The overriding principle of the guidance provided by the RCUK Common Principles on Data Policy is that research data produced using public funds is in the common public good and should be made openly available in a timely manner; access should be available with as few restrictions as possible. With this as a central guiding principle, a data management plan is set out below. Best practices are set out by the UK’s Digital Curation Centre; this is a “world-leading centre of expertise in digital information curation with a focus on building capacity, capability and skills for research data management across the UK's higher education research community.” Ultimately data will be published in appropriate scientific journals that permit free and open access to the general public; this is compliance with RCUK’s requirements all partners involved in the project (including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) will agree to comply with common practices of data management, storage and management, as outlined in this document
