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Information on securing endangered research data in NRW

In response to global political developments and their impact on the storage of research data, the DFG published the "Funding Initiative for Securing Endangered Data Assets and Data Resilience 2025 - 2027" at the end of October 2025.

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In North Rhine-Westphalia, we already have interlocking infrastructures that can be used in the event of a data backup.

The state initiative fdm.nrw
has set up a central contact point in consultation with the participating infrastructures, which researchers can use to get in touch about further steps to secure endangered data, e.g. from abroad.

All essential information is summarized in the following document. Please forward this information within the university to relevant stakeholders, e.g. researchers or colleagues who work with endangered data.

Securing endangered research data