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From October 2016 LSE requires all funded research to have a Data Management Plan.
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LSE recognises the value of data as an asset in its own right and its management as integral to good research practice.
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That data be managed to, at a minimum, meet research funder and academic journal expectations on data sharing and long-term preservation.
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The School's Research Data Management policy, associated policies and strategies in the School underpin LSE expectations regarding data.
The School's Research Data Management recognises data generated by researchers are valuable assets in their own right and that researchers who use or create data in the process of their research have a responsibility to manage effectively data, whether original or derived.
From October 2016, in order to comply with research data security recommendations, all researchers will be asked to submit a Data Management Plan (DMP) for any funded research. This can include Data Management Plans submitted as part of a research funding application.
Consistent with expectations of research funders, academic journals, and other statements on Research Data Management and data sharing, this is seen as an integral component of good research practice. Researchers should wherever practicable and at a minimum meet research funder expectations and academic journal policies on Data Management Plans, data sharing, and long-term preservation of research data.
A number of existing policies and strategies already approved and enacted by the School underpin LSE expectations of how researchers should manage research data effectively.