UK Institutional data policies

For many institutions, effective research data management requires formal policy for support and guidance. Some will take the view that existing policies on such matters as records management or library collecting policies are sufficient; others will amend such policies to specifically address research data; and others will create new policies to address the roles and responsibilities of institutions and the researchers who work with them.

The DCC is collecting examples of explicit policies on research data and examples of existing policies amended to encompass research data.

If you are looking to create your own policies, you are likely to find these examples useful. Only UK policies are listed here, and only for institutions which manage data themselves.

Policies from non-UK institutions appear in the policy guidance page. Those from funders are listed and compared elsewhere in the policy section.