New RAS updates bring benefits for researchers and public
Latest changes to the Researcher Access Service bring improvements for researchers and the public, simplifying secure research access to Scotland’s public sector data.
30 Oct 2025
News and insights
Harnessing administrative data to enhance lives: RDS colleagues reflect on the ADR UK Conference 2025
Several of our RDS colleagues were able to make it along to the ADR UK Conference in Cardiff this September, with many sharing their work through presentations and posters.
29 Oct 2025
Interview with an analyst: Pupil Census
Get to know the Pupil Census dataset with Data Analysts Stella Telford and Jen Muir.
21 Oct 2025
How user engagement shapes our work at Research Data Scotland
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is committed to shaping its services around the needs of researchers and data users. Discover some of our highlights from the last year in this blog post by Emma Devine, User Engagement Officer.
Emma Devine
14 Oct 2025
Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference: 23 October
Join RDS on Thursday 23 October at Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
14 Oct 2025
RDS strengthens public involvement for research access
Members of the public will provide early feedback on research applications as part of a new advisory group.
13 Oct 2025
HDR UK Conference: 15 to 16 October
Join RDS at this year’s HDR UK Conference, where we will have a joint presence alongside the Scottish Safe Haven Network.
29 Sept 2025
Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit & Festival: 9 October
Join RDS at the Scottish Ethnic Minority Talent Summit & Festival 2025 (SEMTSF 2025), hosted by The DataKirk.
29 Sept 2025
Trust, transparency and the public good: reflections from our public workshops
This month, Research Data Scotland (RDS) published a new report on public opinions of data access for research. Learn more about how we involved the public in this blog post from Katie Oldfield, Senior Engagement Manager.
Katie Oldfield
25 Sept 2025
New ADR Scotland dataset could help us understand outcomes for learners
Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data for Scottish Universities is now available for research. This dataset holds valuable information that could help explore questions related to university education and careers.
15 Sept 2025
Accredited researcher status introduced for Researcher Access Service applications
Research Data Scotland (RDS) will require all researchers who apply for access for data through the Researcher Access Service (RAS) approval pathway to have accredited researcher status from Thursday 30 October.
12 Sept 2025