Research data management and Open research Data
Research Data Management (RDM) is a complex issue with multiple challenges that vary from one research project to another. It is at the heart of honest, responsible, transparent and high-quality research.
In a nutshell
Good research data management is essential and crucial in many respects:
- Ensures compliance with the legal, regulatory, ethical and deontological framework;
- Meets the requirements of universities, funding bodies (SNSF, H2020, RCUK, etc.) and scientific publishers;
- Guarantees the quality of data and the reproducibility of research;
- Makes research work and results more visible;
- Facilitates the sharing and re-use of data (Open Research Data).
Our approach is being developed as part of UNIL's Open Science Strategy.
Our services
We provide personalised advice and help researchers and (post)doctoral students at UNIL to put in place strategies and actions to manage their research data, particularly in terms of :
- Data Management Plan (DMP: ask for an appointment to draw up your DMP required by the SNSF)
- Research, collection and re-use of existing data
- Data documentation, organisation and storage
- Data protection and security
- Publication and sharing of data (Open Research Data)
- Repository, archiving and long-term preservation of data
Go directly to our website dedicated to supporting research data management.
We also organise workshops, training days and awareness-raising events (on request or otherwise). See, for example, our Graduate Campus training courses.
Contact person
Carmen Jambé, documentary information specialist, coordinator of the GDR project.