Managing Research Data, and making it available for use/reuse by others in line with the UKRI Concordat on Open Research Data and FAIR principles, is a major issue for research-intensive organisations. In this case study we outline an institute-wide review of data management in practice, carried out at the Rosalind Franklin Institute (The Franklin) in partnership with external consultants, Curlew Research, in March 2022. We aim to describe the processes involved in undertaking a review of the services already in place that support good practice in managing research data, and their uptake, with an emphasis on the methodology used. We conducted interviews with scientific Theme Leads which set the scope for the Data Management Workshops subsequently held with Researchers. Workshops were valuable in both providing actionable insights for data management and in priming the audience for future discussions. The final report produced for The Franklin, summarising results of the analysis, provides a snapshot of current practice for the Institute, highlighting what is working well and where improvements might be made, and provides a benchmark against which development can be measured in the coming years. The Review will continue to be conducted on an annual basis, reflecting changes in a fast-moving area and enabling an agile approach to research data management.
翻译:研究数据的管理,以及按照英国研究与创新署(UKRI)关于开放研究数据协议和FAIR原则,使其可供他人使用/重用,是研究密集型组织面临的一个重大问题。在本案例研究中,我们概述了一项于2022年3月与外部咨询公司Curlew Research合作在罗莎琳德·富兰克林研究所(The Franklin)进行的全所数据管理实践评估。我们旨在描述对已支持研究数据管理良好实践的现有服务及其使用情况进行评估所涉及的过程,重点强调了所采用的方法。我们首先对科学主题负责人进行了访谈,这些访谈为随后与研究人员共同举办的数据管理研讨会确定了范围。研讨会对于提供可操作的数据管理见解以及为未来讨论铺垫受众基础均具有重要价值。最终为The Franklin撰写的报告总结了分析结果,提供了该研究所当前实践的概览,指出了运行良好的方面以及可能改进之处,并为未来几年的发展提供了可供衡量的基准。该评估将每年进行一次,以反映这一快速变化领域的最新动态,并实现对研究数据管理的敏捷应对。