The Year of Data is a yearlong campaign to bring attention to campus resources and educational resources related to research data. The campaign kicks off in September 2025, and runs through April 2026, with monthly topics related to research data management and the research data life cycle. Scheduled activities will be shared here, as well as on the researchdata event calendar, and in Research News.
- September - campaign kickoff, focus on Research Data Life Cycle
- October - Do You Have A Plan? Project planning resources, data management plans, documenting for the long term
- November - The Importance of Place - GIS, local data, contexts
- December - We Have Principles - Data sovereignty, CARE + FAIR principles
- January - In Our Toolkit - Resources and software, research core facilities
- February - Playing Well with Others - Collaboration tools
- March - Carrying On - Choosing a data repository, data sharing
- April - New Technologies - AI, cutting edge research, summary of the Year of Data
If you are hosting activities related to research data, would like to coordinate on an activity, or have ideas for related activities, please contact Alian Kasabian, Research Data and Security Liaison, or email researchdata@unl.edu.
Upcoming events:
September 22 - 26 - Research Integrity Week (Research Compliance, Integrity, and Security)
November 17 - 21 - Nebraska Research Days (Office of Research & Innovation)
November 19th - GIS Day (Libraries)
April - Student Research Days
If you would like to nominate activities to be included in the Year of Data campaign, please fill out the form below:
Year of Data Activity Nomination