Synthetic data webinar from RDS and HDR UK: 27 May 2025
Are you interested in learning more about synthetic data?
19 May 2025
News and insights
RDS at Glasgow Science Festival: 7 - 8 June 2025
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is attending Glasgow Science Festival this June with our family-friendly activity 'Data Linkage: Joining the Dots'.
09 May 2025
Cens-able project to link census data for research
We’re working with our partners to improve and empower census data research opportunities in Scotland.
22 Apr 2025
RDS publishes new business plan for 2025-26
The new business plan, covering the period 2025 to 2026, highlights key areas of focus for Research Data Scotland including ambitions to widen the range of data available for users and to reduce the delay in accessing data in a safe and secure way.
17 Apr 2025
Five Minute Profile: interview with Linus Chirchir
Linus Chirchir shares some of the highlights and challenges of his role as a Data Analyst at Research Data Scotland.
15 Apr 2025
Research Data Scotland to contribute to new £6.2 million programme for sensitive data research
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £4.94 million towards a £6.2 million programme, TREvolution, to advance the development of key technical requirements and capabilities for UK Trusted Research Environments (TREs) as part of DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK).
10 Apr 2025
Alison Byrne joins RDS as Advisor to the Board
Chief Executive of National Records of Scotland (NRS), Alison Byrne, joins the Research Data Scotland (RDS) Board of Trustees as an Advisor, bringing insights and experience to help shape the future of data research in Scotland.
09 Apr 2025
Awards nominations for Research Data Scotland
Research Data Scotland has been shortlisted for a series of awards in May this year.
07 Apr 2025
Drop-in Q&A - price changes for data application support services for accessing Scottish datasets: 28 May 2025
Prices for accessing Scottish datasets are changing, and we want to hear your thoughts.
02 Apr 2025
Announcing the latest release of the Research Data Scotland metadata catalogue
Adam Coulson, Delivery Manager at Research Data Scotland (RDS), shares an update on the latest release of our metadata catalogue and explores some of the ways we’re improving the data discovery journey for researchers.
Adam Coulson
31 Mar 2025