Access Nightingale Datasets through Globus

With our updated user terms of service, researchers will be able to access most of our datasets through Globus. Globus is a tool for transferring data within and across organizations.

You will need to register, even if you have already registered through app.nightingalescience.org.

If you have any questions, email support@ngsci.org.

Getting Access

Follow the steps below to request access to our datasets available on Globus. Your submission will be reviewed, and if approved, you will be granted the appropriate permissions to access our datasets on Globus.

Only researchers at academic institutions or non-profit research organizations will be admitted.

Step 1 - Fill out the registration form

Review our updated user terms of service and register.

Step 2 - Request to join our Globus Group

Go to our Globus group page and request to join.

You need to use a Globus account using your institutional email, otherwise, you will not be approved.

Logging in to Globus

If you are not familiar with Globus, reach out to technology administrators at your institution for help. Many institutions will already have an affiliation with Globus, and you can do the following.

Navigate to app.globus.org
Select your institution
Sign in with institutional credentials
If your institution is not listed, create a Globus ID login. When asked for an email address, use your institutional email address.

Navigating Globus

After gaining permission to access the Nightingale Collection, you will be able to transfer datasets to a secure environment at your institution. To navigate the our datasets, follow these steps:

Log in to Globus
Select “Collections” from the side bar
Search for “Nightingale Open Science Datasets” and/or click “Shared with You”
Click on the “Nightingale Open Science Datasets” collection
Click “Open in File Manager”

From here you can select a dataset to transfer to a collection at your institution. For further help with Globus, refer to the Globus Documentation.