Do you need help with data management?
SLU has a support service that assists staff with issues relating to the management of research and environmental assessment data.
SLU's data management policy
SLU's data management policy aims to improve the quality, dissemination, impact and innovation of the university's research as well as environmental monitoring and assessment.
Data management FAQ
Read the answers to the most frequently asked questions about data management.
Guides
Guide: Publishing data in the SND repository
SLU staff can publish data from research and from environmental monitoring and assessment in the Swedish National Data Service repository. The data will be displayed in the national data portal Researchdata.se, as well as in other data catalogues.
Guide: Set up a data management plan in DMPonline
A data management plan can facilitate your data management and help you fulfil the requirements set by funders and outlined in the SLU Data Management Policy. This guide will help you to set up a DMPonline account and to create a data management plan
Open data from research, environmental monitoring and assessment
There are several ways to securely store scientific data at SLU. Choose the best option for you with the help of this guide.
Advice and tips
Advice for those who wish to publish scientific code openly
Here you can read about what you should consider when writing code, how to prepare your code for publication, where you can publish it, how to choose a licence, and how to ensure that your code can be understood, reused, and cited.
Tips: how to make data FAIR
The FAIR Principles are intended to serve as guidelines for improving the reusability of scientific data and play an important role in the work for open science.
Find data
Open data from research as well as environmental monitoring and assessment
Advice for those who want to use open data for research, environmental monitoring and assessment, or studies.
Digital maps and geodata
Students and staff have access to digital maps and geodata from a number of different authorities, including the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority’s historical maps from the 17th century onwards.