“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

28.04.2025 - 29.04.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata for Energy

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
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09.05.2025

Traceable science using metadata from syntheses and characterisation

Join Brian Pauw for a lecture on applied metadata in research
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12.05.2025 - 14.05.2025

HMC Conference 2025

BECAUSE CONTEXT MATTERS
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06.06.2025

FAIR research data management in composite engineering

Mathieu Vinot (DLR) shares how the MEMAS project applies FAIR principles to complex engineering data.
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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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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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04.04.2025

Information Event for HMC Project Call 2025

Join us on for the Information Event to learn about the HMC Project Call 2025
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04.04.2025

Creative Commons licences & FAIR data

Till Kreutzer (iRights Law) will explain how to make your data legally FAIR & reusable using CC licenses
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01.04.2025 - 02.04.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata for Health

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
read more
21.03.2025

A FAIR-enabling resource for biodiversity monitoring schemes

Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth (UFZ) will provide insights to the FAIR aspects of the ADVANCE project
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20.03.2025

Information Event for HMC Project Call 2025

Don’t miss out to learn more about the HMC Project Call 2025
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21.02.2025

Relevance of provenance in the context of FAIR

Andreas Schreiber (DLR) will talk about the importance of data provenance in the context of FAIR principles
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Events

28.04.2025 - 29.04.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata for Energy

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
read more
09.05.2025

Traceable science using metadata from syntheses and characterisation

Join Brian Pauw for a lecture on applied metadata in research
read more
12.05.2025 - 14.05.2025

HMC Conference 2025

BECAUSE CONTEXT MATTERS
read more
06.06.2025

FAIR research data management in composite engineering

Mathieu Vinot (DLR) shares how the MEMAS project applies FAIR principles to complex engineering data.
read more
11.06.2025 - 12.06.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
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
04.04.2025

Information Event for HMC Project Call 2025

Join us on for the Information Event to learn about the HMC Project Call 2025
read more
04.04.2025

Creative Commons licences & FAIR data

Till Kreutzer (iRights Law) will explain how to make your data legally FAIR & reusable using CC licenses
read more
01.04.2025 - 02.04.2025

Fundamentals of Scientific Metadata for Health

Ready to master the fundamentals of scientific metadata?
read more
21.03.2025

A FAIR-enabling resource for biodiversity monitoring schemes

Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth (UFZ) will provide insights to the FAIR aspects of the ADVANCE project
read more
20.03.2025

Information Event for HMC Project Call 2025

Don’t miss out to learn more about the HMC Project Call 2025
read more
21.02.2025

Relevance of provenance in the context of FAIR

Andreas Schreiber (DLR) will talk about the importance of data provenance in the context of FAIR principles
read more