At UCL there are a range of options to support managing research data safely and securely. Here’s an overview of resources and services available. General Purpose Data Storage You should always make sure all your data is stored with services managed by UCL IT services, as this will ensure material is automatically backed up and […]

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GDPR and the Data Protection Act (2018) governs the storage and processing of “Personal data”, which is any data relating to a living, identifiable person. If you are working with data gathered from human participants it is essential to be aware of these laws and how they might apply to your project. These laws do […]

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Continuing our introductions theme for this year’s Love Data Week, you have met the new team, had an update on our newest system, and now let us reintroduce you to the Research IT Services (RITS) Team and what they do for you, your data, and beyond! First up, RITS runs the Research Data Storage service […]

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Filled with a sense of excitement (and dare I say it) relief, we finally launched the UCL research data repository on 5 June 2019. This was – and continues to be – an open and free platform for UCL research staff and students to publish outputs of research including datasets, software, posters, presentations, models, photographs… […]

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DATA? But I don’t use spreadsheets… RDM is the term given to the approach taken to handle research outputs across the research lifecycle, from the planning stage of a project through to preserving outputs in the medium to longer-term, with a view to potentially sharing these with others. Historically, RDM was associated with STEM subjects […]

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