1. Researcher engagement
resources: a demonstration
Rosie Higman, University of Cambridge/Manchester
@RosieHLib
Hardy Schwamm, University of Lancaster
@HardySchwamm
Jisc Research Data Network, University of York
28th June 2017

2. Researcher Engagement Resources
Introduction to researcher engagement
programmes and resources
Discussion
Feedback and wrap-up

3. Researcher Engagement Resources
Introduction to researcher engagement
programmes and resources
Discussion
Feedback and wrap-up

4. Researcher Engagement Survey
Initial stage of RDM development

5. Researcher Engagement Survey
Later stages of RDM development

6. Engagement - What worked?
Top Down
63.60%7.30%
29.10%
Support Service- Compliance
71.40%
14.30%
14.30%
Proactive researcher
40.60%
56.70%
2.70%
“Success Stories”
Success
Failure
Mixed
71.40%
14.30%
14.30%

7. Would like to have one in each
department
Ask them to deliver training which
has been tailored to the discipline
Researchers, PhD students or support staff
who have agreed to advocate for good data
management and sharing practice within
their department.
Data Champions at the
University of Cambridge

8. Who are the Data Champions?
41 Champions
26 departments
5 Schools

9. What have they done?
• Information sessions
• Weekly ‘tips’ emails
• GitHub course
• Talks to research groups
• Training needs analysis
• Sub-group in Engineering
• Advertised via departmental newsletters
• Open data FAQs for chemists
• Embedded RDM in teaching

10. Data Conversations at the University
of Lancaster
2017: 3 events
• January: Sharing research
• May: Data Security and Confidentiality
• September: Software as Data
Concept
• Library provides theme, venue, refreshments
• Researcher led with 4-5 lightning talks
• Free lunch, long networking breaks
• Interdisciplinary!
• Feedback: 82% “Extremely” or “Very useful”
• As a follow up: Data Interviews

11. Resources
1. Information session for the Department of Psychology,
Cambridge
2. Weekly ‘tips’ emails for the Gurdon Institute, Cambridge
3. GitHub course from the data champions at Cambridge
4. Open data FAQs for chemists from the Chemistry
librarian and data champions at Cambridge
5. Data Conversations agenda, Lancaster
6. Transcribed Data Interviews, Lancaster

12. Discussion
• Could you use any of these resources?
• What would work at your institution?
• What wouldn’t work at your institution?
• What themes would you suggest for events for
engaging researchers?

13. Questions: rosie.higman@manchester.ac.uk / h.schwamm@lancaster.ac.uk
@RosieHLib
@HardySchwamm
Thank you