Data & research

We are a partnership between Scottish Government, Scotland’s leading academic institutions and Public Health Scotland which aim to facilitate insight from public sector data and promote and advance health and social wellbeing in Scotland.

You would like to do some research with public sector data, but where do you start? Accessing data can be complex and confusing. Simply follow our simple steps to plan your research appropriately.

Our data catalogue hosts details on a range of public sector datasets that are available for research purposes for the public good and includes those that are linkage ready.

We are committed to helping make public sector data more accessible. Support for users wishing to access data is provided through our Researcher Support & Consultancy Services partner eDRIS.

Official statistics in Scotland provide an accurate and up-to-date picture of the economy and society. The Scottish Government’s official statistics support the formulation and monitoring of economic and social policies by government and others.

The National Safe Haven is one of a number of trusted research environments in Scotland with IT infrastructure provided by EPCC.

By bringing together key public sector  datasets in a secure computing environment, researchers can carry out collaborative research and analysis that provides evidence for important COVID-19 related decisions

ADR Scotland is a partnership combining specialists in the Scottish Government’s Data Sharing and Linkage Unit with the expertise of academic researchers at the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research.