Add ELIXIR-UK HDR joint hackathon news

Author: PhilReedData

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 title: "HDR UK and ELIXIR-UK to host first joint hackathon"
 date: 2024-08-23
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 HDR UK and ELIXIR-UK are set to host their first joint hackathon. This in-person event will bring together professionals across the UK to collaborate on innovative solutions to shared technical challenges in the health data and life sciences sectors.

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+title: "Project leadership at first HDR UK & ELIXIR-UK Joint Hackathon"
+date: 2025-02-21
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+![Group photo at HDR UK and ELIXIR-UK joint hackathon](/images/posts_images/hdr-elixir-uk-hack-2025-group.webp)
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+Last week, the eScience Lab attended the first HDR UK & ELIXIR-UK Joint Hackathon, in Nottingham. The event brought together technical professionals from both health data and life sciences for three days of problem-solving and  collaboration. 
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+The opening remarks included highlights from Carole Goble (Head of Node at ELIXIR-UK), describing the value and impact from teamwork across the community, addressing shared technical challenges. 
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+There was a strong Manchester contingent, including the eScience Lab, particularly from Alex Hambley, Doug Lowe and Stian Soiland-Reyes who ran the project titled 'Adopting RO-Crate for enhanced metadata management and visualisation'.
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+For more information, please read [Innovation in action: Behind the scenes at the first HDR UK & ELIXIR-UK Joint Hackathon](https://elixiruknode.org/news/2025/innovation-in-action-first-hackathon/) from ELIXIR-UK.
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+Image credit: ELIXIR-UK