RDM What is research data management?

“Research data management concerns the organisation of data, from its entry to the research cycle through to the dissemination and archiving of valuable results. It aims to ensure reliable verification of results, and permits new and innovative research built on existing information."

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Learn about FAIR DATA
Learn about FAIR DATA
FAIR principles are internationally shared standards for managing research data, in accordance with the requirements of institutions and funders, geared at making research outputs available for open access.
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Create your Data Management Plan
Create your Data Management Plan
A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a structured document that describes the multiple steps necessary for producing, analyzing, preserving and sharing the data generated in a research project.
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Share your data on Data@UNIMI
Share your data on Data@UNIMI
Data@UNIMI is UNIMI’s research data repository, built on the open-source software Dataverse, and certified with the CoreTrustSeal, which guarantees the trustworthiness of the repository itself and that data is FAIRly managed.
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To help you better manage and share your data according to FAIR principles, we provide a wide range of activities that you can discover by browsing the links below

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FAIR data management and openness of research data can not only bring significant benefits to researchers themselves and to the entire community, but are also amongst the main requirements of funders and scientific journals, and National Research Evaluation Agencies as well, on the basis of the commitments defined by the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment, are requesting researchers to include datasets among research outputs for evaluation purposes, therefore here on the right are some useful resources to help you

Tools for using UNIMI’s FAIR research data repository Dataverse
Tools for writing the perfect FAIR compliant DMP
Tools for properly and FAIRly managing your research data
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Gen, Mon, 2026
Publish or Vanish: When the Publishing Industry Endangers Scientific Rigor

📍27 February 2026, 11:00–13:00 | Aula 420, Via Festa del Perdono

The current system of scientific publishing is increasingly driven by incentives that reward speed, volume, and metrics rather than rigor and critical evaluation. The growing use of AI and the expansion of profit-oriented publishing models are accelerating these dynamics, with significant consequences for research quality and academic integrity.

Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Milan) and Paolo Crosetto (INRAE) will discuss how these structural pressures are reshaping scholarly communication and what is at stake for the future of scientific credibility. Join us for a critical discussion on the future of scientific publishing.

👉 Full details: https://openscience.unimi.it/ciclo-di-incontri-sulla-comunicazione-scientifica/

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Publish or Vanish: When the Publishing Industry Endangers Scientific Rigor

📍27 February 2026, 11:00–13:00 | Aula 420, Via Festa del Perdono

The current system of scientific publishing is increasingly driven by incentives that reward speed, volume, and metrics rather than rigor and critical evaluation. The growing use of AI and the expansion of profit-oriented publishing models are accelerating these dynamics, with significant consequences for research quality and academic integrity.

Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Milan) and Paolo Crosetto (INRAE) will discuss how these structural pressures are reshaping scholarly communication and what is at stake for the future of scientific credibility. Join us for a critical discussion on the future of scientific publishing.

👉 Full details: https://openscience.unimi.it/ciclo-di-incontri-sulla-comunicazione-scientifica/

Dic, Mon, 2025
A Year of Training – With Our Best Wishes for the New Year

Over the past year, we have dedicated considerable effort to training activities, delivering more than 150 hours through online and in-person courses and departmental meetings. This has been a significant commitment for us, but above all a rewarding experience, made possible by the interest, participation, and openness you have consistently shown.

We sincerely thank you for the curiosity with which you engaged in the initiatives we proposed, for the time you chose to dedicate, and for your active contribution to dialogue and knowledge sharing. We hope that the content and tools presented will be useful and relevant to your research activities.

And of course, our training activities do not stop in 2026: new courses are already scheduled, and the updated calendar is already online; see what’s coming next and enroll here!

We also take this opportunity to wish you a pleasant holiday season and a new year full of opportunities, collaboration, and positive developments in research.

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A Year of Training – With Our Best Wishes for the New Year

Over the past year, we have dedicated considerable effort to training activities, delivering more than 150 hours through online and in-person courses and departmental meetings. This has been a significant commitment for us, but above all a rewarding experience, made possible by the interest, participation, and openness you have consistently shown.

We sincerely thank you for the curiosity with which you engaged in the initiatives we proposed, for the time you chose to dedicate, and for your active contribution to dialogue and knowledge sharing. We hope that the content and tools presented will be useful and relevant to your research activities.

And of course, our training activities do not stop in 2026: new courses are already scheduled, and the updated calendar is already online; see what’s coming next and enroll here!

We also take this opportunity to wish you a pleasant holiday season and a new year full of opportunities, collaboration, and positive developments in research.

Nov, Tue, 2025
Meeting of the Comunità Italiana dei Data Stewards

On November 27 and 28, our data stewards will be participating in the pivotal 5° meeting of the CIDS (Comunità Italiana dei Data Stewards) – where data management, data stewardship, Open Science & FAIR principles meet!

💡 The theme of the meeting is “A Network of Networks”, a dialogue with other communities and associations to strengthen collaborations and synergies among those working with data and open science. The event is reserved for members of the Community only: if you’d like to join, register with CIDS by sending a brief introduction of yourself to the mailing list at data-stewards@lists.icdi.it.

For more information, check out the following link and the group photo here!

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Meeting of the Comunità Italiana dei Data Stewards

On November 27 and 28, our data stewards will be participating in the pivotal 5° meeting of the CIDS (Comunità Italiana dei Data Stewards) – where data management, data stewardship, Open Science & FAIR principles meet!

💡 The theme of the meeting is “A Network of Networks”, a dialogue with other communities and associations to strengthen collaborations and synergies among those working with data and open science. The event is reserved for members of the Community only: if you’d like to join, register with CIDS by sending a brief introduction of yourself to the mailing list at data-stewards@lists.icdi.it.

For more information, check out the following link and the group photo here!

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