PhD efficiency week (REC): How to manage my data plan in 10 ways

This course is a part of the PhD efficiency week 2026 (23/03/26 - 27/03/24) organized by and for PhD students of the Faculty of Law. Courses included in this trajectory are:

• Mastering Zotero, mastering references
• FWO & me: Insights into funding for research stays, conferences and summer/winter schools
• How to manage my data plan in 10 ways
• Fintra and the finances of a PhD
• Hoe tem ik mijn PhD-template? Een ‘Wordje’ uitleg
• PhD pitch 'Law, responsibility and sustainability in an interdependent world'
• Methodology and my PhD

How to manage my data plan in 10 ways is a 2-hour session delivered by the Research Data Management (RDM) Team of UHasselt. The session will introduce practical approaches to creating and managing a data management plan, in accordance with particular grant guidelines, with a specific focus on the characteristics of legal research data. Special attention is given to the use of publicly accessible sources: particularly case law such as judgments and rulings, which are by definition publicly pronounced. The session is tailored to the needs and realities of classical legal research. All doctoral researchers must present a fully formed and up-to-date Data Management Plan by the end of their PhD trajectory, making this workshop not to be missed! 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• develop and update a Data Management Plan in accordance with applicable grant guidelines,
• understand the specific characteristics of legal research data,
• appropriately manage publicly accessible legal sources such as case law and judicial decisions within a data management framework, and
• apply practical data management strategies tailored to the needs and realities of classical legal research throughout their PhD trajectory.  

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• academic research competences
  • data management

For whom?

• PhD students within the field of Law

When and where?

• March 25, 2026 - 10:00-12:00
• Campus Hasselt, Old Prison, room OG-B1.1 (green room)

Registration?

• Registration is possible here as from February 25 until March 13, 2026.
• As places are limited, registering does not automatically imply that you will be able to participate. You will be notified by email after the registration deadline has passed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS BSH - TBC