I am involved in a research project with other institutions (e.g. universities, institutes, CSIRO etc.) however I am not the Lead Investigator. Am I still required to complete the records in Research Data JCU?

Research Data Management Plan (RDMP): Yes.  Although you may not be the Lead Investigator for the project, you are considered the Lead at JCU.  You therefore need to complete a RDMP so that the information is captured for JCU and the workflows and transfer of information are enabled between the RDMP, Data Record and Data Publication.

Data Record: Yes. Even though the project’s data will most likely remain at the Lead Investigator’s institute (this will be stated in the contract agreement), JCU still requires a Data Record to indicate what the data is and where it is stored.

Data Publication: It is unlikely a Data Publication will be required as the Lead Investigator will usually upload the metadata record on behalf of their institution. JCU’s researcher will be named in the citation and this metadata record will then be harvested (uploaded) to Research Data Australia and other services.