We warmly invite you to the LCRDM Networking Day on Monday, October 6, at Domstad in Utrecht. This event is organized in collaboration with DCC-PO (the Digital Competence Center for Universities of Applied Sciences). The central theme is the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. What does this declaration mean for research support practices and the wider research information ecosystem?

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“How does it actually work for students who collect sensitive data?” This question was casually posed to me by a colleague outside the supermarket on the VU campus. Not a strange question, of course. For sensitive data collected by researchers, there is infrastructure and support in place, allowing even the most delicate data to be stored and processed in compliance with GDPR regulations. Storage solutions such as Research Drive and Yoda provide researchers with the assurance that privacy and security are maintained.

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The growing volume of data in scientific research has greatly increased the importance of Research Data Management (RDM) in recent years. Support staff involved in research—such as data stewards, IT support personnel, librarians and policy officers—often have varying levels of perspective onto managing research data. Nevertheless, they must work closely together to provide support to researchers aiming to practice responsible data management.