Simple and secure cooperation using research data
15 March 2022
Research Drive is a secure data storage service for researchers developed by SURF. This cloud service offers researchers an environment that makes it easy to store and edit data during your research. It’s also easy to share data within and outside of the UvA, with fellow researchers, students and other partners. This data storage service is being used by an increasing number of UvA researchers: it currently hosts more than 70 research projects involving 500 colleagues. Extensive support gets you easily started.
The number-one data storage for research:
Secure storage and sharing:
User friendliness:
Each research team has a data owner, who is responsible for the project environment. This data owner creates groups and a folder structure and can grant users (or groups of users) access to specific folders. External parties are assigned a guest account using a public link. You need to be a data owner to apply to use Research Drive. You’ll receive a starter pack, including a tutorial. You’ll then be able to set up the project environment.
Researchers have many platforms at their disposal for storing and editing data. Aside from Research Drive, for instance, OneDrive offers personal file storage or Microsoft Teams to collaborate on files online. But beware: as soon as you work with sensitive personal data, it is not recommended to use these tools due to privacy risks. If you and your colleagues need to work with research data (including sensitive data) as part of your research, Research Drive is an excellent choice.
Would you like to have a better idea of which storage tool to use for which purpose? In the course of 2022, we’ll publish a handy selection tool to explain which commonly used tools are available and supported by ICT Services and for which purposes they are most suited.