Institutionalised and sustainable research data management

As part of this three-year project, local expertise in research data management (RDM) will be developed at the participating universities, RDM and IT services will be provided, and networking and knowledge transfer will be promoted.

Project status:
completed
Period:
–
Type:
Research project
Profile:
Digital Space – Data, Interaction, Knowledge
Organisational Unit:
Cooperation partners:
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg in Cottbus European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) Babelsberg Film University Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences (FH) for Sustainable Development Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences (FH) Wildau University of Applied Sciences (FH) University of Potsdam (including the former Potsdam University of Education)
Project participants:
Christine Burkart Heike Neuroth Carsten Schneemann Claus Spiecker Paul Walter Janina Gabrielle Weber

The eight state-funded higher education institutions in Brandenburg – five universities of applied sciences and three universities – had already been working closely together since the end of 2019 on the ‘Research Data Management Brandenburg’ project, funded by the Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK) (FDM-BB), funded by the Brandenburg Ministry of Science, Research and Culture (MWFK), from which the state-level FDM-BB initiative emerged. Following the project’s approval in October 2022, the participating higher education institutions can look forward to funding of approximately 2.5 million euros from the BMBF and the MWFK to establish and institutionalise sustainable research data management as part of the IN-FDM-BB project.

Thanks to several years of preparatory work within the FDM-BB project – including an analysis of the science policy environment, qualitative and quantitative surveys of the requirements at Brandenburg’s higher education institutions, and the development of recommendations for action and implementation – it has been possible to identify specific areas of action for the research data strategy, which was adopted on thr 18th of July 2022 by the MWFK and the BLHP (Brandenburg State Conference of University Presidents). Building on this, over the coming years, local expertise will be developed at the universities, FDM services and IT services will be offered, and networking and knowledge transfer will be promoted.

Project website: https://fdm-bb.de