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
By Professor Roger Halliday, CEO of Researcher Data Scotland and Carole Morris, Head of Service at Public Health Scotland
Roger Halliday
24 Mar 2025
Our People and Culture Manager, Wendy Fraser, shares how we're developing our workplace culture at RDS, and some of the highlights and challenges of her role.
07 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
Our interview series shines a light on what it’s like to work at RDS. We spoke to Jo Bruce, Technical Data Manager, about the highlights and challenges of her role.
11 Feb 2025
The aim of this post is to shout about some of the changes to the Researcher Access Service, and mainly to highlight how we’re working to continually improve it.
Adam Coulson
10 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
As we start work on the exciting plans we have for this year and beyond, our Chief Executive Officer, Professor Roger Halliday reflects on how Research Data Scotland has been working to align approaches within Scotland to improve the data access service, and how we can continue to strengthen this while also working towards a UK-wide approach.
Roger Halliday
09 Jan 2025
