Shareable by Design: Making research data available for access

Data sharing practices have changed significantly in recent years, prompted by evolving needs of the research community, changing funder and publisher policy, and technological advances. This presents new opportunities for research, as well as new challenges.

This workshop brings together funders, publishers, domain experts and data managers to discuss steps that can be taken to ensure research data is suitable for sharing.

Perspectives on data sharing

(1 – 2pm)

• Setting the scene - Gareth Knight, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• The funder perspective: Enabling access to public health data - David Carr, Wellcome Trust
• The publisher perspective: The PLOS Data Policy - Rosemary Dickin (PLOS)

Preparing for Data Sharing

(2 – 3pm)

• Preparing qualitative data for sharing - Veerle van den Eynden, UK Data Service
• Data journals and data papers - Brian Hole, Ubiquity Press

Refreshment break

Case studies

(3.30 – 4.10pm)

• Sharing injury and emergency research data using Freebird - Katharine Ker, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Sharing data in order to answer key questions in malaria drug discovery - Paul Snell, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Next steps

(4:10 – 5pm)

• Discussion
• Support for data sharing at the School - Gareth Knight, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Attendees will be given the opportunity to raise issues and concerns regarding data sharing during the refreshment break and discussion session.