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Need this all to be included in induction points for staff as well as PGRs

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Need this all to be included in induction points for staff as well as PGRs

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should we talk about minimum or maximum dates for storage?

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should we talk about minimum or maximum dates for storage?

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Make clearer that need to think about DMPs before research ethics application - why create a plan?

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Make clearer that need to think about DMPs before research ethics application - why create a plan?

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Can we add a link to the Library website to the Ethics website section on lone working?

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Can we add a link to the Library website to the Ethics website section on lone working?

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Can we add a short checklist on the HREC website which identifies when an applicant should send their Data Management Plan to the Library?

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Can we add a short checklist on the HREC website which identifies when an applicant should send their Data Management Plan to the Library?

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Large collaborative project
Sensitive data to be collected
In the field - non EU country research settings

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Advocate separating out advice for DM and DP but make the links clearer

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Advocate separating out advice for DM and DP but make the links clearer

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Be clear about remits of the two teams and support

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Be clear about remits of the two teams and support

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Need it to be on the front page to be very visible - using images

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Research data management is about the whole process of thinking through from design to archiving

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Research data management is about the whole process of thinking through from design to archiving

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Ethics and data protection | Library Research Support (open.ac.uk)

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Obtaining research data from human participants places ethical and legal obligations on researchers. The need to respect confidentiality and privacy can seem to conflict with funders' expectations that data will be shared wherever possible, but with careful planning, it is possible to share research data from human participants. A combination of gaining consent for sharing, de-identifying or anonymising personal data, and controlling access, can ensure long term access to sensitive data.

When giving consent, participants need to understand and give explicit permission for possible future uses of their data, this should include details of any anonymisation, the extent of planned sharing, future data storage and conditions of access. Once data have been fully anonymised, participant permission is not needed for further work.

Data must be handled and stored with particular care when they contain personal or sensitive information; see the advice on this site for safeguarding research data.

Careful anonymisation can ensure that meaning within the data is not lost. There is good advice and guidance from the specialist sites listed below.

Controlled access enables sharing data with bona fide researchers without anonymisation compromising meaning in the research data.

Relevant to these issues is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came in to force across Europe on 25th May 2018. Replacing the UK Data Protection Act 1998, GDPR strengthens the rights of research participants with regard to their personal data.

Our guide listed below, GDPR - How does it affect Research Data Management and data sharing? highlights the key issues for researchers and draws together useful resources and contacts. See also the UK Data Service GDPR Research and Archiving FAQs listed below.

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Obtaining research data from human participants places ethical and legal obligations on researchers. The need to respect confidentiality and privacy can seem to conflict with funders' expectations that data will be shared wherever possible, but with careful planning, it is possible to share research data from human participants.

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Ensuring consistent advice across the university?

Need to discuss with the DP team
Need to think about linking with open data storage
Need clarification about where stored

Advise to be kept for 10 years?

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STARTER POST: The Library Research Support team have a page focused on creating a Research Data Management Plan... should we be making more of this and, if so, where? 

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STARTER POST: The Library Research Support team have a page focused on creating a Research Data Management Plan... should we be making more of this and, if so, where? 

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STARTER POST: The Library Research Support team have subpages focused on data storage, data reuse, archiving data and sharing data. Data storage is pointed to below... should we point to any of this advice more than we do?

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STARTER POST: The Library Research Support team have subpages focused on data storage, data reuse, archiving data and sharing data. Data storage is pointed to below... should we point to any of this advice more than we do?

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STARTER POST: Key advice on Research Data Management is hosted by the Library Research Support team at ...do we need to change how we refer to any aspect of this and, if so, where on our site?

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STARTER POST: Key advice on Research Data Management is hosted by the Library Research Support team at ...do we need to change how we refer to any aspect of this and, if so, where on our site?

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Introduction to RDM podcast transcript.

Hello, I'm Isabel and in this podcast, brought to you by the Library Services Research Support team, I'm going to talk about Research Data Management.

Research Data Management, or RDM, is about how you organise your data throughout your project and beyond. A good way to approach this is to write a Data Management Plan which will describe how your data will be stored, documented, preserved and shared.

The OU has an RDM policy which you can find on the main RDM page of our website.

You might also have a funder requirement to manage and share your data, but there are other benefits to good RDM.

By sharing your research data, the evidence that underpins your research can be made open for anyone to scrutinise, verify and re-use.

Data collection will only be funded once and used many times for a variety of purposes, thereby saving money and time.

A proactive approach to data management reduces the risk of inappropriate disclosure of sensitive data.

And lots of data are unique and can only be captured once. If lost, they can't be replaced so a preservation strategy is needed.

Thanks for watching, for more information contact the Library Research Support team.

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Introduction to RDM podcast transcript. Hello, I'm Isabel and in this podcast, brought to you by the Library Services Research Support team, I'm going to talk about Research Data Management. Research Data Management, or RDM, is about how you organise your data throughout your project and beyond.

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STARTER POST: Please identify questions about research data management we should a) agree a consistent response to and b) communicate on our website/resources eg under our FAQs?

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STARTER POST: Please identify questions about research data management we should a) agree a consistent response to and b) communicate on our website/resources eg under our FAQs?

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STARTER POST: The current data protection advice on the HREC website is hosted here...what do you think should change and how?

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STARTER POST: The current data protection advice on the HREC website is hosted here...what do you think should change and how?

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It is very important that research at the OU is legal, ethical and enacted responsibly. If your research project will involve the collection or use of personal data, please refer to the OU Data Protection (internal only) site to assess if your research is considered high risk, as you may be required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). To establish whether a DPIA is needed, first complete the DPIA screening questions (internal only), and then complete the DPIA template (internal only) if necessary. Further information about Data Protection in Research can be found in the Research Guidance document (internal only).

In addition, you will need to contact your Information Governance Liaison Officer (internal only) if you are collecting personal data as part of your research, to get your research added to the Information Asset Register (internal only).

Research Data Management

Research Data Management concerns the management, preservation and sharing of any research data which are collected, created or used during the course of your research.

OU researchers and research students are expected to adhere to the OU Research Data Management Policy as well as any other relevant funder policies, by creating a Data Management Plan, managing data responsibly throughout their lifecycle and wherever possible by sharing research data in a trusted data repository.

Guidance on all aspects of Research Data Management can be found on the OU Library Research Support website.

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It is very important that research at the OU is legal, ethical and enacted responsibly. If your research project will involve the collection or use of personal data, please refer to the OU Data Protection (internal only) site to assess if your research is considered high risk, as you may be required to complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).