Areda | |
What is it? | Areda is the University of Twente’s internal data archive for finished research datasets that underlie theses, dissertations and scholarly publications. It supports secure, long‑term preservation and compliance with institutional and funder requirements, but it is not intended for active or frequently changing data |
Main purpose | Archiving final datasets underlying theses, dissertations and publications |
Phase of research | After research is finished |
Typical use | Preserve and document data supporting a thesis or paper |
Type of data | Final, validated research data (no active or working data) |
Dynamic data | Not suitable |
Access & sharing | Restricted by default; access can be granted on request |
Publication / DOI | Not intended for data publication; focus on preservation |
Retention / preservation | Long‑term institutional preservation |
Decision hint | Choose Areda if you need to archive UT research data for accountability or reproducibility, but do not need to openly publish or reuse the data. |