The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is set to launch a collection of social and economic data through an investment of £17 million over the next five years. The UK Data Service will be launched in October this year…
Data Openness Does Not Guarantee Public Trust
According to a report released by Research Councils UK (RCUK) open access to data does no guarantee trust in research: Access to data does not necessarily help to build trust in research, finds a new study into the public perceptions…
Looking After and Managing your Research Data
The Economic and Social Data Service will be holding a two day training event on the 26th and 27th April on data management: This workshop will enable participants to develop an awareness of the knowledge and professional skills in this…
Orbital: some reflections on the bid-writing process
Joss Winn and Paul Stainthorp have both blogged recently on their experiences of writing a JISC bid for the recent call in their Managing Research Data programme. I’d encourage you read their posts for some interesting insights into the bid-writing process.…