Squidr

Search and explore open research studies

Explore structured datasets across studies, ready for analysis and reuse.

Build by researchers for researchers

Squidr is a platform for

Work with clean, study-structured data ready for analysis.
→ Focus on analysis, not data cleaning

Explore real research data to learn and reproduce results.
→ Learn from real-world datasets

Publish and structure research data in a consistent, FAIR-aligned format.
→ Improve discoverability and reuse of datasets

Manage research data at scale across teams, departments, or organizations.
→ Ensure consistency, governance, and long-term reuse

A structured way to explore research data

Squidr connects studies, datasets, and variables in a consistent structure making research data easier to find, understand, and reuse.

How squidr works

The way Squidr structures and connects research data

key benefits

What you can do

Publish and structure research data

Squidr also helps teams organize and share datasets in a structured, reusable format.

How it works

In Squidr the steps to sharing and discovering research, is easy.

01

Upload your study​

Create your own protected organization or login to Common. Upload your dataset as a csv-file, add additional datasets and metadata to create a study. Add publication, protocol or other materials in any format.

02

Discover and explore​

Browse through the available collection of studies, filter by topic, author, or methodology, and find exactly what you need.​

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03

Collaborate & share​

Add collaborators to share your data set, study or data hub. Connect with others to work on existing datasets in Squidr. Science is better as a community.

Team Squidr

The dedicated team that made it happen.

Jan Stanstrup

Tester

Lars Ove Dragsted​

System Outline & Vision​

Finn Sandø​

Programmer

Susanne Riber

UI/UX Designer

Thank you

For your

generous support

NuGO, FAIR, Phenotype Database,

University of Copenhagen, Carlsberg Fondet,

JPI - A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life.

FAQ

Things you might like to know

There are three ways to access Squidr. 

  1. Explore Squidr’s open published datasets, available for querying and download.
  2. You can request your own site in the public area, choosing exactly which of your data to share with others.
  3. Install your own instance of Squidr on a server to take full control of your data and collaborations. You can download Squidr and follow the step-by-step installation guide.

Learn how to upload datasets by following the step-by-step instructions and watching the short video course that guides you through uploading a simple dataset to Squidr. You can also download example training datasets from the free Squidr site.

Using the public site and software is free. Please see below for how to provide acknowledgment.

Your data is protected by your username and password, so keep them private. When you install Squidr on your own server, you have full control over data security.

Yes, definitely! Once you’ve created an organization in Squidr, you can provide full or limited access to others and share data with them, thereby using Squidr as a datahub for your team.

In the current phase, please site Squidr as: Sandøe F, Riber S, Stanstrup J and Dragsted LO: Squidr beta version, https://squidr.nexs.ku.dk/.

The team behind Squidr welcomes contributions in many ways, by using the software, by uploading and sharing studies, and if you have advanced programming skills or good suggestions for developing the software and site, please contact us!

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Be part of a global community making research more accessible, tranparent, and collaborative.

Free and open sourced for ever!