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What is research data?
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Planning and support overview
Data Management Plans
Get help with your Data Management Plan
Research Data Management consultancy
Data security
Data security overview
Secure and collaborative working
Organising and storing data
Organising and storing data overview
Data collection and creation
File formats
Storage and backup
Preservation and Archiving
Metadata
File organisation, naming and version control
Electronic Research Notebooks
Publishing data
Publishing data overview
Sensitive data
Sensitive data overview
Sensitive Data Guidance
Data safeguards
Data Champions
Data Champions overview
Find a Data Champion
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About this site
Research data is the evidence you create, observe or collect to support your research findings. It forms the foundation of your analysis and conclusions.
Research data can take many forms, such as numerical data from surveys or experiments, images, video or audio recordings, interview notes or transcripts, software, code or models, artworks or musical scores, electronic research notebooks or fieldwork diaries, or measurements, maps or simulations.
Data management is the practice of correctly handling the data you collect, create or use during your research. It covers how you plan, store, organise, share and look after your data. When working on a research project, good research data management helps you stay organised, save time and meet funder requirements. Data management is an important practice in all disciplines - arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences. It can improve the quality of your research and make it easier to share, reuse and preserve your data.
The University offers training, tools and guidance to help you embed research data management practices throughout your project. Whether you are starting out or looking to develop your approach, we can help you manage your data well, and to share it as openly as possible - and as closed as necessary.
This website complements the
Open Research
website, which covers open research data practice (including data publication, depositing data in Apollo or other repositories, Cambridge and funder open data policies, data reuse).
Upload your research output
Upload your data, software, code, or method via Symplectic Elements
We'll then review these and deposit them in Apollo for you
Find research outputs
Find Cambridge research outputs in Apollo
Apollo is the University's open repository. The University's research outputs are stored and preserved in Apollo. It contains journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, monographs, theses, research data, reports and much more.
Data Champions
Find a Data Champion
Data Champions are volunteers at the University who advise researchers, and those who support them, on research data management. They cover most disciplines. Find one with expertise in your subject area, who can help you plan, manage and share your data.
Data Management Plans
Data Management Plan support
Funders typically expect you to submit a Data Management Plan when you apply for funding. Find out what to include, and how to meet your funder's requirements. We can also review your draft plan and give feedback.
Data organisation
Organise and store your data
Learn to store and organise your research data in a way that keeps it safe, easy to find and ready to use, both now and in future.
File formats
Choose the right formats for your data
It's important to choose file formats that keep your data accessible, shareable and reusable into the future. Learn more about which formats to use, depending on the type of data you collect.
Sensitive data
Managing sensitive data
Data can be categorized as sensitive for several reasons. It could be personal or special category data, or environmentally, culturally or commercially sensitive. We can guide you on how to manage sensitive data.
Book your training
Book a training session
Build your research skills through our training sessions and online modules. Find out more and book a place.
Contact us
Contact the team
Whether you need help with planning, collecting, organising or storing data, the Research Data Management team are here to support you.
About this site
About our website
Privacy policy
Contact us
Open Research website
At a glance
Data Champions
Apollo - institutional repository
Symplectic Elements
Open research governance
Research skills training
Contact the Research Data Management team
Contact us
Address
The Open Research team are part of University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives and based in the University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR
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Research Data Management
Home
About research data management
About research data management overview
What is research data?
FAIR principles
Policies, ethics and legal considerations
Policies, ethics and legal considerations overview
Data protection, ethics and integrity
Data ownership
CARE principles
Open data policies
Planning and support
Planning and support overview
Data Management Plans
Get help with your Data Management Plan
Research Data Management consultancy
Data security
Data security overview
Secure and collaborative working
Organising and storing data
Organising and storing data overview
Data collection and creation
File formats
Storage and backup
Preservation and Archiving
Metadata
File organisation, naming and version control
Electronic Research Notebooks
Publishing data
Publishing data overview
Sensitive data
Sensitive data overview
Sensitive Data Guidance
Data safeguards
Data Champions
Data Champions overview
Find a Data Champion
Contact us
Contact us overview
About this site
Research data is the evidence you create, observe or collect to support your research findings. It forms the foundation of your analysis and conclusions.
Research data can take many forms, such as numerical data from surveys or experiments, images, video or audio recordings, interview notes or transcripts, software, code or models, artworks or musical scores, electronic research notebooks or fieldwork diaries, or measurements, maps or simulations.
Data management is the practice of correctly handling the data you collect, create or use during your research. It covers how you plan, store, organise, share and look after your data. When working on a research project, good research data management helps you stay organised, save time and meet funder requirements. Data management is an important practice in all disciplines - arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences. It can improve the quality of your research and make it easier to share, reuse and preserve your data.
The University offers training, tools and guidance to help you embed research data management practices throughout your project. Whether you are starting out or looking to develop your approach, we can help you manage your data well, and to share it as openly as possible - and as closed as necessary.
This website complements the
Open Research
website, which covers open research data practice (including data publication, depositing data in Apollo or other repositories, Cambridge and funder open data policies, data reuse).
Upload your research output
Upload your data, software, code, or method via Symplectic Elements
We'll then review these and deposit them in Apollo for you
Find research outputs
Find Cambridge research outputs in Apollo
Apollo is the University's open repository. The University's research outputs are stored and preserved in Apollo. It contains journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, monographs, theses, research data, reports and much more.
Data Champions
Find a Data Champion
Data Champions are volunteers at the University who advise researchers, and those who support them, on research data management. They cover most disciplines. Find one with expertise in your subject area, who can help you plan, manage and share your data.
Data Management Plans
Data Management Plan support
Funders typically expect you to submit a Data Management Plan when you apply for funding. Find out what to include, and how to meet your funder's requirements. We can also review your draft plan and give feedback.
Data organisation
Organise and store your data
Learn to store and organise your research data in a way that keeps it safe, easy to find and ready to use, both now and in future.
File formats
Choose the right formats for your data
It's important to choose file formats that keep your data accessible, shareable and reusable into the future. Learn more about which formats to use, depending on the type of data you collect.
Sensitive data
Managing sensitive data
Data can be categorized as sensitive for several reasons. It could be personal or special category data, or environmentally, culturally or commercially sensitive. We can guide you on how to manage sensitive data.
Book your training
Book a training session
Build your research skills through our training sessions and online modules. Find out more and book a place.
Contact us
Contact the team
Whether you need help with planning, collecting, organising or storing data, the Research Data Management team are here to support you.
About this site
About our website
Privacy policy
Contact us
Open Research website
At a glance
Data Champions
Apollo - institutional repository
Symplectic Elements
Open research governance
Research skills training
Contact the Research Data Management team
Contact us
Address
The Open Research team are part of University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives and based in the University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR
© 2026 University of Cambridge
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Privacy policy and cookies
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Postgraduate
Professional and continuing education
Executive and professional education
Courses in education
About the University
How the University
and Colleges work
Give to Cambridge
Jobs
Map
Visiting the University
Research at Cambridge
Research news
About research at Cambridge
Public engagement
Spotlight on...