Join a Metagenome Assembled Genomes hackathon

The “Optimising MAGs-building workflows hackathon” is taking place in October and we want to know if you’d like to join! An international group is participating in Europe, and BioCommons is planning to offer a complementary event in Australia. Please join us if you are interested in enhancing MAGs-building workflows, developing user-friendly training materials, advancing workflow evaluation methods, or building intelligent computational resource estimation tools.

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Christina Hall2025
New seminar series ignites curiosity and builds practical AI skills in the life sciences

A series of webinars will feature Australian researchers from across academia and industry sharing their experiences of using AI in the life sciences. Hear how AI is being used to push boundaries, solve problems, and reimagine the way we do science. From multi-omics analysis to drug discovery, structural biology and the ethics of AI in science, these free events will explore diverse and practical applications across the life sciences, focusing on the stories, insights, and experiences behind the research.

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Building bridges for better data sharing: ENA experts empower Australian researchers in data submission

A visit from the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) team enhanced Australian researchers’ skills in submitting and retrieving genomic, metagenomic, and environmental DNA (eDNA) data to/from international repositories. The two weeks together provided a unique opportunity to engage directly in our time zone through an intensive series of workshops and roundtable discussions.

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Christina Hall2025
Australia's inaugural nf-core Hackathon Outpost boosts local Nextflow capability

The first-ever Australian satellite site of the international nf-core Hackathon has just taken place in Sydney. Seventeen participants from across the country came together to collaborate on cutting-edge Nextflow projects. This marked a significant step in strengthening Australia’s Nextflow and nf-core community, fostering new collaborations between researchers, bioinformaticians, and Nextflow enthusiasts.

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