De Souza Andrade A1
1The University Of Western Australia, , Australia
Biography:
Aline de Souza Andrade is a Project Officer at the Resilient Landscapes Hub, The University of Western Australia. She works across research data management, research infrastructure and digital research workflows, supporting the implementation of FAIR data practices, persistent identifiers and metadata standards across a distributed network of research partners. She is passionate about improving the discoverability, interoperability and long-term impact of research outputs.
Abstract:
The Resilient Landscapes Hub (RLH), part of Australia’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP), produces a diverse range of research outputs across multiple institutions and repositories. While this distributed approach supports collaboration and disciplinary needs, it also creates challenges for discoverability, interoperability and long-term stewardship of research outputs.
The ARDC Domain Data Portals project addressed these challenges by implementing a coordinated research data management approach aligned with the FAIR principles and supported by persistent identifiers (PIDs), including DOI, ORCID, Research Organisation Registry (ROR) and Research Activity Identifier (RAiD). The project evaluated repository capabilities across partner institutions, developed guidance for researchers, and established practical workflows to improve metadata quality and strengthen links between projects, people, organisations and outputs.
This presentation shares the approach adopted by the RLH and the lessons learned from implementing FAIR practices and PID-enabled workflows across a distributed research ecosystem. It will present outcomes including repository assessment, metadata guidelines, RAiD integration strategies and pathways for increasing the discoverability of research outputs through Research Data Australia.
The experience demonstrates how practical research infrastructure initiatives can improve interoperability, strengthen research data governance and create a more connected and sustainable research ecosystem.
