Five projects receive funding to support public engagement
Research Data Scotland (RDS) has awarded over £34,000 to five projects through its Public Engagement Fund in 2025-26.
15 Jan 2025
News and insights
How Scotland is claiming its place in the UK data ecosystem
As we start work on the exciting plans we have for this year and beyond, our Chief Executive Officer, Professor Roger Halliday reflects on how Research Data Scotland has been working to align approaches within Scotland to improve the data access service, and how we can continue to strengthen this while also working towards a UK-wide approach.
Roger Halliday
09 Jan 2025
Watch: Researcher Access Service webinar
On Wednesday 4 December, Research Data Scotland (RDS) and Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Scotland hosted a showcase webinar to explore how the Researcher Access Service makes it faster and simpler to access data. Watch a recording of the webinar now.
17 Dec 2024
Synthetic census data now available for research
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is delighted to host new synthetic datasets from National Records of Scotland (NRS) which will enable researchers to learn more about Scotland’s census.
Research Data Scotland
11 Dec 2024
Interview: Liam Cavin on NRS Synthetic Census Data
Researchers can now apply for access to synthetic versions of Scotland’s census data.
11 Dec 2024
Pioneering simpler access to Scotland’s public data
Our CEO Professor Roger Halliday talks about the benefits of the Researcher Access Service, and how researchers can navigate it.
Roger Halliday
09 Dec 2024
New report published on pandemic preparedness
The Scottish Government Standing Committee on Pandemic Preparedness has published a report which includes a key role for Research Data Scotland (RDS) in ensuring Scotland is as equipped as possible to respond to future pandemics.
27 Nov 2024
Preparing for future pandemics
On the publication of the Scottish Government’s report on pandemic preparedness, Research Data Scotland CEO, Professor Roger Halliday, shares his thoughts on how we are working collaboratively to prepare Scotland for future pandemics.
Roger Halliday
27 Nov 2024
RDS and the Scottish Government Data Strategy: 5 December 2024
Join us to learn more about the work RDS is doing in collaboration with the Scottish Government Data Strategy for Health and Social Care.
27 Nov 2024
Safe data: effective anonymisation and the Five Safes framework
In September, Paul Jackson, Data Approvals Transformation Lead at Research Data Scotland, visited Rwanda to take part in the Innovate Africa Symposium 2024. We asked him to reflect on the conference and themes of building trust in data.
Paul Jackson
13 Nov 2024
Enhancing metadata for researchers: insights from our user survey
We're working to improve metadata and make it easier for researchers to discover and identify useful datasets. In this blog post, Emma Devine, User Engagement Officer, shares insights from our recent metadata survey.
Emma Devine
12 Nov 2024