UWA researchers are required to store research data in UWA approved research data stores. (Research Integrity Policy, 8.B.1).  To request UWA approved data storage, you will need to complete a RDMP. The Chief Investigator (CI) listed on the RDMP can request new storage once the RDMP form is "Saved & Closed" via the 'View & Update RDMP' page.

For guidance on UWA approved data stores, please visit the Research Data Management Toolkit.

UWA managed storage platforms meet standard security, backup, compliance and management requirements for research funders and ethics approval.  The full compliance statements are included in the PDF download of a saved RDMP, or they can be viewed in the Research Data Management Toolkit.

Watch this video or follow the instructions below to request UWA approved data storage for your research project/activity.  To view the video, you may need to log in with your UWA Uni ID credentials (e.g. staffnumber@uwa.edu.au or studentnumber@student.uwa.edu.au and Uni ID password).

To request UWA approved data storage for your research project/activity, you will have already created a Research Data Management Plan (RDMP) in the UWA Research Data Hub.  Go back to "How to create your RDMP" if you need help creating your RDMP. 

To request UWA approved data storage, log into the UWA Research Data Hub. You will be prompted to sign in with your UWA staffnumber@uwa.edu.au (for staff) or studentnumber@student.uwa.edu.au and your Uni ID. Go to the drop down menu under the Plan tab and open, "View & Update RDMP". A  blue 'Submit storage request' button will only display once a completed RDMP has been saved including all the mandatory fields.

Only the Chief Investigator (CI) listed on the RDMP will be able to request data storage for the project/activity. 
Note that the Chief Investigator (CI) can only submit a data storage request once for each RDMP, so please check that the correct data storage options have been selected in the RDMP.

An email notification will be sent by IT when the storage request has been approved.

If you have a completed RDMP for an existing research project/activity, and need to request additional storage, go to the Self Service section of the IT Service Desk and complete and submit an IRDS Additional Storage request form. You will be notified when your request has been approved.

You can add external (non-UWA) collaborators to your MS Teams and IRDS spaces. 

• MS Teams/SharePoint - Once your Teams Research Project is established, project owners can request New Digital Guest access for external collaborators. 
• IRDS - external collaborators need to register as Non-University staff using the Commencement of Non-University staff form. Once approved, they can be added to an existing store via the form available at the ServiceNow self-service page.