Open Science Framework

An open source project management platform for researchers.

Product FeaturesApplicable DisciplinesCase StudiesTerms & Conditions

The Open Science Framework (OSF) is a data sharing network that facilitates collaborative research by providing individual researchers a means for centralizing data storage, integration and sharing across the research lifecycle.

As a collaboration tool, OSF helps research teams work on projects privately or make the entire project publicly accessible for broad dissemination. As a workflow system, OSF enables connections to the many products researchers already use, streamlining their process and increasing efficiency.

Users of the University subscription can:

  • Use their Single Sign-on (EASE) to sign into OSF
  • Connect their OneDrive for Business storage to OSF
  • Easily find and connect with other UoE users & projects on OSF via the University's Discovery page
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Free or paid for

This service is free for our students and staff. Simply go to Sign-up on the OSF home page and use the Institution option.

Product Features

Structured projects

  • Manage files, data, code, and protocols in one centralized location and easily build custom organization for your project — no more trawling emails to find files or scrambling to recover lost data
  • Manage which parts of a project are public or private, making it easy to collaborate and share with the community or just your team.
  • Automate version control, preregister your research, share preprints.


Controlled access

  • Manage which parts of a project are public or private, making it easy to collaborate and share with the community or just your team.
  • Automate version control, preregister your research, share preprints.

Enhanced workflow

  • Automate version control, preregister your research, share preprints.

Applicable Disciplines

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Computer Sciences
  • Energy
  • Health Professions
  • Material Science
  • Neuroscience 
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
  • Social Sciences
  • Veterinary

Case Studies

Terms & Conditions

  • EASE login required
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