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plan.research-data.no

is a knowledge resource to support Data Management planning at Norwegian research institutions.

For researchers writing a DMP

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DMP questionnaire

Start writing a DMP using the tool Data Stewardship Wizard/ FAIR Wizard. You can select between different DMP questionnaires to adapt for project-specific needs.

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Accompanying information resources

Information pages for researchers filling out a DMP, supplementing the DMP questionnaire in Data Stewardship Wizard/ FAIR Wizard.

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Find local and discipline-specific experts

Find the local DMP experts to support you and get inspired by discipline-rooted resources.

About data management planning

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Purpose of a Data Management Plan

Why should you write a Data Management Plan (DMP)?

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Guiding questions pre-start/ pre-award

Identify data management needs and challenges in ahead of starting on a project, particularly beneficial when applying for funding.

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Glossary

Terms used in the context of data management plans and research data management explained.

For supporting staff

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DMP Background knowledge

The knowledge base for support personnel includes the annotation of the Science Europe DMP guidance in the Norwegian context.

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Conceptual DMP reflections

The project work involved conceptual reflections on DMPs which we believe can be of value to other national and international DMP projects.

What can we help you find?

What's new?

  • National FAIR Wizard pilot

    Building on the experiences of the project Data Management Plans: Support package for Norwegian higher education libraries, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Bergen, the University of Oslo and UiT The Arctic University of Norway started piloting the DMP tool FAIR Wizard in December 2024 (joint instance: norway.fair-wizard.com). 1st of September 2025, Sikt has started a one-year national FAIR Wizard pilot, giving further organisations the opportunity to gather experiences. Under this umbrella, UiB, UiO, UiT and NTNU will continue using the joint pilot instance. Users will not experience any changes. A revised version of the Norwegian Knowledge Model will become available October 10th, together with software version 4.22.

  • Public launch

    plan.research-data.no is now publicly launched. We welcome contributions to the community resources!

For more news please visit our news page.

Upcoming events

  • Public launch

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    Tromsø, Norway

    Public launch of plan.research-data.no at the 19th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing.

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We welcome your contributions!

plan.research-data.no is an open resource created by the University libraries at UiB, NTNU, UiO, UiT, ELIXIR Norway and PhD-on-Track. Everyone is welcome to contribute to this community project or suggest improvements! To cite plan.research-data.no, please use the following format:

plan.research-data.no. DMP Support Package for Norwegian Higher Education Libraries. URL: https://plan.research-data.no