How do I find out what my funders data requirements are?
How do I find out what my funder's data requirements are?
Answer
Many research funders, including all UK Research Councils, have data policies that specify what is expected from their grant holders and require studies they support to be made freely available. The Research Councils have a set of Common Principles on Data Policy. Each council also has its own policy
- AHRC – Arts and Humanities Research Council
- BBSRC – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- EPSRC – The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- ESRC – Economic and Social Research Council
- MRC – Medical Research Council (MRC)
- NERC – Natural Environment Research Council
- STFC – Science and Technology Facilities Council
- NC3RS – National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research
- Wellcome Trust
- CRUK – Cancer Research UK
SHERPA JULIET is a database of open access and data archiving policies of a large number of funding organisations.