Data management and sharing

Policy

• MRC data sharing policy
• MRC policy and guidance on sharing of research data from population and patient studies
• MRC policy on open research data from clinical trials and public health intervention studies
• UKRI data sharing principles (including Concordat on Open Research Data)

Guidance for researchers

Good practice principles for sharing individual participant data from publicly funded clinical trials:

• data management plans, guidance for applicant
• data management plan template
• data management plan, FAQs and guidance
• data management plan, guidance to reviewers (p.10)
• UKRI guidance on best practice in the management of research data
• supporting research data management through grant funding
• MRC good research practice guidance, section B, data: management, integrity, retention and preservation  (pp. 9-12)

Engagement and development

• Expert Advisory Group on Data Access (EAGDA)
• Public health research data
• Cohort directory

Last updated: 21 August 2023