Research Data Management: International transfers

Researchers must familiarise themselves with the Trusted Research Agenda. Guidance is available from Research Governance and Integrity.

The Trusted Research Agenda raises "awareness of the risks associated with research collaborations that involve organisations or research partners with links to nations whose democratic and ethical values are different from our own."

Personal or special category data, or other high-risk data, must be managed appropriately to avoid placing individuals at risk, breaching export controls, international sanctions or theft of intellectual property.

The Data Management Plan must document:

• Whether data will be received from, or sent to partners outside of the UK. 
• Any high-risk data that will be generated or collected.
• Whether any of this high-risk data will be transferred overseas (directly or indirectly).