For researchers

All services for researchers in social, behavioural, educational, and economic sciences

All data centres

The German Data Forum has created the research data centre as a model solution for flexible and comprehensive access to sensitive data for science and research.

Search for data offered by the RDC

Data products of most research data centres (RDC) accredited by the German Data Forum (RatSWD).

Support and consulting

We provide individual support and advice on all services and tools offered via KonsortSWD and present further consulting services.

Teaching and training

KonsortSWD helps you learn and teach about research data management and research ethics.

Data collection

You are planning your own data collection. These offers support you in the construction of questionnaires and the coding of open data.

Data management software

You want to exchange data or process text data. We have the right offers for you.

Data management plans

Are you preparing your own research project? We take you by the hand in planning the data management.

Data archiving

Do you have your own data that others should be able to find and use for their own research? These offers from our partners provide archiving support.

Complaints office

The complaints office serves to address data provision-related problems between data users and the RDCs.