Welcome to Research Data Management (RDM): 2026-27 Webinars
Research Data Management (RDM) is about caring for data through the research lifecycle. RDM workshops help registrants with data management by providing training on:
- data management plans
- data deposit and sharing
- data storage and backup
- data security
- ethical and sensitive data management
- documentation and metadata
RDM workshops welcome students, staff, and faculty from any discipline, as well as the public at large. A number of RDM workshops are also geared towards beginners, so even if you’re new to data management, we encourage you to sign up and learn!
Workshop Eligibility
All workshops in this series are eligible for the Sherman Centre’s certificate program. For more information, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. They are also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more, visit ccdhhn.ca.
2026-2027 RDM Workshop Topics
- Abducted by aliens? 🛸 Building Sustainable File, Folder & Documentation Workflows
- Best Practices for Managing Data in your Research (Fall)
- Best Practices for Managing Data in your Research (Winter)
- Data Deposit and Retention: Get readier for requirements from funders and publishers
- Data Management Plan Bootcamp (In-Person)
- Data Management Plan Bootcamp (In-Person)
- Personal Health Information and Sensitive Data: Practical Examples of Storage, Security, Data Sharing, and Beyond
- Qualitative Data Bootcamp: clean collection, de-identification, and analysis basics
- Setting up a New Reproducible Research Project: data sharing, documentation, file formats, and more!
Land Acknowledgement
McMaster University is situated in Ohròn:wakon which is the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the “Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant”, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and Anishinaabe nations to ensure those who live here take only what they need, leave enough in the dish for others, and keep the dish clean. This land is also covered by the Between the Lakes Treaty of 1792 and is very close to the 1784 Haldimand Treaty, which holds the land six miles to each side of the Grand River as a tract for Six Nations, which is currently not being honored.
Many of us at the Sherman Centre took the First Nations’ Information Governance Centre’s OCAP course this past year which stands for Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession. We encourage you to learn more about OCAP and Indigenous data management practices more broadly, including the OCAS principles endorsed by the Manitoba Métis Federation, the principles of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami) National Inuit Strategy on Research, and Global Indigenous Data Alliance’s CARE principles.