This video is a recording of an introductory lecture on best practices in Research Data Management (RDM). The lecture starts with basic concepts in RDM, such as the FAIR Data Principles. It then follows the research data life cycle, starting with the planning of a research project and ending with the disocvery and reuse of research data. The lecture concludes with a section on legal issues, including privacy issues and licensing. Where relevant, the lecture is punctuated with discipline-specific examples, as well as the presentation of ZB MED services and the first results of the NFDI4Health and NFDI4Microbiota consortia.