Research Data Management

AIMMS Research Data Management (RDM)

• RDM news

  • 03/05/2023. VU Yoda is live! Are you looking for a data storage, archiving and publication solution with built-in metadata support? Then consider Yoda as a data management solution.  

• Looking for RDM support?

  Data management can sometimes seem like a daunting task, especially when suddenly confronted with requests for data management plans and making your data FAIR etc. Fortunately, there is a growing network of RDM support developing at the VU.

  • The AIMMS Data Steward, Brett Olivier. For practical, data management questions, writing data management plans, metadata, annotation, tools, storage solutions or software development and publication. Please contact me directly or I can organise an RDM walk-in session.
  • The VU library RDM support team is available for all your general RDM questions.
  • For questions about working with privacy sensitive data, contact the Faculty of Science, Privacy Champion.
  • More information on RDM in the Faculty of Science? Contact the BETA Data Steward or other faculty support team

• Facilities and documentation

  A quick guide to RDM related facilities and information available at the VU. 

  • DMPOnline at the VU provides an interactive, template driven portal for the collaborative, writing, sharing and exporting of DMP's. 
  • The VU library RDM libGuide provide a wide range of information on getting started.
  • Looking for VU Data Storage options, try the Storage Finder or IT services.

• Spotlight on: Using DMP Online to write Data Management Plans

  Common questions when asked to write a Data Management Plan (DMP) are: "Where do I start?", "What is this DMP asking for?" and "How do I easily work on this DMP and share it with my colleagues or research partners?". To help you answer these questions the VU provides the DMP Online tool.

  DMP Online facility provides a web-based, template-driven way of creating DMP's. It includes the official templates of a number of funding agencies (including NWO and ZonMW) and supplements or replaces completing the DMP templates made available by funders. 

  Some of the advantages of using the DMP Online include:

  • Inline guidance. For each question in the DMP, guidance is provided on what is expected in that section
  • Collaboration. In progress DMP's can be shared with colleagues to review, edit or collaborate.
  • Comments. Each question has a comments section where colleagues or reviewers can provide suggestions on how to answer the related question.
  • Export. Once completed the DMP can be exported in various formats including Word, PDF, CSV or HTML.
  • Create a living document. Most DMP's need to be updates as the project progresses. DMP Online simplifies this process and has various facilites for working with and updating DMP's.
  • GDRP registration. As of 2023 all research project need to be registered in the VU GDPR registry. This is done using DMP Online, contact your privacy champion or RDM support for more details.

  Are you a researcher in the A-LIFE or Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Departments writing a DMP using DMP Online? You can easy access to specialist DMP support using DMP Online.

• Comments, questions or suggestions?

  Contact the AIMMS Data Steward.