New ADR Scotland dataset available for research exploring energy use
Annual energy consumption data for properties in Scotland is now available for research as a linkable dataset within Scotland’s National Safe Haven.
17 Nov 2025
News and insights
Research Data Scotland announces new Chief Data Officer
Kate O’Sullivan will join Research Data Scotland (RDS) as Chief Data Officer in January 2026, contributing experience in secure data access, federation of systems and information governance, to support the future of data research in Scotland.
12 Nov 2025
IHDP and Research Data Scotland partner to unlock the power of health data
The new partnership strengthens collaboration to improve data access, drive healthcare innovation and embed ethical, inclusive design across Scotland’s health system.
10 Nov 2025
New ESRC report lays out roadmap for the future of data services
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has published its Future Data Services Phase One Report: Fixing the Data Pipeline.
04 Nov 2025
RDS strengthens public involvement for research access
Members of the public will provide early feedback on research applications as part of a new advisory group.
13 Oct 2025
Accredited researcher status introduced for Researcher Access Service applications
Research Data Scotland (RDS) will require all researchers who apply for access for data through the Researcher Access Service (RAS) approval pathway to have accredited researcher status from Thursday 30 October.
12 Sept 2025
New report published on public opinions of data access for research
The report, published by Research Data Scotland (RDS), outlines findings from public workshops in areas including definitions of ‘public good’, ensuring the public has a voice in how data is used for research and private sector access to data.
11 Sept 2025
GovCamp Scotland returns after 12 years with support from Research Data Scotland
Research Data Scotland was proud to support the first GovCamp Scotland since 2013 – a special type of gathering for those in the public sector focused on service delivery design – as part of our work with partners to transform aspects of the data research system.
24 Jun 2025
Watch: synthetic data webinar
Curious to learn more about synthetic data? On Tuesday 27 May, Research Data Scotland (RDS) and Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Scotland hosted a showcase webinar to explore how synthetic data is being created, used and considered across the UK.
17 Jun 2025
New report highlights impact of the Scotland Talks Data public panel
Scotland Talks Data – a public panel co-hosted by Research Data Scotland (RDS) and the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research (SCADR) – has published its first impact report, highlighting some of the areas where members of the public have made a difference in data research.
26 May 2025