DANSDutch national centre of expertise and repository for research data

Contactgegevens:

Mw. Anja Smit
Anna van Saksenlaan 51, 2593 HW  Den Haag
info@dans.knaw.nl
Sublocaties:
UU, TUD, WUR, UT, IHE, Deltares, Rijkswaterstaat

DANS, the Dutch national centre of expertise and repository for research data, enables researchers in making their data available for reuse. This facilitates new research opportunities and ensures that published studies are verifiable and reproducible. As the host of the Thematic Digital Competence Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities (TDCC-SSH), DANS plays a key role in strengthening research data management and infrastructure within these disciplines.

As an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), DANS is among Europe's leading repositories. Established in 2005 to promote sustained access to digital research data, DANS offers domain-specific digital repositories known as Data Stations. These secure digital environments enable individual researchers or research groups to store datasets with comprehensive metadata, version control, and tools to auto-complete information. The Data Stations cover various domains, including:
• Social Sciences and Humanities,
• Archaeology,
• Life Sciences,
• Physical and Technical Sciences.

In addition to these services, DANS offers both disciplinary-specific and general training in areas such as Open Science, research data management (RDM), and FAIR data principles. These training sessions are available in various formats, including in-person, online, and asynchronous courses.

DANS also participates in national and international projects aimed at enabling data reuse, developing research data infrastructures, promoting Open Science, and advancing sustainable data storage and preservation.

Aansluiting bij strategische ontwikkelingen
Topsectoren: 
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Water
Tuinbouw & Uitgangsmaterialen
Creatieve Industrie
Chemie
Energie
High Tech Systemen en Materialen
Logistiek
Life Sciences & Health
Agri & Food
ESFRI:
Yes
NWA-Routes: 
Niet van toepassing