The Research Data Management Service has launched a research data repository for use by St George’s researchers, including our doctoral student researchers.
Powered by figshare, the repository is the first phase of a pilot project to develop a shared research data management infrastructure for UK higher education. The pilot is headed by Jisc, and St George’s is proud to be one of just 13 higher education organisations included in the project. More information about this can be found on the project website.
The SGUL data repository is a digital archive for sharing, storing and preserving research content produced at St George’s. It was acquired to enable our researchers to better engage in Open Science and to respond to funder and publisher requirements for data sharing and preservation.
Researchers can use the repository to share research data, source code, posters, PowerPoint presentations, images, videos, electronic lab notebooks and a range of other digital research outputs. The repository can also be used to catalogue and link to items that are already in the public domain, but are difficult to discover, cite and measure for impact. Each deposit in the repository is provided with a persistent identifier, which allows items to be uniquely identified, cited and measured for impact.
All items deposited with us will be preserved for the lifetime of the repository.
Depositing to the repository is easy. All research staff and doctoral students are automatically registered for the service. Just log in to the repository using your institutional credentials and deposit your items following figshare’s normal deposit procedures. All deposits will be checked by a member of the research data management team before your research is published, giving you added peace of mind.
It is advisable to contact the Research Data Management Service if you intend to deposit your data in the repository to avoid any delay in publishing your research.
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