The research life cycle refers to the series of stages through which a research project or study progresses from inception to completion. Although the specifics of the research process vary across disciplines, they share several key phases that help ensure that the research is systematic, rigorous, and produces reliable results. From planning and designing your study, to collecting, processing, and analysing your data, evaluating results, and finally preserving and sharing and disseminating your findings for reuse by others in a FAIR manner.
Storage and collaboration is a key component at every stage of the research cycle, and all research is built on a solid foundation of training and education. Furthermore, your research activities must always adhere to the University’s policies and guidelines.
The University of Freiburg offers a wide range of tools and services that can assist you in your RDM activities at every stage of the research life cycle.
Select a lifecycle stage in the menu on the left, or explore the full set of tools below.
RDM Tools and Services
| Tool of Service | Description | Service Provider | RDM stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGOS | Collaborative to facilitate RDM activities and implementation of Data Management Plans |
OpenAIRE | plan |
| Big Blue Button - Virtual Classroom | BigBlueButton is a virtual classroom software program designed for online education |
University of Freiburg | collaborate train |
| Big Blue Button - Online Meeting Software | Online meeting platform designed for online education |
University of Freiburg | collaborate train |
| Digital Humanities Lab (DH-Lab) | Service facility for researchers in the field of digital humanities. |
UFR Faculty of Philology | analyse process collect |
| Digital Humanities Certificate | Acquire knowledge about digital research methods and research questions in the humanities. |
UFR Faculty of Philology | train |
| DMP Online | Create, review, and share data management plans |
Digital Curation Center (DCC) | plan |
| Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW) | Open-source platform for collaborative and living data management plans |
ELIXIR Europe | plan |
| FreiDATA | Publication platform of the UFR for research data. |
University of Freiburg | preserve share reuse |
| FreiDOK Plus | Institutional publication platform, university bibliography and research documentation system. |
University Library | preserve share reuse |
| Funding Open Access Articles | Apply for funding open access publications from the university’s publication fund in just a few steps. |
University Library | share |
| Galaxy | Galaxy is a free, open-source system for analyzing data, authoring workflows, training and education, publishing tools, managing infrastructure, and more. |
Galaxy Team, UFR | analyse process store collaborate |
| Galaxy Training Network (GTN) | Learn to perform scientific data analysis |
Galaxy Team, UFR | train |
| HAWKI (AI) (deprecated) | Access AI models such as ChatGPT in a data protection-compliant manner. |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | collect process analyse |
| ATLAS-BFG | HPC resources in Freiburg related to the LHC ATLAS project. |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | analyse |
| bwHPC | The state of Baden-Württemberg offers many HPC resources in the state |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | analyse |
| bwForCluster NEMO | HPC resources for Neuroscience, Elementary Particle Physics, Microsystems Engineering and Material Science. |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | analyse |
| ILIAS Learning Management System | Digital learning and teaching at the university of Freiburg. |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | train |
| Matrix Messenger | Enables efficient communication similar to e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram and Slack, but with data protection-compliant encryption. |
University of Freiburg | collaborate |
| OMERO | From the microscope to publication, OMERO handles all your images in a secure central repository. |
CIBSS (Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies), UFR | analyse store |
| Open WebUI | Access AI models such as ChatGPT in a data protection-compliant manner. |
Rechenzentrum, UFR | collect process analyse |
| Research Data Management Organiser (RDMO) | For planning, implementation and administration of all research data management tasks. |
RDMO association | plan |
| UFR Instrument Database | The major instrumentation database (Großgeraetedatenbank) catalogues all instrumentation at UFR. |
University of Freiburg | collect analyse |