Research Data Management, 2 recent UK blogs

In the UK JISC is supporting the JISC Transformations Programme

Two projects, at York and at Leicester, are using outputs from the JISC Managing Research Data programme and elsewhere.

Both projects have started blogging their progress here are the project details.

University of York, Tools for RDM Development

The project intends to use existing tools to look at policies, processes and systems for managing Research Data at the University of York. The reasons we're doing this are:

1. To improve research collaboration, dissemination and knowledge sharing
2. To support researchers at the University, by providing policies and guidance to help them when bidding for research and handling research data
3. To allow us to meet the requirements of funding bodies

All of the above should help increase efficiencies, as it will provide standard tools and guidance for researchers to use.

University of York, Tools for RDM Development: http://uoy-rdmproject.blogspot.co.uk/

University of Leicester, RDM Support Service

The current priority with the project is working with the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research on agreeing a number of pretty urgent RDM deliverables needed by the University.  At the top of the list is creating a definitive University RDM web presence in time for the opening of term – 1st October.

This will be a case of,

1. Establishing the site to raise researcher awareness of RDM and the University’s developing approach to it,
2. Pulling together/signposting current resources and support available in various parts of the Universtity,
3. Referring (linking) to a host of existing good quality external resources.

The aim therefore is to have an initial early presence, and then to look at a good deal of refinement and development.

University of Leicester, RDM Support Service: http://amburnham.jiscinvolve.org/wp/