STARDAST · Horizon Europe project (September 2026 - August 2030)
Recognition, skills and careers for Europe’s data stewards
STARDAST is a Horizon Europe project helping to train, recognise and retain data stewards across disciplines and sectors, so that FAIR data and Open Science become everyday practice.
- Programme
- Horizon Europe
- Grant agreement
- No 101268773
- Consortium
- 21 partners, 9 countries
Vision
Our vision
Data stewards turn FAIR data and Open Science into everyday research practice, yet their role is often undervalued, their career paths unclear and institutional support uneven. STARDAST aims to make data stewardship a recognised, skilled and connected profession across Europe. At its heart is a cohort of data stewards embedded across our consortium in nine countries, working together on training, career frameworks and FAIR practice.
Impact
The impact we want to create
NETWORKS
Lasting connections across Europe
Sustainable FAIR and Open Science networks, built through competence centres, peer learning and staff exchanges across institutions, disciplines and countries.
PRACTICE
Higher-quality research through skilled data stewardship
Better data practices and more reproducible research, supported by an open curriculum, shared tools and training.
CULTURE
A culture that values data stewardship
Recognition of data stewardship as a profession, supported by career pathways and recognition frameworks across institutions.
Updates
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Our consortium
International organisations, research infrastructures, universities and companies, working across the life and biomedical sciences, physics, environmental research, the humanities and language data.
