With the Research Data Office, the University is working to improve support for researchers in the management of research data. Each faculty now has a data steward to assist researchers in their work with research data.
The new Research Data Office will better support researchers in managing their research data according to legal requirements and security standards. This is achieved through technical solutions for storage, for example, as well as through extended online support and a support function staffed by knowledgeable employees.
To ensure that the support really meets the needs of researchers, the unit has assigned a data steward to each faculty. They will work closely with researchers, providing guidance and support while also raising the needs that emerge with the Research Data Office. The goal is a support system that constantly improves support for research – so that researchers can spend more time on what matters most: research itself.
Elin Thunell and Jon Eriksen are the data stewards at the Faculty of Law
Why should researchers care about how they manage their research data?
“Demands from research funders for documentation of research data are increasing, and it can be challenging as a researcher to plan and navigate management of those demands, especially if you are for the first time dealing with sensitive material that requires high security.”
Who would you most like to have dinner with if you could choose anyone (living or dead) and what would you talk about?
Elin: “My answer to that question is a quiet dinner with my husband, where we discuss everything but the daily grind.”
Jon: “My younger self, I think it might have been handy to be able to offer some guidance.”