Processing research data

This page gives you the most important information about managing, archiving and safely storing and sharing your research data. You'll also read how to get permission to use data you have collected with the help of test subjects.

Writing a data management plan

A data management plan helps you to make conscious decisions about research data in your project. This can save a lot of time in a later phase of the research. Read more on how to write a data management plan.

Using existing data

Instead of collecting your own data, you can also use already existing data from digital or physical archives or repositories to answer your research question. There are different benefits of using existing data.

Storing and sharing research data

Do you want to store and/or share data with others during your research? Compare the available tools for storing and/or sharing data in the table to choose a suitable tool for your research at uu77.

Documenting data

Document data during your research so that you work transparently and so that the data can be understood by yourself and others in the future. Adding documentation is an ongoing process, where you can describe the whole project: from planning your research to completing your research.

Publishing and archiving research data

After collecting data for your research project, you might need to archive that data for the sake of scientific integrity or want to archive it to share your data with other researchers.

Informed consent

If you are conducting research involving people, you need to obtain informed consent from your respondents.

Contact

Do you have questions about your research or about the Research Data Management policy? Please contact the data steward of your institute.