Pioneering simpler access to Scotland’s public data
Our CEO Professor Roger Halliday talks about the benefits of the Researcher Access Service, and how researchers can navigate it.
Roger Halliday
09 Dec 2024
News and insights
New report published on pandemic preparedness
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
Preparing for future pandemics
On the publication of the Scottish Government’s report on pandemic preparedness, Research Data Scotland CEO, Professor Roger Halliday, shares his thoughts on how we are working collaboratively to prepare Scotland for future pandemics.
Roger Halliday
27 Nov 2024
RDS and the Scottish Government Data Strategy: 5 December 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
Safe data: effective anonymisation and the Five Safes framework
In September, Paul Jackson, Data Approvals Transformation Lead at Research Data Scotland, visited Rwanda to take part in the Innovate Africa Symposium 2024. We asked him to reflect on the conference and themes of building trust in data.
Paul Jackson
13 Nov 2024
Enhancing metadata for researchers: insights from our user survey
We're working to improve metadata and make it easier for researchers to discover and identify useful datasets. In this blog post, Emma Devine, User Engagement Officer, shares insights from our recent metadata survey.
Emma Devine
12 Nov 2024
Updated metadata catalogue adds more datasets for research
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
Research Data Scotland welcomes Sudlow Review on UK health data landscape
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
New project to improve data access between the four UK nations
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
Research Data Scotland announces new partnership with Smart Data Foundry
Research Data Scotland (RDS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Smart Data Foundry (SDF) to make it easier for researchers to securely access public sector and financial data for the public benefit.
15 Oct 2024