CHORUS is organising a webinar on Research Data Management on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST).
Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Data compliance have become core requirements of the global research ecosystem, driven by funder mandates, publisher policies, regulatory frameworks, and expectations around research integrity and reproducibility. With major public and private funders now requiring structured data management planning and data sharing under the principle “as open as possible, as closed as necessary.” At the same time, publishers are increasingly mandating data availability statements and repository deposition as conditions of publication. These forces position RDM as essential research infrastructure rather than an optional best practice. Effective compliance requires understanding and applying both FAIR principles, open data appropriately and accurate metadata.
Moderator: Matt Cannon, Associate Director of Open Science Programmes at Taylor & Francis Group
Speakers:
- Kirsty Merrett, Research Support Librarian (Research Data Management) at University of Bristol
- Laetitia Bracco, Deputy Head of Research Support Services – University Libraries, Université de Lorraine
- Rebecca Taylor-Grant, Director of Open Science Strategy & Innovation, Taylor & Francis
- Elizabeth Newbold, Open Science Theme Lead at STFC (UKRI council)
Register here: CHORUS Forum: Research Data Management - CHORUS