SATRE - Standardised Architecture for Trusted Research Environments

The need for trusted research environments (TREs) is clear. Personal or sensitive data which have been collected for operational, commercial or governmental reasons need to be managed securely and safely for research use in an environment that encourages best practices. TREs are designed to enable only authorised projects and researchers access

to sensitive data whilst minimising risk of data release or exposure. Influential reports from HDR UK and DARE together with the UK Government Goldacre review and “Data Saves Lives” policy paper all have highlighted the need for change in how sensitive/personal data are handled. SATRE will compare openly available UK TREs hosting health, manufacturing, commercial,

science and humanities data and bring them into alignment of a standardised reference TRE architecture. The development teams at HIC and ATI, fully supported by their infrastructure partners, will lead the reference alignment in collaboration with a consortium of higher education, charity and industry organisations.

The reference architecture and its implementation will be informed and strengthened by a programme of community building and engagement with the DARE-sanctioned working group, stakeholders and an extensive public representation. SATRE outputs will be an informed reference TRE technical specification, a collection of educational media and

detailed reports; all supporting DARE’s aim of a national research data infrastructure.