Research Data Management Service
Research Data Management
The Faculty of Medicine faces numerous challenges in managing its research data, stemming both from the sensitive nature of the data and the large volumes generated routinely. However, the wealth of this data is a strength that the Faculty intends to leverage. To this end, the Faculty has launched the Data Project, aimed at structuring research data management within a particularly complex environment.
Data Project
The Data Project, conducted from 2024 to 2025, brought together a community of researchers from the Faculty, members of the Geneva University Hospitals, and staff from the University’s central services, and was organized into three working groups focused on data training, data storage, and data sharing.
The Data Project had a twofold objective: to optimize current research data management practices and to lay the groundwork for a sustainable faculty-wide strategy that integrates FAIR principles and technological advancements, particularly artificial intelligence.
Outcomes of the Data Project
The Data Project led to the creation of numerous guides and tools for all Faculty staff, covering a wide range of use cases related to data training, storage, and sharing. In particular, the Data Project has developed the Research Data Flow Diagram (RDFD). This new tool is designed to help researchers and platform managers reflect on the data lifecycle within their laboratories. Overall, these guides and tools aim to facilitate and optimize data management, strengthen faculty expertise, and promote a genuine data culture at the Faculty of Medicine.
The Data Project also led to the creation of a Faculty Research Data Management Service (RDMS). The RDMS’s missions focus on two areas: supporting the Faculty in promoting better data management and providing operational support to research groups and platforms in their data management activities.
Contributors to the Data Project
Composition of the Data Project Working Groups (in alphabetical order; the names of the WG leaders are underlined):
Training:
Romain Cartoni, Christophe Combescure, Monica Didier, Noémi Duperron, Daniel Huber, Christophe Lamy, Patrick Meraldi, Floriane Muller, Olivia Peila, Julien Prados, Caroline Samer, Dimitri Van De Ville
Storage:
Valérie Barbié, Eric Beuchotte, Laurent Bouysset, Hugues Cazeaux, Sébastien Courvoisier, Sami El-Boustani, Arnaud Didierlaurent, Alexis Hervais-Adelman, Daniel Huber, Christophe Lamy
Sharing:
Valérie Barbié, Camilla Bellone, Eric Beuchotte, Philippe Bijlenga, Laurent Bouysset, Hugues Cazeaux, Sébastien Courvoisier, Arnaud Didierlaurent, Timothy Frayling, Aurélie Kamoun, Floriane Muller, Douglas Teodoro
Project manager:
Johann Bosson, (Coralie Fournier in November and December 2024)