Commercial access to public sector data needs to change
Professor Roger Halliday discusses the circumstances under which the commercial sector is allowed access to public sector data.
Roger Halliday
23 May 2023
News and insights
Year two: game on
As we move into our second year of operating as a not-for-profit charitable organisation, Research Data Scotland (RDS) is moving at pace to ensure Scotland’s public sector data can be accessed quickly and with less friction.
Roger Halliday
17 May 2023
Why public sector data needs to be transformed
Programmes and Data Acquisition Director, Nora Cooke O'Dowd, reflects on her talk at Holyrood Connect’s Public Sector Data Summit.
Nora Cooke O'Dowd
25 Apr 2023
The trouble with innovation
Chief Information Officer, Hugh Wallace, talks about how trends can divert attention from strategic priorities.
Hugh Wallace
06 Apr 2023
Data-driven innovation for improving health and social care outcomes
Research Data Scotland welcomes the people-centred approach of Scotland’s first data strategy for health and social care.
Roger Halliday
24 Feb 2023
Equality data – mind the gap
A new equalities dataset for research draws upon anonymised records covering many of the protected characteristics for over six million people.
Duncan Buchanan
23 Feb 2023
Public engagement is key to using data for research
Partnership and Strategy Director, Layla Robinson, reflects on our future plans.
Layla Robinson
30 Jan 2023
Starting as we mean to go on
How we're laying the foundations to simplify data access.
Hugh Wallace
12 Jan 2023
Research insight: behind the scenes on why Scouts and Guides participation boosts later life health
We speak to co-author Dr Lynne Adair for an in-depth perspective on a new paper that suggests taking part in the Scouts or Guides is associated with better general health in middle age.
21 Dec 2022
Good collaboration is key
Working together to unlock the full potential of data will lead to more equal and just society.
Roger Halliday
21 Dec 2022