Sensitive Data Sharing

Badge awarded to

Ian Lahart

Issued on 29 Jun 2026 by

UK Reproducibility Network

The badge earner has completed the course 'Sensitive Data Sharing' delivered at their institution as part of the UKRN Open Research Programme. This course supplements the prerequisite course ‘Data Sharing: From Planning to Publishing’ and provides condensed training in the key considerations of research data management viewed through a sensitive data lens, such as planning projects, consent forms, collecting, storing and sharing data. Attendees will be encouraged to reflectively engage with the content, and have opportunities to share their own examples to understand and contextualise the content. Through a mix of training, reflection, and shared experience attendees will design their own training appropriate to the specific needs of their audience.

Issuer

UK Reproducibility Network

contact@ukrn.org

The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) is a national peer-led consortium that aims to ensure the UK retains its place as a centre for world-leading research. We do this by investigating the factors that contribute to robust research, promoting training activities, and disseminating best practice. We also work collaboratively with various external stakeholders to ensure coordination of efforts across the sector.

Criteria

The badge earner has completed all training sessions and met the completion criteria as below.

Workshop

By the end of the workshop participants will

Have a solid understanding of considerations specific to sensitive data contexts, so this is interwoven throughout the courses developed by attendees, including data management plans, consent procedures, collecting, storing and sharing data.
Develop knowledge and skills to apply participatory exercises that help researchers contextualise good research data management principles when working with sensitive data.
Develop reflective practices to improve their understanding and skills in planning research training and design. Design a sensitive data content block to add to training developed for their own audiences.

Completion criteria

The outcomes from this session build on the work that participants will have done in the 'Data Sharing: From Planning to Publishing' sessions. Participants will be expected to extend that work to provide customised training in Sensitive Data Sharing for their local situation.