UK HE Research Data Management Survey Results - Presentation to EPSRC

Martin HamiltonSue Manuel

Loughborough University

RDM in UK HESurvey Results:Presentation to

EPSRC

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1. Why RDM?

2. The Survey

3. Results & Analysis

4. Conclusions

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1. Why RDM?

2. The Survey


4. Conclusions


1. Why RDM?“Systematic management and sharing of research data has many benefits for the research community and the public. These include:

• Increasing the visibility of research and generating citations, leading to growth of scientific reputation of individual researchers, their research teams and their institutions

• Reinforcing open scientific inquiry• Protecting against use of faulty data by allowing published results to be independently

verified, refuted or refined, thus improving the overall quality of research and encouraging diversity of analysis and opinion and helping to resolve scientific disputes

• Stimulating new approaches to data collection and methods of analysis• Increasing awareness of research in related areas leading to more opportunities for

collaboration• Allowing re-use of data for research not foreseen by the initial investigators – this increases

the efficiency of use of public funding by avoiding unnecessary duplication of data collection.• Permitting the creation of more highly powered data analysis by combining data from multiple

sources• Facilitating education of new researchers and the wider public”

[From the EPSRC Policy Framework on Research Data]

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/about/standards/researchdata/Pages/scope.aspx

1. Why RDM?

2. The Survey


4. Conclusions


2. The Survey

2. The Survey

2. The Survey

2. The SurveyBangor UniversityBath Spa UniversityBirkbeck, University of LondonBuckinghamshire New UniversityCardiff UniversityCranfield UniversityDe Montfort UniversityDurham UniversityKing's College LondonLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLoughborough UniversityNewcastle UniversityOxford Brookes UniversityQueen Margaret UniversityRoyal Holloway University of LondonSOASThe Open University

+ others not in public write-up yet

University College LondonUniversity of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of BristolUniversity of East LondonUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of HertfordshireUniversity of HullUniversity of KentUniversity of LeedsUniversity of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of NorthamptonUniversity of OxfordUniversity of SheffieldUniversity of SouthamptonUniversity of StirlingUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of Surrey

2. The Survey

EPSRC Framework Universities:

Bristol*CambridgeImperialLeeds*Loughborough*ManchesterNewcastle*NottinghamOxford*Sheffield*Southampton*UCL*

Regional Research Consortia:

M5: Aston, Birmingham, Leicester*, Loughborough*, Nottingham, Warwick*

N8: Durham*, Lancaster, Leeds*, Liverpool*, Manchester, Newcastle*, Sheffield*, York

GW4: Bath*, Bristol*, Cardiff*, Exeter

SES-5: Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford*, Southampton*

+ Influence of JISC MRD programme, DCC engagement

1. Why RDM?

2. The Survey


4. Conclusions


3. Results & AnalysisFull write-up available fromhttp://goo.gl/VAaf8U(1,512 page views to date:9th Oct – 7th Nov 2013)

Results also made availableas Open Data via Figshare(265 downloads to date)

http://goo.gl/VAaf8U







Does your institution have a Research Data Management Policy?

31 of the respondents (82%) had either a draft RDM policy, or one that had already been approved institutionally.


Does your institution have a Research Data Service?

6 of the responding institutions (16%) had an operational Research Data Service, with a further 25 (66%) under development.


Scope of Research Data Service

Most common scenario was "repository of last resort”. No respondents had mandated use of their Research Data Service for all research outputs.


Extent of data to be held in Research Data Service


Extent of data to be held in Research Data Service


Categories of information your Research Data Service stores

Institutions were storing or aiming to provide facilities for both data and metadata in their Research Data Services.


What software does your Research Data Service use?

Mainly Research Information Systems and/or Institutional Repository software, plus locally developed systems.


What software does your Research Data Service use?

Mainly Research Information Systems and/or Institutional Repository software, plus locally developed systems.


How much storage is available for research data sets?

Note: Most respondents did not provide a figure here.


How much storage is each researcher allocated by default?

Respondents were advised to round up or down to the nearest TB if the the survey form was not an exact match.


How much storage is each researcher allocated by default?

Respondents were advised to round up or down to the nearest TB if the the survey form was not an exact match.

5TB x 1,000 researchers= 0.5PB

Going rate ~£250K + VAT


Does your institution charge for the Research Data service?

6 institutions said they did not charge for their Research Data Service. No institutions said they would charge for all usage.


Support available for Research Data Management at your institution

Respondents were asked to quantify the areas where their institution was offering or aiming to offer support for RDM.


Support available for Research Data Management at your institution

Respondents were asked to quantify the areas where their institution was offering or aiming to offer support for RDM.


Institutional support for RDM (example):

1. One-to-one advice and guidance for projects2. RDM support site3. RDM training events for staff4. RDM training events for students 5. Web-based RDM training for overseas staff

and distance learners


Staffing, sector wide picture:

Summary Fixed Term Permanent

Project Manager 8 2

Data Librarian 4.5 9

IT Support 6.5 4

Research Support 3 2

Other 6.5 5.5

TOTAL 28.5 22.5


Staffing, sector wide picture:

Summary Fixed Term Permanent

Project Manager 8 2

Data Librarian 4.5 9

IT Support 6.5 4

Research Support 3 2

Other 6.5 5.5

TOTAL 28.5 22.5


Staffing: Project Management


Staffing: Data Librarian


Staffing: IT Support


Staffing: Research Support

1. Why RDM?

2. The Survey


4. Conclusions


4. Conclusions• Most institutions are still feeling their way• Headstart for Jisc funded + DCC engaged• Serious infrastructure investment by those who

have built a Research Data Service• Services largely built in-house upon familiar

institutional systems and services, e.g. RIS, IR• Aim to store both metadata and data• Support programmes are seen as key to success• Large proportion of staffing is fixed term - skills

lost if not transferred at end of contract?

4. Conclusions

60%

40%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Jisc funded

UK HEI

Research Data Management Policy

60% (9 out of 15) of the Jisc-funded institutions have a RDM policy compared with 40% (15 out of 38) of the whole sample.(analysis by Stephane Goldstein, RIN)

4. Conclusions

33%

16%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Jisc funded

UK HEI

Research Data service

33% (5 out of 15) of those receiving Jisc funding have a research data service in place, but this proportion falls to 16% for the sample as a whole. (analysis by Stephane Goldstein, RIN)

Martin HamiltonSue Manuel

Loughborough University

RDM in UK HESurvey Results:Presentation to

EPSRC

[Photo credit: Metadata is a Love Note to the Future, photo by @kissane]

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UK HE Research Data Management Survey Results - Presentation to EPSRC