The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Research Data Policy establishes open access as the default expectation for research data generated from publicly funded projects, following the principle of being “as open as possible and as restricted as necessary.” Researchers are required to manage and share their data in ways that maximize openness while respecting legal, ethical, and commercial constraints.
Good research data sharing and management means that publicly funded research is more: 1) transparent and easily scrutinised, helping to increase public trust, 2) easy to re-use and build upon and 3) collaborative and efficient