Our Data Safe Haven (DSH) is a secure research environment with appropriate technical and information governance controls for the storage and processing of sensitive research data. The DSH opened in June 2020 and is managed by the Hull Health Trials Unit (HHTU) based at the University of Hull.
Importantly the DSH is available to researchers from their own machines, wherever they are. Data resides within a secured data centre and is accessed via a secured connection meaning that all the activity occurs within the environment and not on the end user machine. This means that projects using the DSH can start or continue whilst we work remotely.
What is a secure data environment?
Understanding Patient Data have produced this video to explain Data Safe Havens (which are also called Secure Data Environments and Trusted Research Environments). It was created with the public and checked with professionals and so proves to be an accessible and engaging way to explain what a Data Safe Haven can do! Understanding Patient Data also have an excellent website which goes into more detail whilst still making the information accessible for all.
https://understandingpatientdata.org.uk/secure-data-environments
UoH Data Safe Haven Seminar
This seminar provided and introduction to the Data Safe Haven (DSH), at the University of Hull; what it is, how it is supporting research activity and how it might support yours. This was recorded and is available below.