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NEW University Research Data Management Policy

by Holly RangerIntegrity, Open Access, Open Research, Research Data Management January 18, 20230 comments

The University has published a new Research Data Management (RDM) Policy. The RDM Policy outlines the key expectations for researchers in relation to the management and preservation of research data and research related records created at the University, and clarifies the responsibilities of researchers and the institution in relation to good research data management and …

How sustainable is your research project website?

by Holly RangerImpact, Open Research, Research Data Management November 22, 2022July 28, 20230 comments

Many researchers create websites to disseminate their research without planning for how the website content will continue to be accessible and usable when their funding runs out. Websites are also rapidly outpaced by software and hardware advances, meaning that they cannot be relied upon as secure or long term hosts for research findings or outputs. …