1. The University of Sheffield &
University of Nottingham
Research Data Management
activities
Laurian Williamson
l.williamson@sheffield.ac.uk
Research Data Management Coordinator, University of Sheffield
Jisc Digital Festival, 11 March 2014

2. Background
University of Sheffield
• Internally funded RDM
pathfinder project (2011 -
2012) – 25 data case
studies
• Martin Lewis - University
Librarian and Director of
Library Services
• RDMRose - Jisc funded
project to create (CPD)
learning materials in RDM
2012-2013
University of Nottingham
• Jisc MRD 1/17 large
institutional RDM projects
(2011-2013)
• Caroline Williams,
Director of Libraries and
Research & Learning
Resources
• Bill Hubbard, Director of
the Centre for Research
Communications
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Commonalities
• Russell Group research-intensive
• Substantial research portfolio
• Institutional RDM policy
• Monitoring compliance with the EPSRC
roadmap
• Jisc funding facilitating RDM capacity and
awareness

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Commonalities
• Established RDM Steering/Service Delivery
Group
• Governance and reporting
• DCC institutional engagement
• Currently no permanent ‘RDM’ staffing &
resourcing
• Key institutional stakeholders (IT, Research
Office, Library, research community)

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RDM user requirements gathering
and analysis
University of Sheffield
•RDM survey (646
responses)
•25 data management
plans consultations
•Individual data interviews
•Technical requirements
gathering
University of Nottingham
•RDM survey (366
responses)
•Faculty use cases and
focus groups
•Technical requirements
catalogue

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RDM training for professional
services staff
University of Sheffield
•RDMRose Library CPD – 8
hours
•Staff briefings and
presentations
•N8 RDM Training sub-
group
University of Nottingham
•TraD training (UEL)
embedded in Moodle
•Staff briefings and
presentations (Library and
IT support staff)

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RDM training for our research
community
University of Sheffield
•Embedded within Doctoral
Development Programme
(DDP)
•Faculty-based RDM
training on request
•Exploring possibility of N8
RDM training module
University of Nottingham
•MANTRA embedded as
CPD unit in Moodle

8. University of Sheffield
N8 Research
Partnership
 Durham, Lancaster
 Leeds, Liverpool,
Manchester
 Newcastle, Sheffield
and York
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White Rose Research Online
(WRRO) houses research
outputs from the Universities
of Leeds, Sheffield and York.

9. Challenges
1. Who owns managing research data?
2. Awareness and engagement
3. Complexity and scale
4. Developing a sustainable service model
5. Research data being viewed as a
valuable research output
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To explore further
• University of Sheffield RDM Website
• University of Nottingham ADMIRe outputs
• Research Data MANTRA
Thank-you.