Policies

The Research Data policy of the University of Groningen (2015; updated in 2021) sets out in more detail University-wide principles for faculties, research institutes, and researchers to comply with in relation to data management and the handling of research data. It is a general framework outlining basic principles and responsibilities for dealing with data that is usable for research that can be published or exploited, specifically:

Data collection
Data storage
Data curation
Data access

Its purpose is to ensure research integrity and innovative research supported by Open Science and FAIR data principles. This policy is based on general national and international criteria such as the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity and the General Data Protection Regulation.

In many cases, faculties and/or institutes have adapted the University-wide policy to their own discipline. See below to find the data policy of your faculty or institute. Apart from the data policy, the University of Groningen adheres to the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.

Faculties and Institutes Data Management

Your Faculty or Research Institute will most likely have guidelines your Research Data Management Plan should comply with.

Please make inquiries at your own research unit before starting on your plan.

Faculty Research Data Management policy and protocol
Campus Fryslân Data Policy and Data Protocol
Faculty of Arts (Link to MyUniversity) Research Data Management Policy ( Link to MyUniversity ) Research Data Management Protocol (Link to MyUniversity)
Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Research Data Management Policy (Link to MyUniversity) Research Data Management Protocol
Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
Faculty of Law Research data policy and protocol (NL) Research data policy and protocol (EN)
Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
Faculty of Spatial Sciences (FRW)
Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society
UMCG/Faculty of Medical Sciences

Institute Research Data Management policy
ENTEG-Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (FSE)
ESRIG-Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen (FSE)
GELIFES-Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (FSE)
BI-Bernouilli Institute (FSE)
GBB-Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (FSE)
GRIP-Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (FSE) - Research Data Management policy (EN)
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute (FSE)
ZIAM-Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials (FSE)
KVI-CART

Code of Conduct

The University of Groningen strongly believes in professional academic practices and ethically sound teaching and research. It is committed to academic integrity and is convinced that misbehavior in academia must be avoided at all times. Research Data Management supports Research Integrity.

The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (2018)

The Faculty of Medical Sciences (UMCG), has its own code of conduct.

UMCG Research Code

Previous versions of the UG Research Data policy:

Last modified:

27 June 2024 2.13 p.m.