Health Data Research Service investment success for Scotland
Research Data Scotland and the Scottish Safe Haven Network have received funding for ten projects to support a federated UK-wide system for accessing data for research.
28 Sept 2026
News and insights
Federation ready? SATRE 2.0 is here
New guidance for the federation of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) has been launched as part of a major update to the SATRE specification led by the Health Informatics Centre (HIC) at the University of Dundee.
15 Jul 2026
New independent assessment highlights devolved nations’ leading role in health data research
A new report, published today, outlines the strengths and experience in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in leading data-driven healthcare research in the UK.
14 Jul 2026
Innovative synthetic data work celebrated with ADR UK award win
A cross-partnership team of colleagues from Research Data Scotland (RDS) and ADR UK Strategic Hub received an award for Most Innovative Project at the ADR UK Partnership meeting this May.
23 Jun 2026
New education dataset opens up research into Scottish qualifications
The new All Providers Qualifications dataset – available for research within Scotland’s National Safe Haven – could help us to understand more about the widening range of qualifications offered in Scotland.
19 May 2026
Scottish Regional Safe Havens receive funding to support real-world sensitive data research
Scottish Regional Safe Havens are involved in four of eight research projects which have been awarded £3.52 million in funding from the UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Fund.
30 Apr 2026
Framework launched to support private sector research
Research Data Scotland (RDS) has published an Operational Framework to support secure private sector access to public sector data for research in the public good.
23 Mar 2026
RDS welcomes ADR Scotland funding announcement
Research Data Scotland welcomes an investment of £25million in ADR Scotland, securing the future of the programme until 2031.
05 Mar 2026
New dataset boosts opportunities for social care research
A new social care dataset available for research within Scotland’s National Safe Haven could help answer vital questions on care received at home.
28 Jan 2026
Making data work harder for Scotland
Research Data Scotland announces its cross-party statement for the 2026 Holyrood election.
10 Dec 2025
Linkable PISA dataset available for research
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study where 15 year olds get to show how they can use their skills in science, reading and maths to tackle real-life challenges. Approximately 700,000 learners take part worldwide, making PISA one of the world’s largest research studies.
02 Dec 2025