• It is a UNSW owned and managed facility that is free of charge for all UNSW researchers (staff and High Degree Research (HDR) candidates).

• It is safe and secure. All data will only be stored at a UNSW datacentre with an additional back-up of data stored in a secure site off campus, so your data will always remain safe and accessible. See also the When should I delete / remove the local copy of my data? FAQ.

• It complies with UNSW policy and procedure for the storage of data.

• It provides a secure space to view and share data.

• There is no quota limit.

• HDR candidates can store data in Private or Shared (with supervisor and others) folders, making it easy for associated research groups to access data in one secure location.

• Data are only available to members identified in the specified Research Data Management Plan (RDMP).

Help and further information:

• To learn more about the Data Archive:
  • go to the Start here page
  • see all Help Topics
  • see all Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • browse through the carousel on the homepage to view all available videos
• To access the Data Archive Web application, use this link, or, go to the Home page for other access options
• To create, or update, a Research Data Management Plan go to the ResToolkit service
• Note: the Data Archive service is also available over SFTP, see the SFTP client guide for more information