About

FAIREHR is a one-stop shop where researchers can preregister their studies in the field of human and environmental health, following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) guidance principles. The FAIREHR aims to consolidate researches leading to generation of data on exposure to chemicals in a central IT infrastructure and to ensure that information is secure, of high quality, findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable to the extent possible. The FAIREHR will serve the research community from concept to project completion for generating reusable high-quality metadata and ensuring visibility throughout the research project life cycle. FAIREHR will:

  • Increase comparability of research results
  • Increase reusability of research results
  • Reduce unnecessary duplication preventing wastedView effort and precious research funds​
  • Encourage global collaboration between researchers​
  • Reduce unnecessary methodological heterogeneity ​
  • Reduce risk of Insufficient metadata collection (Metadata deficiencies)​
  • Facilitate identification of ongoing or concluded, not yet published, studies​
  • Promote the use of harmonised terminologies ​
  • Increase transparency​
  • Improve quality and allow study reports to be compliant with established reporting criteria​
  • Allow peer-reviewers to compare the manuscript findings with the registered study​
  • Reduce Selective reporting and reporting or publication bias and help shed light on negative studies​
  • Aid patients and encourages patient/public participation in research​
  • Aid guideline development​
  • Aids the wider scientific and scholarly community by allowing for open and early peer-review of study objectives and methods, allowing for adjustments and refinement and to ensure the question asked is the right one​
  • Aids commissioners and funders of research allowing them to identify ongoing studies in their field of interest​
  • Improve replication rate​

Who should be part of the network? (users)

Preregistration of environmental and health research studies aids scientists, regulators, policy makers (at various levels such as EU, national, regional), life sciences companies, occupational health hygienist, publishing house, journals, professional associations, Contract Research Organization (CRO), Meta researchers and research funding bodies to track and identify planned and ongoing, as well as completed, studies. The metadata will also include links to related information, facilitating comprehensive data exploration.

Our platform will enable researchers to consult with experts in the field for getting insights in topics relevant for their research question. In addition, human and machine-readable metadata will enable automatic discovery of datasets and services to promote evidence-based decision-making process for research and development (R&D) and public health.

1 Preregistration: Establish a virtual environment for pregregistration of study design of a research project; 2 Adaptation and finalization of the study design: FAIRBHM provides templates, SOPs and human and machine-readable metadata catalogues based on Minimum information (MI); 3 Networking: FAIRBHM provoke feedback and communication among research community and other stakeholders; 4 Publication of study protocols: Turning the preregistrations into a registration. The study protocol will be published and made available.

Our Mission

At FAIREHR we believe that all people must have a fair opportunity to have access to method, tools and expert knowledge to be able to generate impactful research in open science environments as fundamental enabler for public health digital transformation. With FAIREHR we provide a unique platform for everyone to connect and be part of the smart community. FAIREHR aim is to increase or facilitate external collaborations and data integration from various sources with increasing machine discoverability and (re)use of data.

Exchange information on emerging science

  • Improve data quality
  • Promote Synergies among research teams and more efficient transfer of research findings to policy-makers and other interested stakeholders
  • Encourage the validation and harmonisation of common measurement methods and monitoring tools so that the demands of risk assessors can be better met

Our Vision

  • Independent, transparent and open network
  • Advancing digitalization for sustainable change
  • Providing a unified view of the global research record
  • Leading global network for Environmental and health studies
  • Alarming system for emerging environmental contaminants
  • Bridge between science, policy and industry
  • Platform for innovative initiatives to address new monitoring challenges
  • Empower informed decision-making with Elevating Exposure in chemical safety assessment

Our Team

The members of the Steering Committee

  • Maryam Zare Jeddi,  Chair and founder

The members of the Technical Implementation team

  • Shahzad Rashid, IOM, Edinburgh
  • Finlay Brooker, IOM, Edinburgh

International Advisory Board (to be established)

Publications and Presentations

Publications and Presentations relevant to FAIREHR can be found at the following links:

Zare Jeddi Maryam, et al (2023) FAIR environmental and health registry (FAIREHR)- supporting the science to policy interface and life science research, development and innovation. Frontiers in Toxicology, 5, DOI=10.3389/ftox.2023.1116707

Zare Jeddi M, et al (2021) A human biomonitoring (HBM) Global Registry Framework: Further advancement of HBM research following the FAIR principles, IJHEH; 238;