University of Pretoria Research Data Management Planning

The University of Pretoria Data Management Plan (DMP) platform enables researchers to develop structured, compliant and funder-aligned research data management plans.

This system provides the official UP template and guidance to support responsible data stewardship across the research lifecycle.

The UP DMP template covers:

• Data description and formats
• Data collection and generation methods
• Data documentation, organisation and metadata standards
• Data security, confidentiality and ethical considerations
• Data sharing, access and long-term preservation
• Roles, responsibilities and governance