Research data services
The LUSEM library offer support on certain issues regarding the handling of research data. Here you find information on requirements and guidelines, data management plan, storage of data and sharing data.
Requirements and guidelines
There are Swedish laws and regulations that affects you as a researcher when handling research data.
Managing research data containing personal data
If your research data contain personal data, special legislation applies. Processing of personal data is regulated in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All handling of personal data must also be registered in Personal Data Lund University (PULU).
Read more about processing of personal data and PULU on Lund University Staff pages
If you have questions regarding research using individual-level data linked with registers you can contact LUPOP (Lund University Population Research Platform). LUPOP is an open resource available for all researchers at Lund University.
Ethical perspectives
If your planned research involves people or the processing of personal data you may need to seek ethical approval from the Swedish Ethical Review Authority.
Research ethics and ethical review on LU Staff Pages
The Swedish Ethical Review Authority webpage (In Swedish)
Archiving of research data
The university is subject to The Swedish National Archives Regulation on preservation and disposal, which stipulates how archiving of research data is to be performed. The research at a university is a public authority activity. The documents produced in research belong to the University.
Read more about how to handle and archive research documents at Lund University
Requirements from funders
Research funders are increasingly placing demands on research data management, for example regarding data management plans and for data to be accessible. To find up to date information on what applies for your project, read more on the research funders websites.
Data management plan
A data management plan (DMP) is a document providing a framework for how your data material will be handled during and after a research project. It should include answers to questions such as how the data will be collected, stored, made accessible, preserved, and cover legal or ethical requirements you may need to consider.
DMP Roadmap, Lund University's tool for data management plans, helps you create and update your data management plan.
For support on DMP Roadmap and data management plan, contact the LUSEM library.
Get started with DMP Roadmap
- Login with your Lucat ID at DMP Roadmap
- Choose Create plans
- Under Primary funding organization, choose relevant template: The Swedish Research Council (VR) template or the general template for Lund University, No funder/My funder is not listed (LU)
- If you want help you can use the Request feedback function in the system
Storage of research data
For guidance on technical solutions for data storage, contact LDC on servicedesk@lu.se
Information about storage solutions at Lund University (In Swedish)
Information about information security on Lund University Staff Pages
If you use data from Statistics Sweden (SCB) in your research project, you can store your data in MONA (Microdata Online Access), which is a secure way of storing research data managed by Statistics Sweden:
MONA - Statistics Sweden’s platform for access to microdata
Sharing research data
There are many platforms and services where you as a researcher can make your research data available, both general (like Swedish National Data Service, SND or Zenodo) and subject specific (which you can find via for example r3data). Publishers and journals sometimes provide services for making research data available. Even if data cannot be openly shared, you can still publish a description of your research data to make it searchable and visible – FAIR.