"The purpose of research data management is to maximise the academic value of research data by ensuring that such data is managed according to good practices for collection, curation, storage, management, retrieval, re-use, sharing, archiving, and access, appropriate for the data and discipline concerned, and thereby to ensure compliance with the requirements of funding agencies and other stakeholders."
See Research Data Management Policy at the University of Galway
Benefits of good research data management practice
Why do you need to manage your research data?
Reference: CONUL Research Support Task and Finish Group Briefing Documents and Recommendations
Register for forthcoming training sessions:
Title: Research Data Management: Getting started with your Data Management Plan
Venue: Library Training Room PC Suite
12:00-13:00, Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Register at https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4277325
12:00-13:00, Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
Register at https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4277328
12:00-13:00, Wednesday, 06 November, 2024
Register at https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4277332
14:00-15:00, Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
Register at https://universityofgalway.libcal.com/event/4277334
The Library provides:
For further information, advice and support please contact:
The following video tutorials complement content in this library guide.
Coursera Research Data Management and Sharing delivered over repeating five weeks.
Essentials 4 Data Support an introductory course from Research Data Netherlands.
Data Management Expert Guide provided by CESSDA ERIC (the Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives European Infrastructure Consortium) guides early career social scientists from initial planning phase to the publication of the research data. Illustrations, examples, expert tips are provided as well insights into data management practices in different European countries. It addresses questions such as: How do I handle personal data? What is the best way of documenting my data? How do I store my data safely? Can I share my data with others?
MANTRA Research Data Management Training is free a online course from EDINA at the University of Edinburgh
Research Data Bootcamp from the University of Bristol
Data Tree is a free online course on research data management. It is a self-paced course that takes 15-20 hours to complete in eight structured modules.The course is especially aimed at PhD students and early career researchers but is for anyone who wants to develop the right data habits now, including thinking of end-users of your data.
The Delivering Research Data Management Services MOOC is offered by the Digital Curation Centre. Participants will learn about common research support services, how to create data management plans, and how to develop your own research data management roadmap. The course lasts five weeks and it is now CPD certified. Further information and how to register is available on the Future Learn site. A blog on the DCC site also has more information for those interested.
Zenodo RDM collection bring together RDM training materials
CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science offer a programme of short courses equipping young researchers globally with core data skills.
Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research.
FOSTER Open science trainer’s corner
JISC Research Data Management toolkit (Skills and Training)
RDMkit was developed to help PhD candidates, research grant applicants, project managers and group leaders working in Life Sciences with creating DMPs. It addresses typical issues encountered such as sharing and processing of sensitive data, finding appropriate storage solutions, etc. It was developed by the ELIXIR project funded by the European Commission
OpenAIRE resources
CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives) Data Management Expert Guide designed by European experts to help social science researchers make their research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Resusable (FAIR).
Research Data Management Adventure Game created by Bath University and Stellenbosch University is designed for postgraduate students. Players take the role of a researcher in a university department and are guided through the lifecycle of a research project, from funding applications, through data collection, data description, and to the publication of findings. It takes on hour to play. an hour to play.
Open Science: Sharing Your Research with the World is a MOOC created by TU Delft. Week 2 covers Research Data Management. It provides an introduction to effective and secure research data management, including:
UK Data Service Training and Events
PARTHENOS provides training modules and resources in digital humanities including how to manage, improve and open up you research data.
Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) Workshop https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7714262
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) introducing open science principles in biomedicine and the life sciences
The Research Data Working Group was convened in December 2016 and was active until 2018. It was chaired by John Cox, University Librarian.
Membership
Peter Corrigan (Head of Digital Publishing and Innovation, Library)
John Cox (University Librarian, chair)
Professor Mathieu d'Aquin (Acting Director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics)
Peter Feeney (Data Protection Officer)
Trish Finnan (Digital Publishing and Data Management Librarian, Library)
Dr. Aidan Kane (School of Business and Economics)
David Kelly (Digital Humanities Manager, Moore Institute)
Dr. Iain MacLaren (Director of Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching)
Sean O’Farrell (Director of Information Solutions and Services)
Aengus Parsons (Director of Research)
Dr. Srinivas Raghavendra (School of Business and Economics)
Dr. Elaine Toomey (School of Psychology)
Goals
The Research Data Management Policy at University of Galway was developed by the working group in 2018.
Events to date
The Challenges of Research Data: an Open Forum, 25 October 2016
Open Research Data antd Critical Data Studies: the Building City Dashboards Project, presentation from Professor Rob Kitchin, author of The Data Revolution, 08 February 2018
Learning Analytics: understand learning and support the learner, 02 May 2018, presentation by Professor Mathieu D'Aquin, Actring Director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics
Open Forum on Supports for Research Data at University of Galway, 26 October 2018
Open Science, Ireland and the Digital Repository of Ireland: where are we at and where are we going?, presentation by Dr. Natalie Harrower, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland, 06 December 2018
Briefing papers
Publications
"How open science creates better research" article by John Cox, University Librarian at University of Galway and Dr. Elaine Toomey, School of Psychology, University of Galway which explains why "Science can only progress by building on the research of others and open science aims to make this work accessible to all". Read more on RTÉ Brainstorm at https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/1021/1005713-how-open-science-creates-better-research/
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Data Protection
The University of Galway Data Protection Website explains how the University manages information in line with the Data Protection Acts and GDPR. For information about related training contact the Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@universityofgalway.ie
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