LIS Joins the UK SafePod Network (SPN)
LIS is pleased to announce that it has officially joined the UK SafePod Network (SPN) — a major research infrastructure designed to enable secure, standardised access to sensitive data across the United Kingdom.
Through this collaboration, eligible UK-based LIS researchers can now securely access LIS data from participating universities across the SPN in the UK.
Access will be strictly limited to researchers and students who:
- Are registered LISSY users, and
- Have received formal approval from a joint committee composed of LIS and International Inequalities Institute (III) – Satellite Office staff.
Approval decisions are based on a short project description outlining the researcher’s background, affiliation, and the purpose of the research.
About the UK SafePod Network (SPN)
The SafePod Network is a pioneering UK-wide initiative funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and run by the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research as part of the ADR UK programme.
It provides a network of standardised SafePods—secure physical spaces designed for researchers who require access to sensitive or confidential data.
Interested?
For more information about the secure data access pathways and application procedures, please see here.