Article written by Dr Christiana McMahon, UCL Research Data Management Team

Writing a data management plan can be difficult task to approach at the best of times. There are lots of things to consider, not just going through your project in detail, you may also need to consider external funding agency requirements, UCL’s research data expectations plus the FAIR data principles, well… advice from the Research Data Support Officers might be just what you need!

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Data management plans (DMPs) describe your data management and sharing activities across the research data lifecycle and are a valuable document for you to refer to throughout your research project that can help you structure and protect your data for the long term. A fully completed DMP is usually 1-3 pages in length and can even be published as an output of your research. We recommend that they are written at the start of the research and are regularly reviewed and updated over the course of your research.

For more information on data management planning and how to get in touch with the team, visit our website.