Increasingly, researchers are expected to make their research data available, in such a way that it is “as open as possible and as closed as necessary”. Additionally, having a data management plan is required by many stakeholders like funding agencies, ethical review boards, or journals.

But what does this mean, and how can you put this into practice? What are the practical consequences of research data management (RDM) and how do you handle personal/sensitive data and take care of long-term preservation, access, and reuse of your data? These and related questions about RDM are the topic of this workshop.

We will discuss best practices for documenting, organizing, sharing, and archiving your research data, including personal data and working in international collaboration settings. You will practice with writing a README and learn how to write or improve the data management plans for your own research projects.

Effectively managing data can help to optimise research outputs, increase the impact of your research, and support open scientific inquiry. After completing this workshop, PhD candidates will be better equipped to manage their data throughout the entire research data lifecycle, from the stage of project planning to the end.

Note: This course consists of two sessions and both need to be attended (session 1 on May 12 2023, session 2 on May 19 2023).

More information and registration via EGSH website