Publications
Chosen filters:
Chosen filters:
Ethical research is grounded in quality data: a clinical data management workshop in Varanasi. KU Leuven
Mismatch in perceptions of the quality of supervision and research data management as an area of concern: Results from a university-wide survey of the research integrity culture at a Belgian university KU Leuven
Researchers of KU Leuven, a large Belgian university, were invited to complete a bespoke questionnaire assessing their attitudes towards research integrity and the local research culture, with specific emphasis on the supervision of junior researchers. A total of 7,353 invitations were sent via email and 1,866 responses were collected (25.3% response rate), of which 1,723 responses are reported upon here. Some of the findings are relevant to the ...
Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap): tackling data collection, management, storage, and privacy challenges KU Leuven
Data are the basis of research; without data, there is no research. However, growing internationalization of research, increased complexity of study designs, and stricter legislation make high-quality data collection, management, and storage more important, but also more challenging than ever. This article provides an overview of common challenges clinical researchers face when collecting, managing, and storing data and how REDCap, Research ...
Research data management and the evolutions of scholarship Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
This case study critically examines ongoing developments in contemporary scholarship through the lens of research data management support at KU Leuven, and KU Leuven Libraries in particular. By means of case-based examples, current initiatives for fostering sound scientific work and scholarship are considered in three associated domains: support for policy-making, the development of research infrastructures, and digital literacy training for ...
Data management and protection in occupational and environmental exposome research - A case study from the EU-funded EXIMIOUS project Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre Hasselt University KU Leuven
Within collaborative projects, such as the EU-funded Horizon 2020 EXIMIOUS project (Mapping Exposure-Induced Immune Effects: Connecting the Exposome and the Immunome), collection and analysis of large volumes of data pose challenges in the domain of data management, with regards to both ethical and legal aspects. However, researchers often lack the right tools and/or accurate understanding of the ethical/legal framework to independently address ...
Position paper on management of personal data in environment and health research in Europe University of Antwerp
Management of datasets that include health information and other sensitive personal information of European study participants has to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679). Within scientific research, the widely subscribed'FAIR' data principles should apply, meaning that research data should be findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable. Balancing the aim of open science driven FAIR data ...
The importance of open data for invasive alien species research, policy and management Meise Botanic Garden Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Conducting research with school children and data in line with “ethical principles” lawyers at work in the ethics management of the H2020 mathisis project Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Recent advancements in human-computer interaction, machine learning and in artificial intelligence hold the potential to influence both the curriculum and the pedagogy of school children. While the impacts of new technologies remain uncertain, ongoing research and innovation projects are already developing and testing such technologies in schools. This article builds on the experience of the authors as advisors for a Horizon 2020 (H2020) ...