Research data underpinning theses: requirements and submission process

Audience: PG research

Date: Tuesday 15 April 2025

Times: 14.00 to 15.30

Programme: GRADskills

Key details: Find out how to submit research data/digital outputs that underpin your thesis, including how request an embargo and how to deposit them in Pure, the institutional repository.

Target audience

Research postgraduates students from all disciplines nearing the end of your degree

Course pre-work

none

Course mapped to

Vitae's Researcher Development Framework domains: C2 (Research management) and D2 (Communication and dissemination)

Course information

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will run online.  If you are no longer able to attend, please cancel your place at least two working days before so that we can allow others onto the course.

In this GRADskills workshop you will gain an understanding of the process for the submission of the research data/digital outputs underpinning your thesis. We will focus on the workflow highlighting when you should take actions. A demonstration of how to use Pure for the deposit of the data/outputs will also be provided. You will learn how to obtain a DOI for your data/outputs and how to add it to your thesis before final submission.

This workshop will be delivered in the form of presentations and group discussions. Participants will be encouraged to contribute and ask questions.

What previous participants have said about (the in-person version of) this course:

• "Excellent presentation. I started ex nihilo. Now I have a basic understanding, and more importantly I know whom I must seek out for help."
• "Informative. May be very useful for some subjects, such as chemistry."
• "This should be a required course for all PhDs & Research PGs."

You may also find these workshops helpful:

• Research data: how to store and effectively manage them
• Research data: why, when and how to publish them

Aims and objectives

By the end of this workshop you should be able to:

• Understand the process for the submission of research data/digital outputs underpinning your thesis
• Deposit data in Pure at the right time
• Request an embargo on your data
• Add a data/outputs DOI to your thesis

Tutors

Panagiota Spanou

Course provider

IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk