Research data management (RDM) refers to the organization, storage, preservation, and sharing of data that was generated or collected and used in a research project. RDM is a good research practice and many research funding agencies now require researchers to develop data management plans and share research data underlying publications. Managing and sharing research data is a very complex area. This section aims to equip researchers and students with data management knowledge and skills that support the long-term preservation, access, and reuse of data.
We identified two topics that researchers and students should know well: