{"id":3919,"date":"2023-02-08T17:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/datablog\/?p=3919"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:34:18","slug":"digital-research-services-how-we-can-support-your-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/datablog\/2023\/02\/08\/digital-research-services-how-we-can-support-your-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Research Services: How we can support your research"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This is a guest blog post by our new DRS Facilitator Sarah Janac. The Research Data Service is one of a number of digital research services at the University of Edinburgh.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Many researchers rely on digital tools and computational methods for their work, and, for this, the University offers several state-of-the-art facilities. However, it is easy to get lost in the sheer number of tools and providers. Digital Research Services are here to help.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who are Digital Research Services (DRS)?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Digital Research Services offer a single point of access for all things digital research across the University. We connect researchers with the digital tools and services from Information Services and other providers. We make it our priority to deliver tailored support so that researchers get the best use of the resources out there.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We love the research lifecycle!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The research lifecycle is the cornerstone of our work. We collaborate with service providers from Information Services Group and beyond to support you in all stages of your research and anticipate challenges which might come up.\u00a0 For instance, we can support you in developing your funding application, ensuring you fully cover the costs related to the digital aspects of your project. We can help you devise a plan for storing your data properly and share it with your collaborators. We can support you in finding the research computing services required for analysis. We will help you think about archiving your data and making it accessible to other researchers, utilising trusted repositories. Finally, we can also support you in the dissemination of research outputs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How do we support you?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

First of all, our <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> offers a one-stop shop for digital tools, training and <\/span>events<\/span><\/a>. You can browse through the different tools that the University offers, see if there is relevant training and read up on case studies describing how these tools have been used by researchers before.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have specific questions or require tailored support and advice, you can get in touch with one of our team members. We are a small team of 3 people, each with expertise for one of the three colleges:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n