New updates for the Researcher Access Service
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
News and insights
How Scotland is claiming its place in the UK data ecosystem
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
Interview: Liam Cavin on NRS Synthetic Census Data
Researchers can now apply for access to synthetic versions of Scotland’s census data.
11 Dec 2024
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
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
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
Global perspectives can inform public engagement and involvement in Scotland
Fresh from the International Population Data Linkage Conference in Chicago, our Public Engagement Manager Katie Oldfield shares her thoughts on the event.
Katie Oldfield
30 Sept 2024
Partner perspectives: insights and reflections from our All Partner meeting
Research Data Scotland (RDS) held its most recent All Partner meeting on Thursday 12 September, providing a space for RDS colleagues, partners and stakeholders to come together, share progress, and plan for the future.
19 Sept 2024
Smart data: a significant opportunity
In this blog post, originally published by Smart Data Research UK, Our Chief Partnership and Strategy Officer Layla Robinson reflects on public and private collaboration.
Layla Robinson
17 Sept 2024