PSDI Showcase

Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure (PSDI)

Join us in Birmingham for the PSDI Showcase — a one-day event introducing the Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure to the community.

Library of Birmingham

Join us in Birmingham for the official PSDI Showcase Event 2025, a one-day gathering focused on advancing data practice in the physical sciences. This event brings together researchers, data professionals, and scientific institutions to explore PSDI’s tools, share knowledge, and shape the future of data infrastructure.The event will feature:<ul><li>Live demonstrations of PSDI tools and resources</li></ul><ul><li>Keynote speakers from leading research institutions</li></ul><ul><li>Lightning talks and poster presentations</li></ul><ul><li>Community feedback sessions and networking</li></ul>This is a free, in-person event. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. (If you registered after 5th September, we cannot guarantee that your dietary requirements can be accommodated.)Let’s collaborate to accelerate data-driven research in the physical sciences.<h4>Who Should Attend</h4>This event is designed for professionals involved in scientific research, data management, and research support in the physical sciences. This includes:<ul><li>Researchers and Principal Investigators</li></ul><ul><li>Data stewards and research software engineers</li></ul><ul><li>Technical and infrastructure staff</li></ul><ul><li>Librarians and research support staff</li></ul><ul><li>Open science advocates and funders</li></ul>Whether you are managing a research dataset or supporting national infrastructure, this event will offer practical insight and connection.<h4>Why Attend?</h4>Scientific research is evolving rapidly — and so are the demands of data stewardship.By attending, you will:<ul><li>Gain practical knowledge of PSDI tools and how they are being applied</li></ul><ul><li>Hear from expert speakers addressing today’s data challenges</li></ul><ul><li>Connect with a national network of professionals in physical sciences</li></ul><ul><li>Contribute your voice to shape future developments in PSDI</li></ul>Do not miss this opportunity to engage with the people, tools, and insights driving responsible, collaborative research infrastructure.<h4>Venue Details</h4>Library of Birmingham Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2NDJust 5 minutes from Birmingham New Street Station Fully accessible venue Refreshments and lunch providedPlease indicate any accessibility or dietary requirements during registration.<h4>Tickets / Registration</h4>This event is free to attend. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.Click Get Tickets to confirm your place and receive the full agenda when released.Let’s collaborate to accelerate the future of data in physical sciences. We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham.

Agenda

Registrations & Refreshments 

Welcome 

During this presentation a member of the PSDI Senior team will re-introduce PSDI. They will reflect on our purpose, the progress we have made and the current state of PSDI including the infrastructure, tools, services and engagement opportunities. This session will provide attendees with invaluable context that will deepen your understanding and support your contribution to the following sessions.

The State of Play: PSDI's purpose and progress

The UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Programme is a national effort to develop the interconnected systems, services, and skills needed to support cutting-edge research in the digital age. By investing in shared data infrastructure, advanced computing, and secure, interoperable platforms, the Programme aims to make research data more accessible, reusable, and impactful across disciplines.


Building the UK’s Digital Research Infrastructure

Break & Refreshments

UKRI is developing a new research data policy, which will update and streamline its expectations for sharing and managing research data and other research-relevant digital objects, including software and code, arising from UKRI-funded research. This integrated policy will apply to research funded by the research councils, Research England, Innovate UK and cross-UKRI schemes. It aims to provide clearer and more consistent expectations and support best practice for different research domains and data types. Paul will talk about the aims of the new policy, how it is being developed, and relevance to Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure community. 

Developing UKRI's research data policy 

Data-driven materials discovery is coming of age, given the rise of 'big data' and machine- learning (ML) methods. However, the most sophisticated ML methods need a lot of data to train them. This talk shows how we have developed home-grown open-source software tools to auto-generate custom-materials databases and language models and how they are deployed to train and apply ML to energy-sustainable applications. The talk will demonstrate AI applications in data-driven materials discovery, materials-science forecasting, phase mapping and interactive querying of AI for decision-making for next-generation materials science.

Data Driven Materials Science

Lunch 

Meet the teams behind some of PSDI's Resources. Including, the Data Revival Service, Data Conversion Service, Bio Simulation Database, the Knowledge Base and Cross Data Search. Watch demonstrations, engage in interactive activities, and test the resources for yourself. This is also an opportunity to visit our Training, Feedback and Consultation and Ideation exhibits. Where you can share your ideas on what resources PSDI should develop next, what training provision would be most valuable to your discipline and feed back on our current provision. 

PSDI Resource Exhibition 

With our funding call having received an amazing number of high quality responses, we're looking forward to those selected sharing their projects  with you via a number of lightning talks, which will provide you with a taste of PSDI's focus over the coming months. 

Meet our new partners - What PSDI is currently working on?

What’s next? Shaping the future of PSDI together - Interactive Discussion

Closing Statements 

(Optional) Networking Reception 

(Optional) Dinner

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