Data services federation project shares findings
Federation of data services across the UK is closer than ever, thanks to the work of the Connect 4 partnership project.
Jen Muir
24 Mar 2026
News and insights
Aligning and speeding up Scotland’s research data services: our plans for 2026
Our Chief Executive Officer, Professor Roger Halliday reflects on RDS’s vital work to achieve shared goals for data access in Scotland, and the changing landscape for data organisations in the UK as we head into 2026.
Roger Halliday
28 Jan 2026
RDS awarded Independent Research Organisation status
Layla Robinson, our Chief Operating Officer at RDS, welcomes the decision from UK Research Innovation (UKRI) to award Research Data Scotland with Independent Research Organisation status.
Layla Robinson
15 Jan 2026
Making the case for standardisation – Researcher Access Service
October saw a significant release of the Researcher Access Service (RAS) which included a raft of improvements designed to support researchers.
Adam Coulson
25 Nov 2025
Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference: a student perspective
Master’s students Elise Darragh and Haley Dees share their experience and takeaways from Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference.
Haley Dees and Elise Darragh
11 Nov 2025
Harnessing administrative data to enhance lives: RDS colleagues reflect on the ADR UK Conference 2025
Several of our RDS colleagues were able to make it along to the ADR UK Conference in Cardiff this September, with many sharing their work through presentations and posters.
29 Oct 2025
Interview with an analyst: Pupil Census
Get to know the Pupil Census dataset with Data Analysts Stella Telford and Jen Muir.
21 Oct 2025
How user engagement shapes our work at Research Data Scotland
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is committed to shaping its services around the needs of researchers and data users. Discover some of our highlights from the last year in this blog post by Emma Devine, User Engagement Officer.
Emma Devine
14 Oct 2025
Trust, transparency and the public good: reflections from our public workshops
This month, Research Data Scotland (RDS) published a new report on public opinions of data access for research. Learn more about how we involved the public in this blog post from Katie Oldfield, Senior Engagement Manager.
Katie Oldfield
25 Sept 2025
Unlocking the power of equalities data: benefits, challenges and the way forward
Master's student Zainab Hashmi walks us through her research project on the benefits, challenges, and potential road forward when considering using equalities data for research.
Zainab Hashmi
11 Aug 2025