Effective Research Data Management is what makes research outputs verifiable, citable and reusable. It is a continuous process that begins at the very start of a research project and continues beyond its completion. The FAIR principles provide the foundation for effective research data management, while Open Science practices promote transparency, reproducibility and the responsible sharing of research outputs. RDM practices help researchers organise their work more efficiently, creating high-quality and transparent research projects.
The RDM training program is part of the university’s broader open science training program. It provides practical skills that can be immediately applied to the entire research lifecycle. The five courses cover the key stages of Research Data Management, including Open Science requirements in European and National funding programmes, Data Management Plans, the responsible management of sensitive data, research software management and the publication of datasets in trusted digital repositories (such as Dataverse UNIMI).
You may find these courses particularly useful if you are asking yourself questions such as:
- How open should my research data be?
- What are the Open Science requirements in Horizon Europe and other EU funding programmes?
- How can I responsibly manage sensitive or personal data?
- How should I organise and document research software?
- Where can I deposit and publish my datasets in order to obtain a DOI and comply with journal or funder requirements?
- How can I write a successfull Data Management Plan?
Ready to strengthen your Research Data Management skills? We recommend starting with our 5-minute introductory module on the FAIR Principles on UnimiBox, which provides the essential background for the rest of the training pathway. You can then enrol in one or more of our online courses covering the main topics of Research Data Management and Open Science: click on the course title below to open the registration form and choose the training most relevant to your research.
These courses are part of the Managing and Publishing Research Data training pathway. Each course can be attended independently, and a certificate of attendance is issued, upon request.
We encourage participants to participate in all the courses of a pathway and also explore other pathways.
For queries on the trainings, you can contact us at rdm@unimi.it