FAIR
The support your research data and digital objects in being findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. These principles outline the features necessary to make your work more useful and re-usable by computers and people.
For researchers, the FAIR principles are essential to engaging in sustainable and open information practices. They aid in the visibility of your work and amplify its contribution to the research community.
For research managers, the FAIR principles represent a path towards greater impact from research projects. They produce more discoverable research objects that retain their integrity over time.
The FAIR principles are expressed at the beginning of your research project through data management planning. Good data management will ensure:
- You consider effective data storage early, ideally before you begin to gather your data.
- Parameters around how your data is named and organised will b