Open science: IEMN researchers open up their datasets
Publishing raw or processed research data on an institutional data repository offers many advantages: data traceability, contribution to the scientific community, compliance with institutional requirements, increased transparency towards society. Several IEMN researchers have already taken this initiative, thanks in particular to the opening of the IEMN Collection on the « Recherche Data Gouv » national repository
Data: “open as much as possible, close as much as necessary”
CNRS : In 2020, CNRS implemented a " Research Data Plan » to help its community make research data accessible and reusable. In an interview, Alain Schuhl, CNRS General Deputy Director for Science, explains why making research data open is crucial. Read the full interview here: CNRS : an ambitious plan for accessible and reusable research data
Alain Schuhl :
« Making data available alongside a scientific publication is essential in terms of understanding, reproducing, and validating scientific results. When such data are shared, other teams can re-use them and don’t need to generate them again, thus saving time and using research funds better. Above all, new knowledge can emerge from the cross-fertilisation of data from very diverse communities, as long as these are disseminated with high levels of quality and contextualisation. This is why it’s important to make data ‘FAIR’ – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable –right from the design stage of a research project.
« Sometimes a true shift in culture is required so we need to change both practices and mindsets while also developing tools. Tools for research data management, sharing, long-term preservation and dissemination that comply with the FAIR principles. »
Université de Lille : Opening up science to society, and ensuring that everyone has free access to research publications and data: this is the goal of the University of Lille, a pioneer in this field, as outlined in its 2021 roadmap.
“The LORD (Lille Open Research Data) project provides a comprehensive support and assistance to research teams in the Lille metropolitan area, covering all aspects of data management. It includes various actions to meet research teams’ needs: awareness-raising and training, personalized support for teams throughout the data lifecycle, as well as for codes and software. The objective is to relieve research teams as much as possible.”
“Researchers have access to all relevant contacts through a single help-desk. Additionally, IEMN has appointed its own data correspondent. Combining good knowledge of the lab environnement, disciplinary issues and data culture, the latter plays a central role in providing tailored support adapted to IEMN’s context.”
UPHF : In 2023, UPHF set up a data steering committee and adopted the UPHF research data management policy. It sets out guidelines for managing and sharing data within the institution and emphasizes best practices recommended throughout the research process:
“At a minimum, data linked to publications should be shared with the scientific community to ensure transparency and provide evidence supporting the presented results, while respecting the principles of scientific integrity.”
A research output « as such »: IEMN on Recherche.Data.Gouv institutionnal repository
Romain Peretti, Fabrizio Cleri and, more recently, Stéphane Lenfant have chosen the RDG institutional repository to publish their data sets, taking advantage of the launch of the IEMN collection. This collection can be uploaded directly or mirrored by the repositories of IEMN’s supervising institutions: CNRS, the University of Lille, and UPHF. In addition to meeting the requirements of funding agencies (such as Région Hauts de France, ANR, Europe, etc.), the RDG data repository provides a structured framework, high-quality metadata, and enhanced visibility. These published dataset represent « as such » a real valuable research output. Let’s hope that the experience of these IEMN “early testers” will help promote these best practices across other research groups. Indeed, IEMN intends to continue on the path toward a more open, collaborative, and sustainable science—while respecting legitimate exceptions regulated by law, particularly in restricted access areas (Zone à Régime Restrictif – ZRR).
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PERETTI Romain; HANNOTTE Théo; DENAKPO Elsa; OSSEIRAN Noureddin, 2024, « Full acquisition of 100k & 50k terahertz time domain spectroscopy reference time traces », https://doi.org/10.57745/Y35DYN, Recherche Data Gouv, V1
⇒ Publication associée
Denakpo Elsa, Hannotte Théo, Osseiran Noureddin, Orieux François, Peretti Romain « Signal estimation and uncertainties extraction in TeraHertz Time Domain Spectroscopy », 2024 arXiv: 2410.08587
- LENFANT Stephane, 2025, « Data from article entitled « Electroisomerization Blinking of an Azobenzene Derivative Molecule », https://doi.org/10.57745/E2GOOP, Recherche Data Gouv, V1
⇒ Publication associée
S. Godey, H. Therssen, D. Guérin, T. Mélin, S. Lenfant « Electroisomerization Blinking of an Azobenzene Derivative Molecule Nanotechnology », 36, 105702 (2025) doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ada2f3
- ARAVANAN Vinnarasi; RAOURAOUA Nessim; BRYSBAERT Guillaume; GIORDANO Stephano; LENSINK Marc F.; CLERI Fabrizio; BLOSSEY Ralf, 2024, « Molecular dynamics data for DNA base flipping », https://doi.org/10.57745/30ABBY, Recherche Data Gouv, V2
- SARAVANAN Vinnarasi; RAOURAOUA Nessim; BRYSBAERT Guillaume; GIORDANO Stephano; LENSINK Marc F.; CLERI Fabrizio; BLOSSEY Ralf, 2024, « Molecular dynamics data for UDG enzyme », https://doi.org/10.57745/C5UQ2X, Recherche Data Gouv, V1
- SARAVANAN Vinnarasi; RAOURAOUA Nessim; BRYSBAERT Guillaume; GIORDANO Stephano; LENSINK Marc F.; CLERI Fabrizio; BLOSSEY Ralf, 2024, « Molecular dynamics data for UDG-dsDNA », https://doi.org/10.57745/G2RQ3E, Recherche Data Gouv, V1
