Directions for Research Data Management in UK Universities

This report addresses five key topics:
» Policy development and implementation
» Skills and capability
» Infrastructure and interoperability
» Incentives for researchers and support stakeholders
» Business case and sustainability
For each topic we have included a summary of the main current issues, alongside a vision of where the sector should aim to be in five years’ time. We then suggest
actions for each topic, divided into ‘first steps’ and then longer term, more complex priorities. Readers should note that each of the five topics do raise interrelated
actions, for example, a usage statistics service is flagged as a potential infrastructure solution and this issue arises again as an action area that can help to incentivise
research data management and sharing. Though we draw on selected recent publications, some stakeholder interviews and the outcomes of the Jisc’ Research at Risk’ consultation, much of the material here comes from a two day workshop held in Cambridge during November 2014, which was supported by ARMA,Jisc, RLUK, RUGIT, SCONUL and UCISA. Resources from the event are available online


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Authors: Sheridan Brown, Rachel Bruce, David Kernohan
Publication year: 2015
Language: English (EN)
Level of knowledge: Introductory: aware of
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