Data Collection/Management

Data Management - AHRC specific guidance

Please confirm that this proposal adheres to the data management policies of –

a) the organisation that will host the project, and

b) the AHRC as outlined in the AHRC Research Funding Guide http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/funding/research/researchfundingguide/

 

Data Collection - ESRC specific guidance

Please refer to the full statement of ESRC's Research Data Policy (https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-data-policy/) and datasets deposition requirements in the Research Funding Guide (https://www.ukri.org/publications/esrc-research-funding-guide/). Please note that all applicants planning to generate data as part of their award must include a Data Management Plan (DMP) as a mandatory attachment to their application.  Guidance on the ESRC DMP can be found at https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/research-data-management/plan-to-share/esrc-data-management-plan-and-policy/.

If the research involves data creation or collection, we strongly recommend that you consult the UK Data Service (UKDS) (https://esrc.ukri.org/research/our-research/uk-data-service/) early on and for more specific queries please contact the service directly by email: datasharing@ukdataservice.ac.uk or telephone 01206 872974.

Please ensure, where possible, that data sharing is not precluded in any protocols used to collect data.  Further information on ensuring data can be ethically and legally shared can be found on https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/research-data-management/#ethical-issues

Applicants are eligible to claim costs for cataloguing and preparing data for archiving. If these costs are claimed from the ESRC, they will have to be included in the overall costs of project. The applicants are required to fill in the relevant section in the Je-S form and where appropriate to provide more information in the Justification of Resources. Where necessary, please seek clarification of these costs by contacting UKDS at the contact points above.