As of January 1st, 2026, zedif and the Research Data Management Helpdesk were transferred to the “Digital Research Services” Unit at the University Computer Center.
zedif is part of the Vice-Presidents Office for Research and Innovation. As such, zedif is a research-driven unit within the university without direct affiliation to any specific department. However, the focus of researchers at zedif is, unlike researchers at departments, not on any specific, single, nor usually zedif-related topic. Instead, the researchers at zedif, besides offering training and consulting to other researchers, temporarily join research groups and collaborate on their research, offering their expertise and support and doing that enable, advance and accelerate the group's research.
