New home for Edinburgh Research Data Blog! TAGS: blog | data | datablog | Edinburgh | Edinburgh DataShare | Edinburgh DataVault | Edinburgh Research Data Blog | MANTRA | Research Data | Research Data Management | Research Data Service | University of Edinburgh Tempus fugit. This Data Blog, which has been going since 2013 is now moving to Edinburgh University Libraryblogs. This follows the 2018 organisational merger of the Data Library team at …Continue reading →

Dealing with Data 2019- Call for Contributions *Deadline Extended* TAGS: Collaboration | conference | Dealing with Data | DwD2019 *We have had several requests for an extension to the submission deadline, so, we have decided to extend it until 12 noon on Friday 11th October!* Dealing with Data 2019 …Continue reading →

Personal data: What does GDPR mean for your research data? TAGS: data protection | Video case studies It falls upon me to cover the ‘hot topic’ of research data and GDPR (European privacy legislation) just before a cold winter holiday break. This makes me feel like the …Continue reading →

“Archiving Your Data” – new videos from the Research Data Service TAGS: data reuse | DataShare | DataVault | videos In three new videos released today, researchers from the University of Edinburgh talk about why and how they archive their research data, and the ways in which they make their …Continue reading →

Greater Expectations? Writing and supporting Data Management Plans TAGS: videos “A blueprint for what you’re going to do” This series of videos was arranged before I joined the Research Data Service team, otherwise I’d no doubt have had plenty to …Continue reading →

Research Data Service use cases – videos and more TAGS: videos Earlier this year, the Research Data Service team set out to interview some of our users to learn about how they manage their data, the challenges they face, and what …Continue reading →

Updates from the fourth meeting of the RDM Forum TAGS: DataVault | RDM services Guest blog post by Ewa Lipinska On 28th August members of the RDM Forum gathered in the stunning Old Library at the Department of Geography in the Old Infirmary building, …Continue reading →

New video about the Research Data Service TAGS: RDM services The Research Data Service team is delighted to announce a new resource to help researchers and research support staff become familiar with the wide range of tools and support that …Continue reading →

Highlights from the RDM Programme Progress Report: February to April 2016 TAGS: DataShare | DataVault | MOOC The membership of the Research Data Service Virtual Team across four divisions of IS was confirmed and met for the first time (to replace the former action group meetings) on …Continue reading →

Highlights from the RDM Programme Progress Report: November 2015 – January 2016 TAGS: DataShare | DataVault | MOOC Data Seal of Approval have awarded DataShare Trusted Repository status; their assessment of our service can be read at https://assessment.datasealofapproval.org/assessment_175/seal/html/. In addition a major new release of DataShare was completed …Continue reading →