This page is for Oxford Brookes University staff. Its purpose is to explain internal processes to staff members. It was moved into its current location on the website in Autumn 2022.
Page content is being revised to reflect the move to the new Research, Innovation and Enterprise Directorate.
Publishers and research funders may require that you share your data so it is worth investing time to plan for effective data management. Several funders ask for data plans as part of grant proposals.
Also, making a plan helps you to save time and effort and makes the research process easier. By considering what data will be created and how, you can check you have the necessary support in place. Planning also enables you to make sound decisions, bearing in mind the wider context and consequences of different options.
By creating a Data Management Plan (DMP) you will not only help to meet your funder’s requirements but a plan is useful for:
Detailed guidance on what all the major funders require can be found on the Data Curation Centre (DCC) web page. Many funders provide simple DMP templates which can be downloaded directly from their websites. Alternatively the DCC provides an online version for various funders and Oxford Brookes.
Using the DCC’s DMPonline:
DMPonline is a flexible web-based tool to assist users to create personalised plans according to their context or research funder.
The University has created a customised version giving guidance and links to relevant web pages and sites. This questionnaire covers the main areas that a researcher should consider in preparing a data management plan. It is not specific to any particular funder, discipline, or type of data. Both your prospective PIs and you should always review the specific proposal request documents and requirements of the funder. A guide has been created to help you access and set up a plan.
DMPonline also provides planning templates and guidelines for the following funders: