IT Services Research Support team

Welcome to the University of Oxford IT Services Research Support team website and blog.

We can support researchers in a number of different ways:

• Talking through the technical aspects of a project and discussing possible approaches
• Helping to refine requirements and identify the most appropriate solution
• Providing hands-on practical help – e.g. contributing to IT-related project work packages
• Giving presentations to research groups

Areas that we can advise on include:

Planning your project

• Funding application advice
• Data management plans

Gathering research data

• Collecting data in the field
• Remote interviewing and recording
• Online surveys
• Crowdsourcing

Technology for research projects

• Storage
• Research data management
• Digital humanities
• Databases
• Digitisation
• Transcription
• Websites for research projects
• DigiSafe: Digital Preservation service

Open and reproducible research

• Reproducible research
• LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) service
• Interactive tools for coding and data analysis
• Data visualisation
• Free and open source software
• Open data and licensing

Safe and compliant research

• Copyright and intellectual property
• Information security
• Tools for compliance (GDPR and ethics)

Training for researchers

• ITLC courses
• Induction sessions
• Bespoke training sessions

To arrange a consultation or ask a question, please email researchsupport@it.ox.ac.uk.

Please note that some activities may be chargeable. In general, advice and guidance are free of charge; more substantial pieces of work are charged at the standard IT Services daily rate.

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