MANTRA is a free online course for those who manage digital data as part of their research project.
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Learning Units: Select one to start

Research data in context >
  • Types of research data
  • Why managing data is important
  • Challenges of data in society
Data management planning >
  • Good practice and responsible research
  • Checklists and planning tools
  • Funder compliance
Organising data >
  • Naming and re-naming conventions
  • File and code versioning
  • Use of cloud collaboration tools
Preparing your data for archiving >
  • What is archiving and why archive your data
  • File formats and digital preservation
  • Data documentation & metadata
Keeping research data safe >
  • Backup and storage methods
  • Password safety and encryption
  • Secure sharing and collaboration
Protecting sensitive data >
  • Data protection legislation
  • Ethical considerations and informed consent
  • Safeguarding sensitive data
FAIR sharing and access >
  • Benefits and barriers to data sharing
  • Principles of FAIR sharing
  • Open data licences
Data handling tutorials >

Practice manipulating data in software analysis packages (R, Python, ArcGIS, SPSS) using open datasets with exercises in PDF or HTML.

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