Since 2019, the UCL Research Data Repository has given all staff and research students the tools they need to deposit, archive, publish and promote their research outputs.
About the repository
Mission
The UCL Research Data Repository (UCL RDR) enables members of staff and postgraduate research students to archive, publish and promote research outputs preserving these for the longer-term. We can publish fully anonymised and non-sensitive datasets, figures, posters, presentations, software, data management plans, workflows and models. Plus, the UCL RDR supports almost all file formats and we can assign digital object identifiers (DOIs) to published items.
Meet the team
The Research Data Management team in Library Services and the Research Data Group in the Centre for Advanced Research Computing collaborate to provide the new UCL Research Data Repository service.
Benefits of using the UCL RDR
- Secure long term data preservation and curation: 10+ years
- Storage: access and data sharing worldwide.
- Compliance: meets funders' requirements for FAIR data.
- Multiple formats: supports almost all file types.
- Increased citations: published research data has its own DOI.
- Discoverability: aids discovery and leads to new partnerships.
- Defines reuse: applies Creative Commons and other licences.
- Embargo: research outputs can be embargoed where necessary.
- Team collaboration: data can be added to defined project spaces.
Storage
Users have an initial individual storage limit of 50GB and any projects created have an initial limit of 100GB (where greater storage is needed, users can make these requests via their accounts.) We ask that all items be accompanied by data documentation (metadata) and that the user has assigned the appropriate usage licence. Users can also apply temporary embargoes where these are necessary.
Next steps
Training and user guide
For step-by-step instructions, take a look at the UCL Research Data Repository User Guide.
Please see Frequently Asked Questions or the FigShare glossary for more information.
Video tutorials
FigShare.com have created a series of video tutorials: