Many research funding bodies require submission of a data management plan (DMP) (or similar document) with a funding bid. They are also a valuable document for any project as they set the scent for the collection and management of research data throughout the full life cycle of the project. The Digital Curation Centre’s DMPonline is an […]
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The UK Data Service has produced a very useful guide to ‘Depositing shareable survey data’ (http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/news-and-events/newsitem/?id=3836). The guide covers all aspects of thinking and planning for data collection, consent, preparing data for deposit, and depositing with the UK Data Service. Although the latter section in the guide highlights the requirements when depositing with the UK […]
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The University Library is running a series of workshops for staff this July with the aim of helping you get the best results for your research. One of their sessions covers Research Data Management, details are provide below. Tuesday 15th July, 2-4pm Whilst efficient data management has always been part of good research practice, research […]
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Explore Research Data Management in more depth at this workshop: Research Data Managament for academic and research staff Friday 4th April 10-12, Library Seminar Room 1: Whilst efficient data management has always been part of good research practice, research data management is growing in importance in higher education. An increasing number of funding bodies require […]
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Loughborough University’s Research Committee have approved a draft Research Data Management Policy. The policy is likely to be amended as services are developed and as it is considered at other committees. However, Research Committee approval is a good first step for this developing policy. We would like to acknowledge the support we received from colleagues […]
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We had a poster summarising the results of our UK HEI RDM survey accepted for the 9th International Digital Curation Conference. Check out number 206: UK Higher Education Research Data Management Survey from the full list of posters.
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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. […]
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