The Safe Haven Charter, which underpins the collaborative work of Scotland’s technical environments that enable researchers to securely access and analyse sensitive data, has been updated for the first time since 2015.
27 Mar 2025
A pioneering partnership between Research Data Scotland (RDS) and the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) will help address long-standing gender inequality in Scotland’s approach to cardiovascular healthcare by harnessing the power of data.
03 Mar 2025
The Researcher Access Service, which Research Data Scotland (RDS) delivers alongside eDRIS, is shortlisted for the Digital Transformation category in the Digital Health and Care Awards.
Research Data Scotland
17 Feb 2025
For the first time, Scottish Government Longitudinal Education Outcomes - LEO University data will be made available to researchers through application to the Office for National Statistics.
Research Data Scotland
24 Jan 2025
Research Data Scotland (RDS) has awarded over £34,000 to five projects through its Public Engagement Fund in 2025-26.
15 Jan 2025
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
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
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
Research Data Scotland (RDS) has published an update to its metadata catalogue, bringing closer alignment with partner organisations and adding new datasets for research in the public benefit.
11 Nov 2024
Professor Cathie Sudlow’s independent review of the UK health data landscape, published today, offers insights into how we can safely and securely use data science to improve health services across the UK.
08 Nov 2024
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is contributing to a new project, which is helping to provide a roadmap to join together or federate data access amongst the devolved nations.
07 Nov 2024
