This information is factual only and not to be considered legal advice. Contact the university legal advisors at the Vice-Chancellor's office if legal advice is needed.
Whichever phase of the project you are in, it is important to have a carefully prepared data management plan. The purpose of your data management plan is to ensure that the management of your research data is consistent and well thought-out throughout the project.
DMP online is a service for writing and sharing data management plans, provided by the library.
Find the right part of the organisation to answer your questions regarding research data management.
Book training and consultation sessions about scholarly publishing, research data management and DiVA.
What parts a data management plan should contain varies, both in terms of the art of the project, and also in terms of what requirements the plan needs to fulfil, beside those relating to the project itself.
In the internal planning process, the document "Checklist for Data Management Plan" by the Swedish National Data Service can be of good use. The checklist covers various aspects of data management and data sharing, with a short description of why each aspect can be important to plan for.
External funding bodies can have their own templates for data management plans in which they raise aspects of research data management relevant to that specific funding body’s perspective. In the template for data management plans used for research projects funded through Horizon 2020, FAIR data had a prominent role.
It can also be the case that external funding bodies want project leaders to submit a data management plan without having a description of how the plan should be outlined. This is when the Umeå University template for data management plans can be useful.
The university template can be found among the integrated templates in the tool DMP online, together with some of the external funding bodies’ data management plan templates. In DMP online, you can store data management plans, update them continuously and share the plans with others – such as external funding bodies, for instance.
Checklist for Data Management Plan (SND)
The university legal framework holds the following document relevant to processing research data.
Research data management plan - conducting research (FS 1.1-962-18)
Research data policy (FS 1.1.-545-21)
Open access policy for scholarly publications at Umeå University (FS 1.1-911-17)
Template data management plan (FS 1.1-2117-19) This template is also integrated into the tool DMPonline.
Information security policy for Umeå University (in Swedish only)
Informationssäkerhetspolicy för Umeå universitet (FS 1.1.1-998-17)
For resources and information about information security, information classification, legal status of research data, personal data processing, GDPR and legal counselling, we recommend contacting the university legal officers, the archive and IT specialists.
Information security (Aurora)
Find more information on secure information management.
Archiving research material (Aurora)
Including the document "Records management plan – Conducting research”.
Legal aspects in research (Aurora)
Contact details and information about legal aspects of your research.
ICT Services and System Development (ITS)
Contact ITS for support in matters concerning IT resources to process and store data during and after a research project.
To get informed, make strategic considerations and set up a data management plan.
To maintain a sound, ordered and consistent management of research data during the research project.
To conclude a research project with well-founded decisions regarding research data.
This information is factual only and not to be considered legal advice. Contact the university legal advisors at the Vice-Chancellor's office if legal advice is needed.