
Writing a data management plan: why manage your data?
Good data management is the basis of successful research. Managing your data effectively across their lifecycle is very important for the success of your research project or your postgraduate study. The benefits of managing your data include:
- Meeting funding body grant requirements.
- Ensuring research integrity and reproducibility.
- Increasing your research efficiency.
- Ensuring research data and records are accurate, complete, authentic and reliable.
- Saving time and resources in the long run.
- Enhancing data security and minimising the risk of data loss.
- Preventing duplication of effort by enabling others to use your data.
- Complying with practices conducted in industry and commerce.