The Research Data Centre
Prairie Regional Research Data Centre
Learn more at CRDCNAbout the RDC
The Research Data Centre (RDC) has a secure facility at the University of Calgary campus, the Prairie Regional RDC (PRRDC). The PRRDC is located in the Taylor Family Digital Library on the main campus. This location has three primary spaces; the main lab, the training room and the conference room. There are twenty-three workstations divided between the main lab and the training room. The training room has a large screen to facilitate teamwork and teaching and can be used for academic courses and workshops. Statistical software available in the RDC includes Stata, SAS, SPSS, Python and R.
This location is staffed by Statistics Canada employees. RDC researchers are typically affiliated with the University of Calgary (faculty, students and staff). Approved RDC projects have produced publications in journals and books, Doctoral dissertations and Master’s theses.
Partners
- Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC) Program
- Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge
Request to research at the RDC
Researchers requesting to work at this location will use an automated booking system to request workstations. Please email us at rdc@ucalgary.ca if you are interested in working at this location so that we can set up your account.