Dr Erika Whiteford has kindly written a research data management case study for the Lakes and the Artic Carbon cycle project. Erika’s case study highlights the value historic research data brings to our understanding of the future. It also illustrates the importance of managing research data and sharing it for possible future studies. Erika’s case study is available […]
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Research Councils UK have devised Common Principles on Data Policy. This establishes their position on the management of research data produced by projects they fund, as well as taking steps to making data publically available. Each Council has slightly different requirements in relation to proposals for funding and the research data arising from the projects they fund. […]
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This post makes an interesting addition to earlier posts regarding our UK HEI Research Data Management survey and the benefits of being part of the JISCMRD programme. We looked at the survey results and DCC engagement institutions to see whether there was any evidence to suggest that institutions with RDM services in place received DCC support. […]
In this third post focusing on our recent RDM survey of UK HEIs, we consider the impact of the JISCMRD programme on the work UK HEIs are undertaking. Jisc recently funded projects to undertake a range of initiatives investigating the management of research data. Specific programme strands were: Research Data Management Infrastructure (RDMI) Research Data […]
Following on from our earlier post about Institutional readiness for managing research data, Stéphane and I have been looking at staffing levels in UK HEIs for establishing and supporting RDM. The data comes from our recent survey of UK HEIs RDM practices and a mapping to JISCMRD programme institutions. A further set of indicators can serve to […]
We have been working with Stéphane Goldstein, a Consultant at the Research Information Network (RIN), to see whether there is any link between the development of institutional research data management services and involvement in the JISCMRD programme. Universities in the UK are preparing policies and services to better support research data management. This work is being […]
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The results of our recent survey of UK HEI research data management activities are available. Martin Hamilton has posted a comprehensive blog post intriguingly titled ‘Metadata is a Love Note to the Future – UK Higher Education Research Data Management (RDM) Survey‘. The survey and results generated a good deal of interest on and off-line.
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Loughborough University has been conducting a survey to discover what services UK Universities offer for managing research data created within their institutions. Martin Hamilton wrote about the survey in a post titled ‘UK Higher Education Research Data Management Survey‘. The questionnaire was divided into four main themes: About RDM at your institution: this covered demographics and whether a research […]
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