Over £2 million has been awarded by UK Research and Innovation – the UK’s largest public
funder of research – to fund a series of Driver Projects as part of the DARE UK (Data and
Analytics Research Environments UK) programme.
The projects will take a leading role in informing the design of what will be a UK-wide network of trusted research
environments (TREs) – highly secure digital environments that provide access to sensitive data for analysis by
accredited researchers. This is to support cross-domain data research for public good – for example, research about
education, health, the environment and more, and how these different aspects of our lives interact with each other.
When sensitive data is made accessible for research, it is de-identified (all personal identifiable information is
removed) and held in TREs, which have a series of strict security measures to prevent re-identification and protect
against data misuse. This enables researchers to securely analyse the data as part of important projects in the public
good.
Currently, different TREs across the UK follow different standards and processes, making it difficult for researchers to
conduct analysis on multiple datasets held across different TREs. The five Driver Projects will explore solutions to
developing more standardised approaches to running and governing TREs, so that data can be more easily analysed
across them in a safe, secure and efficient way.
Join the webinar to find out more about the five projects and what they
aim to achieve, directly from the research teams. It is also an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about
the projects, and find out how you can get involved. The event is free and open to everybody.
