Research Data Management Awareness

This awareness e-module will help you think about and reflect on different aspects of data management (data collection, organizing, documentation, sharing and storage) in your research project. It will also provide you with guidelines to help ensure that the data in your project will be managed in such a way that the research can be verified and reproduced; raise awareness about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the obligation to protect the privacy of participants; provide you with basic insights into the FAIR principles and the Data Life Cycle and provide tools for and guidance in making your own data management plan.

Target Audience
This e-learning module is applicable for all researchers within the life sciences. It is freely available to anyone involved in research activities both within and outside of the UMCG.

For PhD students of the Graduate School of Medical Sciences (GSMS):
Participation is mandatory during the preparation phase of your research. After completing the module, GSMS PhD students must upload their certificate in Hora Finita. Please refer to the section 'Afterword' for detailed instructions.

Information
Please contact UMCG Digital Competence Center at DCC@umcg.nl with the subject "Content RDM Awareness e-learning module".