Research Data Management

Planning ahead can save time later when your data are easy to find, use, analyze and share with your collaborators. Good data management practices can also help ensure that others can discover, build on, and give you credit for your research.

Contact the research data management team with questions or to schedule a consultation or custom training session on finding, organizing or sharing data.

We can help you:

• Write a data management plan
• Manage research data throughout the research lifecycle
• Share data and write data sharing statements to meet journal publisher requirements
• Collaborate with research partners and manage workflows with the Open Science Framework
• Find data sources or statistical reports
• Visualize data at the Workshop
• Get assistance with integrating key data resources from other VCU units
• Understand VCU's policy on Research Data Ownership, Retention, Access and Security
• Retain records and other data documentation in compliance with VCU’s policy on records management
• Find data security guidance and submit a data security plan