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Research Data Management (RDM)

Aalto University offers comprehensive services, guidance, and support to help you manage your data efficiently. Explore our collection of resources and external links to boost your research.

Support and training for research data management

Aalto University offers support in data management through the dedicated researchdata@aalto.fi email service which provides researchers with personalised assistance. We also have a network of Data Agents, who are researchers specialising in research data, that are based at departments to help with the discipline-specific challenges of research data. Aalto University also provides a broad range of training sessions, which are also free and open to participants from outside of the university.

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Data Agents

Meet your Data Agents — researchers offering hands-on support on data management.

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RDM & Open Science Training

Training in Research Data Management and Open Science

Join Aalto University's Open Research Network for open-to-all training.

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RDM learning materials and guidelines

Discover research data management related materials, such as learning materials and guidelines, from the Aalto community, along with selected works by Aalto University researchers on methods, research data, and open science.

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Funders' open science requirements

Explore the open science requirements set by major research funders.

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Learn about research data management

Take a look at these detailed guides to learn how to manage your research data from planning your research to publishing the results.

Aalto University RDM

Introduction to research data management

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Data Management Plan (DMP)

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Storage services for research data

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Data documentation, folder organization, and describing datasets

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Publishing and reusing open data

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How to handle personal data in research?

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Publishing and commercialization – Can I have both?

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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FAIR data

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Training available in AI use, research data management, open science + more – register now!

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2026 are open.
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Joel Kallio joined Research Services as Information Specialist

Joel Kallio works in the Open Science and ACRIS team.
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Emrecan Gulay started as a Data Agent at the School of Business

Aalto Open Research Network has a new member, Emrecan Gulay. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of BIZ.
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Training available in AI, research data management, research ethics + more – register now!

New topics included! Registrations for spring 2026 are open.
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Events

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Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, Other staff training, Support for teams, Training to support research –

Doing qualitative research in conversation with AI, Nov 10, 2026

How to responsibly do qualitative research with AI tools? With Dr. Emrecan Gulay
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NFDI4ING RDM tools for engineers, Nov 10, 2026

NFDI4ING offers domain-specific tools, AI-assisted platforms, and training to help engineers manage, share, and publish data.
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Research data management for ARTS researchers, Nov 11, 2026

Learn about research data management (RDM) in visual arts.
Ask a Data Agent, weekly RDM support hour, 1-2 PM on Zoom
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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
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