Virtual research environment

The term Virtual Research Environment ( ViFU ) describes a context- specific environment that enables scientists, across collaboratively edit across organizational and geographical boundaries increasingly complex research questions.

"A AER helps Researchers from all disciplines to work collaboratively by managing the increasingly complex range of tasks Involved in carrying out research. ' "

In virtual environments research resources of international, national and local research infrastructure and human resources are integrated. Principle to virtual research environments can be used in all disciplines. The current development is still at the beginning and is characterized by developments based on project-specific requirements.

The construction of virtual research environments is significantly promoted in the UK by the Joint Information Systems Committee ( JISC ) ​​and in Germany by the German Research Foundation ( DFG) in the discharge area " Information Management".