The Research Data Office
The Research Data Office supports research data handling, particularly in relation to data protection, research security, export control, Open Science and Data Management as well as organisational initiatives and broader agendas in these areas. Additionally, we manage AU’s DeiC front office, facilitate contact to the external Data Protection Officer (DPO) re. research activities and serve as secretariat for the Research Ethics Committee.
You can contact the office at [email protected].
Read more about the office’s tasks and find contact information for each area, as well as staff, on this page.
Data Protection in Research
The Research Data Office prepares guidelines on the processing of personal data in research at Aarhus University. The guidelines can be found on this website and associated subpages.
Contact:
For questions about AU's list in research: [email protected]
For questions about personal data breaches in research: [email protected].
Research security and export control
The research data office supports the implementation of the guidelines for research security (incl. URIS) at AU as well as inquiries about export control/dual use.
Contact:
For questions about export control: [email protected]
Secretariat for the Research Ethics Committee
The research data office serves as the secretariat for the Research Ethics Committee, which functions as Institutional Review Board (IRB) when researchers need to document that the institution has approved the ethical aspects of their research.
Read about research ethical approval and apply for approval.
Contact:
For questions to the Research Ethics Committee about the approval process: [email protected]
Open Science and Data Management
The Open Science unit works to promote the conditions for Open Science at AU. The team helps raise awareness of Open Science and provides technical support, including the implementation of AU’s storage solutions for research data, ERDA and SIF. The unit also promotes good research data management at AU.
- The unit provides secretarial services for the Open Science Forum.
- Information about Research Data Management.
Contact:
For questions about Open Science and data sharing: [email protected]
For questions about Data Management: [email protected]
DeiC front office
Through the DeiC (Danish e-infrastructure Consortium) front office, researchers at AU can access additional HPC resources from local, national and international supercomputers.
Information about access to HPC resources via DeiC.
Contact:
For questions to DeiC front office: [email protected]
Contact external DPO
AU has an external Data Protection Officer (DPO). If you want to contact the DPO, please fill in this form.
