UHasselt Research Data Storage Guide

Location

Cloud-based storage in Europe

Institutional on-premise network attached storage

Intended use

All research data

Especially, high-volume, confidential, or sensitive research data

Maximal storage size

Up to 1TB / drive ^*

750 GB / 24 hours / user
500,000 items / drive

Unlimited

^{* For Google Shared Drive, the 1TB storage limit can be increased on request to enable external collaboration.}

Confidential or sensitive data

No ^*

Yes

^{Confidential or sensitive data are information that need enhanced protection because of legal, ethical, contractual, procedural, or policy obligations. More information on confidential or sensitive data.} 

^{* For Google Shared Drive, data encryption might be necessary depending on the type of data.} 

Sharing & collaboration

Extensive collaboration possibilities inside and outside UHasselt

Non-concurrent collaboration with UHasselt personnel ^*

^{* On the UH Research Drive, external sharing requires requesting a UHasselt Guest account.}

Security

Medium

High

Back-up mechanism

Versioning

Snapshots

Access Management

• Drive‑level changes managed by the drive administrator.
• Fine‑grained user permissions (viewer, commenter, editor, or link-based sharing etc.), including on folder and file level. 

• Drive‑level user permissions managed by IT (request via the UH Service Desk)
• Access permissions can be managed exclusively at the drive level.

Price 

< 1TB: free 
> 1TB: 100 EUR /TB/year

< 1TB: free 
> 1TB: 100 EUR TB/year

Costs apply to projects starting from January 1, 2026 onward.