New ADR Scotland dataset available for research exploring energy use
Annual energy consumption data for properties in Scotland is now available for research as a linkable dataset within Scotland’s National Safe Haven.
17 Nov 2025
News and insights
Research Data Scotland announces new Chief Data Officer
Kate O’Sullivan will join Research Data Scotland (RDS) as Chief Data Officer in January 2026, contributing experience in secure data access, federation of systems and information governance, to support the future of data research in Scotland.
12 Nov 2025
Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference: a student perspective
Master’s students Elise Darragh and Haley Dees share their experience and takeaways from Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference.
Haley Dees and Elise Darragh
11 Nov 2025
IHDP and Research Data Scotland partner to unlock the power of health data
The new partnership strengthens collaboration to improve data access, drive healthcare innovation and embed ethical, inclusive design across Scotland’s health system.
10 Nov 2025
New ESRC report lays out roadmap for the future or data services
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has today published its Future Data Services Phase One Report: Fixing the Data Pipeline.
04 Nov 2025
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
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