Research Data Management Plan | RDMP

As of September 2015, a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) is obligatory for all research projects (MSc, PhD, postdoc and other) carried out within ESRIG. A RDMP safeguards documentation of data of all publications derived from the project and of unpublished results that are to be published at a later stage.

The Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) is the starting point for all research projects in the institute where a senior ESRIG staff member (PI) holds final responsibility. The RDMP should describe the collection, processing, storage and archiving of all project data.

In short, the RDMP guidelines are specific for ESRIG but largely follow FSE guidelines. To summarize:

• All data should be stored somewhere safely, you can use the so-called LowCost drive, where ESRIG has a dedicated folder. This can be found in the Y-Drive. (Y-drive-LowCost-FSE-ESRIG)
• Characteristic of the Low Cost Drive is that it stores data for >10 years, only a few people have access, and you cannot remove/change files once they are uploaded there.
• How you arrange your data is up to you, but please read the recommendations given in the attached RDMP.
• Formats depend on the type of work, but it was advised by the audit committee to store the data as flat as possible, to avoid outdating of software.