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Researchers Perspectives on RDM: Dr Josep Grau-Bove

Dr Josep Grau-Bove is a Lecturer in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology; he works at the Institute for Sustainable Heritage in the Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources, University College London (UCL). He is the Assistant Director of one of the Institute’s Programmes for MRes students. In our interview he reflects on the benefits of Data Management Plans for research students, the […]

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Researchers Perspectives on RDM: Dr Jenny Bunn

Dr Jenny Bunn is Program Director at Archive and Records Management at UCL. Jenny Bunn worked has previously worked as an archivist at the V&A Museum, The Royal Bank of Scotland Archives, Glasgow University Archives and The National Archives before moving to teaching and research at UCL. Our discussion with Jenny offered an interesting perspective. Alongside Jenny’s insights as a researcher her professional experience as […]

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Researcher Perspectives on RDM: Dr Martin Zaltz Austwick

Dr Martin Zaltz Austwick is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at the Bartlett in University College London (UCL). Martin’s research and teaching makes extensive use of a wide variety of data sources including government data, business data and textual data. Our interview with Martin provides a clear example of a researcher are already making extensive use of open data and […]

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Survey Results: How Ready are Research Institutions to Manage Research Data?

In February 2016 the LEARN project launched a survey addressed to any research institution willing to analyse its readiness to manage research data. The survey’s 13 questions were based on issues outlined in the LERU Roadmap for Research Data. Each question had three possible answers, aligning with one of three possible situations: an institution ready to manage research data (green) an institution on the way […]

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Two Years, Five Partners, Countless RDM Resources: The LEARN Project Summarised

The LEARN Project began in 2015 with a mission to raise awareness of the need for better Research Data  Management (RDM), and to help this process along by producing several resources to help institutions with their RDM needs. Two years later, this EU-funded project with five partners has reached its official end point. We’re proud of the many resources we’ve provided to the community in […]

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Strategic Alliance between the European Commission and ECLAC is Renewed

The LEARN Project has five partners and, uniquely for an EU-funded project, one of them is based in the South American country of Chile. The Chilean-based partner is ECLAC, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and recently ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, travelled to Brussels to meet Neven Mimica, the European Union Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation and Development. They agreed to renew the […]

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LEARN Webinar Video: RDM Toolkit

LEARN recently hosted a webinar about our new Toolkit of Best Practice for Research Data Management. The speakers were: Wouter Schallier, ECLAC Paolo Budroni, University of Vienna Martin Moyle, UCL The webinar is now available for anyone to view, via the video below. The Toolkit, and other project resources, can be downloaded from our Tools & Resources page.

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Researchers on RDM: Dr Pim Huijnen, Utrecht University

The LEARN Project is all about creating tools and resources which help institutions improve the way research data is managed. Through workshops and other activities, we’ve spoken to many institutions about the challenges they face in this area. However, data management isn’t something that only comes from institutions. Researchers also need to be actively involved, and institutions need to understand how to encourage researchers when […]

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LEARN Shortlisted for Prestigious THELMA Awards 2017

The LEARN Project has been shortlisted in the “Outstanding Library Team” category, as part of the prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (THELMA) for 2017. The annual THELMA awards showcase and celebrate the best examples of professional services innovation, teamwork and enterprise in the university sector. LEARN was entered into the competition by University College London, one of the five partners participating in […]

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Webinar: LEARN RDM Toolkit

Is your library or institution working on a Research Data Management policy, or looking for examples of best practice when it comes to managing research data? If so, join us on 24 April at 1500 CET for a free webinar: The LEARN Tookit – an armoury of best practice for all research performing organisations. The Toolkit was recently launched by LEARN as a resource for […]

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