RoaDMaP LEEDS RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT PILOT RDM training: stakeholders and sustainability Rachel Proudfoot, RoaDMaP Project Manager

Who: Working Group Who: Stakeholders What: Examples of training delivered and reaction (not content of sessions) How: Resourcing options

Training working group (WP7) Buy-in from a range of staff Ongoing working relationships Group will carry on short term May be absorbed into other groups Buy-in from a range of staff Ongoing working relationships Group will carry on short term May be absorbed into other groups

Sustainability Training programmes Admin Publicity

Who: Stakeholders

Pilot 2 hour course Knowledge and networking Course materials and comments online from RoaDMaP web site: (Thanks DCC, Bath, Durham, etc)

A few lessons learnt Designing training around practical activity worked well (creating DMP) Think about capacity building – get colleagues involved / observing where possible Consider what elements of the course are generic (& who could deliver) and specialised (& who could deliver) Make up of group and most relevant messages – e.g. separate early researchers career and PIs? “Not suitable for researchers or studies that are not funded.” (PhD student) “Not suitable for researchers or studies that are not funded.” (PhD student) “Every PhD should do this in their first semester “ (PhD student). “Every PhD should do this in their first semester “ (PhD student).

A few lessons learnt: thanks, what now? “There comes a point when you say, no more bloody post-it notes, just tell me what to do!” (Librarian) “There comes a point when you say, no more bloody post-it notes, just tell me what to do!” (Librarian) “ Would be useful to have best practice advice on...” (Researchers). “ Would be useful to have best practice advice on...” (Researchers). “ I mainly want to know what I need to do to fulfil funder requirements”. (Researchers). “ I mainly want to know what I need to do to fulfil funder requirements”. (Researchers).

Sustainability “It’s important for training not to run too far ahead of implementing infrastructure and vice versa.”

Resource options paper University of Leeds Teaching and Research Award (ULTRA) Confirmed commitment University of Leeds Teaching and Research Award (ULTRA) Confirmed commitment AwarenessTrainingCultural shiftStandard practice

Summary: constructing training Get the combination right..

Summary: Sustainability

Acknowledgements Thanks. RoaDMaP colleagues, Dr Jim Baxter, Dr Graham Blyth, Brenda Philips