“Open Research Data: Implications for Science and Society”, Warsaw, Poland, May 28–29, 2015, conference organized by the Open Science Platform — an initiative of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at the University of Warsaw. pon.edu.pl @OpenSciPlatform #ORD2015

1. University of
Cambridge
Open Data at the
University of Cambridge
Dr Marta Teperek (on behalf of the Open Data team)
28/05/2015, Warsaw, Open Data 2015

2. Structure:
 Website for Research Data
Management
 Briefing sessions for researchers
 Workshops and training for research
data management
 University of Cambridge data repository
 Engaging researchers with the Open
Data agenda

3. www.data.cam.ac.uk

4. Briefing sessions for
researchers
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Number of researchers we talked with
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764

5. “I found the presentation today very useful. I find the future of
science and Open Data fascinating, it's something I'm
seriously considering working on in the future so it was great
to hear something about the practicalities at the moment.”
Chris Whittleston, PhD student, Department of Chemistry
Briefing sessions for
researchers

6.  Network of RDM Ambassadors:
o At various locations within the University
o Supporting their professional development
 Series of other events and workshops
 Data Management Plan assistance
TRAINING AND
WORKSHOPS

7. TRAINING AND
WORKSHOPS
www.data.cam.ac.uk/support

8. Request one
today
www.data.cam.ac.uk/support
TRAINING AND
WORKSHOPS

9. DATA REPOSITORY
www.data.cam.ac.uk/repositor

10. DATA REPOSITORY
University of Cambridge data repository
www.data.cam.ac.uk/upload

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www.data.cam.ac.uk/upload

12. www.data.cam.ac.uk/uploa
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www.data.cam.ac.uk/upload

13. Engaging researchers with the
Open Data agenda
 Repository name competition
 Open Data sessions once/2 months
o At least one session always available
 Case studies – benefits of data sharing
 Development of FAQ – together with researchers

14. Meetings with researchers –
future plans
 Open Data sessions at individual
departments and research groups
 Regular workshops:
o OPUS
o OA Licenses
o Open Data panel discussion
o More to come (including ContentMine)
 Newsletter

15. University of
Cambridge
Thank you very much
Marta Teperek
info@data.cam.ac.uk
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