Research Data Management Plans

A research data management plan systematically describes how research data will be managed within a research project. It includes a set of questions covering the main aspects of research data management.

NFDI4Health has developed three (Research) Data Management Plan templates to support researchers in planning their studies. One template is designed for epidemiological studies, another is tailored for clinical studies, and a shorter, more general template is based on the DFG’s guidelines for handling research data. This shorter template can also be included with a proposal as a preliminary version of an research data management plan. An accompanying document provides instructions for completing the templates and explains key terms.