Data management planning

A good DMP helps to establish a framework for handling, organising, storing and sharing research data, and to identify the resources needed. 

Consultation and training

We regularly offer a workshop called ‘Research Data Management Essentials’. View and book available Researcher Skills workshops. 

We can signpost you to colleagues and services across the University including IT Services, Information Governance and the Contracts team. 

If you have specific questions or would like to book a consultation, please contact us. 

If you need help drafting your DMP or would like us to review a draft, please get in touch at least two weeks before your deadline. 

The DMP service is available for all researchers and research postgraduates affiliated with the University of Leeds. 

Questions to consider before booking a consultation 

• Have you read through the DMP guidance on our webpages?
• Have you read through the prompts on the Data Management Plan template?

If you have read through the guidance but still need help with your DMP, please contact us at least 2 weeks before your deadline. 

Examples of support we can offer

• Provide a DMP template with guidance on how to complete each section.
• Provide feedback on a draft DMP or statement for a grant application.
• Advise on funder specific DMP formats.
• Identify potential gaps in your DMP.
• Help identify potential costs associated with data management.
• Help identify sources of research data.
• Review a DMP for PGR transfer.
• Review a DMP to meet the requirements of ethical review.
• Help identify services for long term data deposit and sharing.
• Help identify sensitivities and signpost to guidance for data derived from humans in relation to:
  • consent form wording and participant information / privacy notices 
  • processing data from interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, surveys or other records relating to humans 
  • special category data (health, religion, sexuality, politics, criminality, trade union membership).