Research Data Management

All UNE Researchers

UNE has a number of storage options for research data, catering for the diverse needs of our researchers.

Check the Library site for upcoming Cloud.UNE training.

The University Library can issue DOIs for research data collections, which can help researchers track citations and build an online profile. For more information, contact the Client Services Librarians team.

UNE's repository for research publications and research data is RUNE. The Library can help you create a metadata record for your completed research data that will increase its discoverability and help comply with funding and publication standards. Should you require open access for your research data collection, the Client Services Librarians team can also help with this.

HDR Candidates

As you begin your candidature, you should take some time to make yourself aware of your responsibilities as a researcher when it comes to research data management.

UNE’s Student Online Learning: Advanced Research (SOL:AR) modules are a useful resource for understanding the entire candidature process from commencement to confirmation of candidature.

SOL:AR Module 5 – Research Data Management provides HDR students with advice on a range of topics related to research data management best practice.

Early Candidature

Early in your candidature, before your data collection has commenced it is important to:

  1. Download and begin your Research Data Management Plan
    1. It is useful to begin your Research Data Management Plan before starting your Ethics application as it will prompt you to consider what you will do with your research data before you collect it.  Several questions in the Ethics application will ask for these details so you will be well placed if you have already considered them.
    2. It is okay if you don’t have all the answers at the beginning of your candidature.  If there is something in the Research Data Management Plan that you’re not sure how to address, speak with your Supervisor or contact the Research Data Lead Librarian for some advice.
    3. Familiarise yourself Cloud.UNE, UNE’s centrally supported cloud storage solution for active research data
      1. Set up the Cloud.UNE Sync Client on your computer so that you can automatically sync your work to Cloud.UNE
      2. Decide on how you intend to organise and manage your data files ahead of time and document your plans in your Research Data Management Plan so you can always refer back and ensure consistency.
  2. Understand your responsibilities around Research Data Management, you may find the following documents useful:
    1. UNE’s Management and Storage of Research Data and Materials Policy and UNE’s Management and Storage of Research Data and Materials Procedures
    2. The 2018 Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and the accompanying Management of Data and Information in Research supplement
    3. NSW State Archives & Records Education: Higher & Further Education and Research Records (GA47) guidelines, see section 3.5.0 Research Data
  3. Attend Research Data Management Workshops run by Dixson Library.  These workshops are run regularly and can be booked via UNE Library.

Are aware that your research data will need to be archived in RUNE, UNE’s institutional repository, prior to submitting your thesis for examination.

Throughout your Candidature

As your candidature continues, you should revisit your Research Data Management Plans at regular intervals and update it with any changes that have occurred throughout the research process.  It is normal and common that your initial plans may change as you continue your research, which is why it is important that you update your Research Data Management Plan regularly to keep track of everything.

Completion of Candidature

Toward the end of candidature, the HDR team will contact you to remind you that you will need to archive your research data in RUNE prior to submitting your thesis for examination.

It is important to start this process roughly two weeks prior to the thesis submission deadline to allow enough time for the RUNE team to process the submission.

Thesis Submission Workshops are conducted by the HDR Team to assist you to prepare for your submission. The Research Data Lead Librarian will be at the workshops to provide advice on how to archive research data.

Further Information