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 data stewards 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 system that constantly improves support for research – so that researchers can spend more time on what matters most: research itself.
Meet Maria Johnsson data steward at the faculty
Why should researchers care about how they manage their research data?
"Today, there are higher demands on how data is handled from collection to archiving and how it is made available. The requirements come both from research funders and partners, but also from laws and regulations that must be followed”.
"We also live in a troubled world that places higher demands on IT security. Gone are the days when you could safely save data on your own hard drive or on USB”.
"If you as a researcher handle your data with greater awareness, you get a better overview of your data and there will be greater transparency when you share data with others”.
What are the biggest challenges for researchers at the Faculty of Medicine?
“To live up to legal requirements such as secure storage, making data available with personal data and the right data for long-term storage”.
How can you help?
“I have extensive experience in the field and can help with large and small things and will do my very best to provide fast and professional service”!
Who would you like to have dinner with if you could choose freely and what would you discuss?
"I would like to have dinner with this year's Nobel Laureates in Medicine, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, both active in the United States, who receive this year's prize for the discovery of microRNAs and their work in gene regulation. Of course, we would be talking about data management! It would be interesting to hear about their experiences and discuss the future with them”.