Welcome to Love your Data Week!

This week we are going to be talking about data from all perspectives starting with an investigation of the data that underpins the research that is done here at Greenwich! To this end, we are launching a very short survey to help us understand what data everyone has out there, so we can work towards better supporting you in appropriate ways!

Please take 5 minutes to fill in our survey – even if you don’t think you work with data, or don’t do it often, we would still appreciate your contributions.

So what do we mean by data?
Data was defined by RCUK (2015) as the evidence that underpins the research conclusion. While there are many other definitions, this is by far the most inclusive of the wide variety of research that is undertaken at Greenwich. This definition can include anything as ‘evidence’ from things you automatically think of when someone says data, like spreadsheets and code, all the way to transcripts, models, images, recordings, experimental observations, even collections of archive material…

If I’m honest, ‘data’ probably needs to be redefined as ‘evidence’! But until it is – help us, help you – Take 5 minutes to tell us about your evidence!

Love Data Week
Love Data Week (formerly Love Your Data Week) is a worldwide online event that was designed to raise awareness and build a community to engage on topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, reuse, and research data services. Over the last few years Love Data Week has grown exponentially with a focus on social media. This year’s theme is ‘Data in Everyday Life’.