Introduction to Research Data Stewardship: A Key Role in Modern Research (online)

Do you have an interest in managing, organising, and analysing research data? Are you interested in Open Research and making data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR)? If so, then the world of research data stewardship could be for you.

In this session you will have the opportunity to discover and learn about research data stewardship and the work of research data stewards; an emerging profession in higher education and an increasingly key role in managing data for research projects at research-intensive universities. You will learn about the concept of research data stewardship and how it is applied to embed research data management (RDM), FAIR, and open data practices into the research project lifecycle. You will learn about the different roles and responsibilities of research data stewards working today, both in the UK and internationally, exploring the wide variety of tasks and challenges they experience in making open, reusable, and responsible research a reality. Finally, you will be shown how you can join in and participate in the research data stewardship community here at the University of Manchester and find opportunities and resources to develop your data steward skills and knowledge further.