What is the Digital Curation Centre?

The Digital Curation Centre is the UK’s leading centre of expertise in digital data curation. 

Anyone who has an obligation to store, manage and protect digital data can turn to the DCC for expert advice and practical help. By putting effective data management into place throughout the information lifecycle you will ensure that your data will continue to work for you as productively as the research that produced them.

What is Digital Curation?

Digital curation involves organising and preserving digital information so that it may be available for future use. Effectively curated research data can be better shared among the wider research community, enhancing the long-term value of your work.

Coming Soon

DMP Online
We are currently sprucing up DMP Online, our interactive, Web-based tool that allows researchers to produce customised data management plans. In the meantime the stable beta version is available for use here - let us know what you think!


Digital Curation 101
Practical training events for data management planning and curation, tailored by audience and time available.

The DCC is funded by

Joint Information Systems Committee