The Digital Research Team at the University of Aberdeen is designed to help researchers plan and deliver their research, with an emphasis on digital technologies and delivery, providing technical advice and support, help with costing research projects, data management, data security and other related services. This support is available at every stage of the research project.

Contact us at digitalresearch@abdn.ac.uk, if…

•    Planning a project: You are planning your research project or writing your grant application and would like advice on how technology can better support your research aims
•    Costing: You need advice and guidance on costing IT requirements
•    Data Governance and/or Data Management 
       You need help with: 
-    Data collection/selecting the right survey tool
-    SNAP 11 Professional (Survey Tool)
-    Developing a bespoke research application
-    Writing a data management plan
-    Keeping your data safe and secure
-    Protecting personal data 
-    Sharing your data safely with others
-    Understanding options for managing big data
-    Accessing HPC for fast data computation/analysis
•    Equipment/Software Acquisition: You would like to deploy new equipment or software within the University’s networked infrastructure
•    Other: You have any other research related IT query

Please see our full range of Services for Researchers.

For Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH) enquires please email dash@abdn.ac.uk

For operational support or standard requests please contact the Service Desk.

Contacts

Digital & Information Services Research Support

•    Data Protection Officer
•    Digital Research 
•    Information Security Team 
•    Scholarly Communications 
•    Digital Research Team 

Digital Research Team

	Responsibilities	Contact details
Dean Phillips Assistant Director (Relationship Management)	Responsible for Research Relationship Manager for: HR Finance Alumni	G40 Edward Wright d.phillips@abdn.ac.uk Tel 3666
Katie Wilde Digital Research Services Manager	Manger Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH) Technical Lead Associate Director for Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science	G58 Edward Wright and 1:169 Polwarth k.wilde@abdn.ac.uk Tel 7044
Gail Smillie Relationship Manager for Digital Research	Contact for strategic queries about Digital Research support or research developments that have impact at School or Professional Service level and/or complex IT requirements.	G35 Edward Wright and 1:121 Polwarth gail.smillie@abdn.ac.uk Tel 3778
Michael Chung Computing Officer	High Performance Computing	G75 Edward Wright m.chung@abdn.ac.uk Tel 2750
Dr Barry Crouch Digital Research Specialist	Supporting development of research applications and costings Research support throughout the research life cycle Survey tools including SNAP 11 support R, Matlab	G75 Edward Wright and 1:120 Polwarth barry.crouch@abdn.ac.uk Tel 7045
Dr Bernhard Scheliga Digital Research Specialist	Supporting development of research applications and costings Research support throughout the research life cycle Survey tools including SNAP 11 support R	G75 Edward Wright and 1:120 Polwarth bernhard.scheliga@abdn.ac.uk Tel 7811
Scott Alnak Administrator		1:157 Polwarth s.alnak@abdn.ac.uk Tel: 7042
Kate O'Sullivan Operational Lead	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth katherine.osullivan@abdn.ac.uk Tel: +44 1224 437046
Artur Wozniak Senior Analyst	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth a.wozniak@abdn.ac.uk Tel 7047
Adrian Martin Analyst	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth a.martin@abdn.ac.uk Tel 7048
Jaroslaw Dymiter Analyst	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth jaroslaw.dymiter@abdn.ac.uk
Helen Rowlands Analyst	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth helen.rowlands@abdn.ac.uk
Michael Lackenby Junior Analyst	Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH)	1:157 Polwarth michael.lackenby@abdn.ac.uk