Open access to research data means that research data are published freely available on the internet. This page gathers together support and tools for those who are working with open access in various ways.
The Swedish Research Council has produced a handbook that can be used by all who are involved in issues relating to open access to research data, or who are interested in learning more. The handbook is primarily aimed at researchers, support functions for data management at higher education institutions, infrastructures, and research funding bodies.
Learn more about open access to research data – a handbook (in Swedish)
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Published 23 February 2026
Welcome to a webinar where we highlight concrete ways in which universities and funders can monitor and incentivise the open sharing of research data. Examples from SciLifeLab, SND and Charité Berlin – three different approaches to making data sharin...
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Published 15 January 2026
If you are awarded a grant from the Swedish Research Council, you must manage your research data in accordance with the FAIR principles and make the data available according to the principle of “as open as possible, as restricted as necessary”. You m...
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Published 1 December 2025
In 2026, we will update our general grant conditions with more explicit criteria for data management according to FAIR principles and for open access to research data. The aim is to contribute to the transition to open science and enhance the utilisa...
