An Open Data Repository is a website which provides a framework and location for you to put your research data when your project is complete.
Open Data Repositories are usually focused on a specific discipline and will have standards for the formats of submitted data and the metadata that accompanies it.
Their use is two-fold:
This means that an Open Data Repository can be both a starting point, or an endpoint, for research.
We've collected a few discipline-specific repositories here for your convenience.