EUR Data Repository

The EUR Data Repository (EDR) helps researchers showcase their work by making their data easy to find, cite, and reuse. Uploading data to the repository increases the visibility and impact of their research, while also ensuring compliance with the requirements of funding agencies and academic journals.

Opening up research is part of Open Science: a global initiative towards more transparency in research and making it accessible to a wider audience. EUR has embraced Open Science. Many funders and journals have done so as well, meaning that opening up research has become part of good research practices. Depositing data in the EUR Data Repository will allow researchers to comply with these requirements. 

The EUR Data Repository is based on the Figshare software, which is widely used by research institutions, funders, publishers, and other research-related organizations. The system is very user friendly; you can login with your ERNA credentials and you can upload files of any shape, size, and format. By default, items are published open, but if necessary you can set restrictions to who and how your data may be reused.

Important: EUR is transitioning the repository service from Figshare to DataverseNL 

As of September 30th, 2025, EUR will transition its repository platform from Figshare to DataverseNL (hosted by DANS). This transition will be led by the Erasmus Library Repository Team. The change will impact Erasmus staff members who have accounts and/or datasets (published or unpublished) on the EDR. Some research management systems, such as DMPonline and Pure, may be impacted. It is our intention to keep our stakeholders informed throughout this process. 

This change has become necessary as Figshare's service agreement no longer aligns with the evolving requirements and needs of Erasmus University Rotterdam. As a result, the University has made the decision to transition to a new service provider.

For more information, please visit the Research Support Portal (via MyEUR), where you can read about the upcoming switch to DataverseNL, the actions required regarding draft datasets, and what will happen to published datasets.

Staff members of Erasmus University Rotterdam

Want to know more about the Library's services on this topic? Visit the Research Support Portal for practical and detailed information. This portal is accessible to EUR staff only (via MyEUR).