Managing Research Data @MQ

We encourage you to complete the online orientation to Research Data Management via Workday/iLearn

This course provides an introduction to the concepts and skills required for effective research data management. It is a good starting point for you to learn about how you can safeguard and preserve your research data, apply good practice to your data management, and comply with the Research Data Management Policy & Procedure.

The Research Data Management Policy suite underpins a comprehensive set of expected practices at Macquarie University for managing data across the research lifecycle. The suite includes:

• Research Data Management Policy
• Research Data Management Procedure
• Research Data Sensitivity, Security and Storage Guideline

A Data Management Plan (DMP) articulates how research data will be handled throughout the data lifecycle. Beginning in mid-2021, some researchers will be required to lodge DMPs online. This requirement will be progressively released to different cohorts. Refer to the following:

• DMP Portal in FoRA
• DMP Navigation Guide
• DMP User Guide

Research data management at Macquarie University is governed by:

• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2018
• General Retention and Disposal Authority GA 47 (NSW) 
• Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71 (NSW)
• Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act1998 No 133 (NSW)
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
• NSW privacy legislation (Updates)

Researchers should also adhere to:

• Australian Privacy Act 1998 especially the Australian Privacy Principles
• Notifiable Data Breaches scheme in consultation with the University Privacy Contact Officer

The following are key sources of information regarding best practice and the expectations about research data management. Some resources are referred to in this guide, or support the principles or responsibilities outlined in the Management of Data and Information in Research guide issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council and Universities Australia, 2019 include:

Australian Government Research Ethics and Research Integrity Guidelines:

• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2018
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, 2007 (Updated 2018)
• Ethical guidelines for research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies

Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC; formerly Research Data Australia):

• https://www.ands.org.au/working-with-data/fairdata
• http://www.ands.org.au/guides/sensitivedata

Creative Commons:

• https://creativecommons.org.au/
• https://www.ands.org.au/__data/assets/image/0008/774296/CCposter.png

European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP):

• https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/justice-and-fundamental-rights/data-protection/2018-reform-eu-data-protection-rules_en#abouttheregulationanddataprotection
• Guidelines on personal data breach notification under Regulation 2016/679

Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data:

• Information from the ARDC explaining the FAIR principles and providing useful resources. A good starting point.
• F.A.I.R. Access Policy Statement
• GoFAIR
• FAIR data in the humanities

Five Safes

• Managing the Risk of Disclosure: the Five Safes Framework [ABS]

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

• Notifiable Data Breaches
• Guide to securing personal information

Transparency and Openness

• EU Horizon 2020
• Transparency and Openness Guidelines