Choosing storage for research data

Oxford is a complex federated organisation, which often leads to a wide range of choices for researchers. This is the case for options for where to store research data.

Below is a collection of some of the services available, that can be filtered on a number of criteria (described at the bottom of the page).

For a description of each service plus additional details, click the service name to see the full service page.

If you need further guidance, please consult the Research Data Oxford website, or email researchdata@ox.ac.uk.

Divisional filtered lists:

Humanities Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences Medical Sciences Social Sciences

Definitions for filters:

Available to: Who can use the storage? (Departmental provision is sorted by division.)

Suitable data: What sorts of data is the storage/service approved for? For guidance, see Classify and handle University data securely and for examples of the kind of data that falls into each category please see Annex 1 of the Information Classification Policy.

Capacity: If you know how much data you have (or will have), can the service handle this volume? (Select closest choice.)

Oxford collaborators: Will the storage/service let you share with collaborators across the University?

External collaborators: Will the storage/service let you share with collaborators outside of the University?

Storage management: Is the storage owned by an individual (like OneDrive), or allocated/managed at a project level?

Access methods: How can the storage be accessed by, or presented to users?

Cost to user: Is there a direct cost for usage?