more
16.10.2025

HMC Open Office Hour – Hub Health

Join the HMC Open Office Hour with Hub Health
read more
11.07.2025

Distance and Data Reuse

Prof. Paul Groth introduces the concept of distance between data creators and data users
read more
11.06.2025 - 12.06.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
read more
06.06.2025

FAIR RDM in composite engineering

Mathieu Vinot (DLR) shares how the MEMAS project applies FAIR principles to complex engineering data.
read more
12.05.2025 - 14.05.2025

HMC Conference 2025

BECAUSE CONTEXT MATTERS
read more
09.05.2025

A place for everything

Join Brian Pauw for a lecture on applied metadata in research
read more