Data stewards and golden copy data

A golden copy is the authoritative source of a type of data, such as the student record. A data steward is the person who is responsible for looking after that data and reviewing requests for access.

Data Stewards

A data steward is the person who is responsible for looking after a particular set of the University's administrative data.

They are responsible for:

• ensuring the security of the data
• providing access to the data for those that need it
• ensuring the data is accurate and up-to-date

Golden copy data

For each type of University data - such as student information- there is one system that holds the golden or reference copy of this information.  Golden copy data is fed to other University systems to make use of it, but any updates must be made to the golden copy.

University staff can view our catalogue of golden copy data sources and the respective data stewards for them.

View the golden copy catalogue (UoE staff only)

Core Data Hub

For University staff, the Core Data Hub provides information, resources, and support to users of core data and the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

It also explains the process for requesting access to a copy or data feed of golden copy data.

Visit the Core Data Hub (UoE SharePoint access required)