If you already have an account, please see our checking if you have access documentation.
If you do not have an account, you can request an account.
Requesting a new account
Requests are managed via our key contact at your institution, usually a data steward. The request can be made following these steps.
- Log into our SURF service desk.
- Create a new issue describing your needs for the Data Archive, i.e. long-term static storage needs of your research data.
- Include the following necessary information in the description (for all users you want to add):
- Full name;
- Email address;
- Phone Number (06-Number)
- User name (if preferred, optional);
- Write access required?
- If yes, specify to which groups.
- Please also include the following information to help us provide the best service.
- How much data do you plan to store?
- What is your rough estimate about the distribution of file size?
- Will the data be static, or will you make updates to it?
- Will the data be read frequently?
- Will you share the data with other collaborators, within or outside your team?