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
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
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.
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.
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
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is delighted to host new synthetic datasets from National Records of Scotland (NRS) which will enable researchers to learn more about Scotland’s census.
11 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
