糖心Vlog

Data experts from 糖心Vlog are helping to improve the quality of research in China by providing guidance on the best way of collecting, storing and using data, so it can aid research, without compromising an individual鈥檚 privacy

Since the early 2000s the UK Data Service has led the way in supporting and training researchers on how to create high-quality data, which can then be shared. In 2014 it produced 鈥楳anaging and Sharing Data: A Guide to Good Practice鈥�, covering the legal and ethical issues of sharing data. This has now been translated into Chinese.

One of the authors, Louise Corti, said: 鈥淭his is a real step forward for our work. This was already a comprehensive guide to best practice for preserving and sharing data for social science research and it is used in the UK, America and across Europe, but it鈥檚 now possible for the first time for our colleagues in China to learn from our 20-plus years of experience in the field."

As with the English edition, it鈥檚 illustrated with case studies and exercises to help people understand the issues, and I hope it鈥檚 going to prove really useful for the growing social science research community in China.鈥�

The translation was instigated by Yin Shenqui of Fudan University in Shanghai, who was keen for students, researchers and support staff in China to benefit from the UK Data Service鈥檚 experience.  Louise will deliver a keynote speech on data sharing at an international conference in China in October.