Research data should be findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable.
Information security, sensitive data and legal aspects of research data
For resources and information about information security, information classification, legal status of research data, personal data processing, GDPR and legal counselling, we recommend contacting the university legal officers, the archive and IT specialists.
Resources and guides on research data management provided by sources outside Umeå university.
General resources
Swedish National Data Service (SND)
Swedish National Data Service collaborates with some 30 higher education institutions and public research institutes in order to provide researchers with a coordinated and quality assured system for finding, describing, and disseminating research data, nationally as well as internationally.
The purpose of the European portal for research data on COVID-19 is to facilitate and accelerate the research about the virus. It is possible both to retrieve data from the portal and contribute data to the portal.
This service is part of an effort to create a European data platform for research data on COVID-19, with support from the European Commission.
Connected information for Swedish researchers can be found on COVID-19 Data portal Sweden.
COVID-19 Data portal Sweden
Information, guidelines, tools and services to support researchers in making use of Swedish and European infrastructures for research data sharing - especially COVID-19 Data portal (Europe). It is possible both to retrieve data from the portal and to submit data to the portal.
The Swedish portal is operated by SciLifeLab Data Centre and partners, with support from the Swedish Research Council. The Swedish National Data Service (SND) also support the portal.
