The National Institutes of Health announced a new data management & sharing (DMS) policy to foster good data stewardship, which will go into effect on Jan. 25.
To prepare UNMC researchers and staff for this change, an open forum with a question-and-answer session is being offered today at noon, and additional training sessions are planned throughout January. (See sidebar at right for session information.)
This updated policy will require that all NIH applications for projects generating scientific data must include a detailed plan for how the data will be managed and shared during the entire funding period. In addition to the written plan, project budgets must include line items to request funds toward data management and sharing, along with appropriate budget justification.
UNMC researchers and staff who submit NIH applications are encouraged to attend these informational sessions and to review the information and resources available on UNMC’s DMS Policy page. Additional information about the DMS policy in general can be found on the NIH website.
Additional open forums will continue to be held quarterly throughout the year to provide ongoing updates as more information comes out from the NIH and as further UNMC-specific resources become available.
UNMC Sponsored Programs Administration, McGoogan Health Sciences Library and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research are working to ensure that the institution and its researchers are ready to meet these new policy changes. Please direct any DMS questions to this email.