New UCL Data Management Plan template

Writing a data management plan can be challenging, but here is a simple way to structure your plan and follow best practice in data management and sharing.

What is a Data Management Plan?

A Data Management Plan (DMP) describes your planned and/or actioned data management and sharing activities. It is generally 1-3 pages in length and should cover the four phases of the research data lifecycle. It is generally written at the start of a research project and should be revisited at different stages of the project and updated where necessary. DMPs may be published in the UCL Research Data Repository and assigned a persistant, uniqure link in the form of a Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

Download our Data Management Plan template (MS Word)