Essentials

Research data management occurs throughout the life cycle of your research project. 

Here, you will find guidance and resources to better support you in managing your own data at every stage.

More resources for managing data as a research output can be found on the Outputs Development Hub.

Data Management Plan Organising Data

Data Management Plan

Have a plan for your research

Collecting and organising your data books

Collecting and organising your data

Save yourself time

Ethical and legal issues Data Statements

Ethical and legal issues

Understand the ethical and legal issues around your data

Storing Your Research Data RDM DataStore

Storing your research data

Safeguard your data

Sharing Your Research Data Sharing your Research Data

Sharing your research data

Maximise the reach and potential impact of your research.

Preserving your research data managing research data

Preserving your research data

Long-term preservation for your data

Funder policies Making your data findable

Funder policies

Know your funder's requirements

Copyright and your data A copyright symbol

Copyright and data

What to consider when handling third-party data