Mr Matt Woodburn
Science Data Architect
Division: LS Diversity and Informatics Division
Summary
I am the science data architect for the Natural History Museum's Digital Collections Programme, which will ultimately digitise the museum's 80 million specimens and make the data available to the global scientific community. Following an education in life sciences, I've worked predominantly in data architecture and system design, development and consultancy in the private and academic sectors. Working at the NHM provides the ideal opportunity to combine my interests and experience.
Qualifications
- MRes, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 2000 - 2001
- BSc (Hons), University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 1997 - 2000
Degrees
Employment history
Non-academic
Science Data Architect, Natural History Museum, 2014 - ongoing
Information Systems Manager, NIHR BioResource, University of Cambridge, NIHR BioResource, 2012 - 2014
Head of Sample Informatics, JDRF/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 2011 - 2012
Software Engineer, JDRF/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, University of Cambridge, 2008 - 2011
Software Developer, Self-employed, 2007 - 2008
Computer Maintenance Engineer, Realize-IT Ltd, 2006 - 2006
Software Developer, Webhaven Ltd, 2006 - 2007
Consultant, Dunnett Shaw Ltd, 2002 - 2005
Publications
Scott B, Baker E, Woodburn M, Vincent S, Hardy H, Smith VS (2019) The Natural History Museum Data Portal. Database, 2019 : doi: 10.1093/database/baz038
Brierley MJ, Ashworth AJ, Craven TP, Woodburn M, Banks JR, Lu W, Riccardi D, Balment RJ, McCrohan CR (2003) Electrical activity of caudal neurosecretory neurons in seawater- and freshwater-adapted flounder: responses to cholinergic agonists. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206 (22) : 4011 - 4020. doi: 10.1242/jeb.00631
Casino A, Raes N, Addink W, Woodburn M (null) Collections Digitization and Assessment Dashboard, a Tool for Supporting Informed Decisions. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.37505
Cocks N, Livermore L, Smith V, Woodburn M (null) Technical capacities of digitisation centres within ICEDIG participating institutions. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6 : doi: 10.3897/rio.6.e55522
Dixey K, Woodburn M, Hardy H, Livermore L, Smith V (null) Identification of provisional Centres of Excellence for digitisation of European natural science collections. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6 : doi: 10.3897/rio.6.e57750
Hardisty A, Livermore L, Walton S, Woodburn M, Hardy H (null) Costbook of the digitisation infrastructure of DiSSCo. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 6 : doi: 10.3897/rio.6.e58915
Hardy H, Smith V, Livermore L, Allan EL, Dupont S, Woodburn M, Vincent S (null) What 5 Years of Digitisation Teaches Us About What Comes Next. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.37044
Hobern D, Paul DL, Robertson T, Groom Q, Thiers B, Asase A, Luo M, Semal P, Woodburn M, Zschuschen E (null) Advancing the Catalogue of the World’s Natural History Collections. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 4 : doi: 10.3897/biss.4.59324
Raes N, van Egmond E, Casino A, Woodburn M, Paul DL (null) Towards a Global Collection Description Standard. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.37894
Smith V, Dupont S, Woodburn M (null) Towards Community Collections Management. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 4 : doi: 10.3897/biss.4.59341
Smith V, Scott B, Livermore L, Kiddle P, Vincent S, Woodburn M (null) Sustaining Community Data Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities with the Scratchpad Virtual Research Environment. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 2 : e26323 - e26323. doi: 10.3897/biss.2.26323
Thessen A, Shorthouse D, Paul D, Conlon M, Woodburn M, Koureas D, Ramdeen S, Haak L, Cornwell P (null) A Proposed Metadata Standard for Recording and Sharing Attribution Information in Biodiversity. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.35169
Thessen AE, Woodburn M, Koureas D, Paul D, Conlon M, Shorthouse DP, Ramdeen S (null) Proper Attribution for Curation and Maintenance of Research Collections: Metadata Recommendations of the RDA/TDWG Working Group. Data Science Journal, 18 (1) : 54 - 54. doi: 10.5334/dsj-2019-054
Trekels M, Woodburn M, Paul DL, Grant S, Webbink K, Jones J, Groom Q (null) How do you Develop a Data Standard? Wikibase might be the Solution…. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 4 : doi: 10.3897/biss.4.59211
Wilson S, Russell D, Miller G, Carine M, Valentine C, Loader S, Woodburn M, Vincent S, Stevens L, Thompson K, Smith D, Price B, Heath T (null) Join the Dots: assessing 80 million items at the Natural History Museum, London. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 2 : e26500 - e26500. doi: 10.3897/biss.2.26500
Woodburn M, Paul DL, Addink W, Baskauf SJ, Blum S, Chapman C, Grant S, Groom Q, Jones J, Petersen M, Raes N, Smith D, Tilley L, Trekels M, Trizna M, Ulate W, Vincent S, Walls R, Webbink K, Zermoglio P (null) Unity in Variety: Developing a collection description standard by consensus. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 4 : doi: 10.3897/biss.4.59233
Woodburn M, Paul DL, Ulate W, Raes N (null) Exposing the Dark Data of Undigitized Collections: A TDWG global standard for collection descriptions. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.37201
Woodburn M, Vincent S, Hardy H, Valentine C (null) Join the Dots: Adding collection assessment to collection descriptions. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 3 : doi: 10.3897/biss.3.37200