General information: video playlist

There are a number of playlists on our YouTube channel that give general information about DataSHIELD – why DataSHIELD is needed, what it is and how it works. We also have recordings of our webinars for new DataSHIELD users, and talks from our virtual conferences.

DataSHIELD YouTube Channel →

Training: beginners tutorial

We have a free self-directed training tutorial for new users of DataSHIELD. This training course runs on synthetic datasets held on the DataSHIELD demo server maintained by OBiBa.

Start the DataSHIELD beginners tutorial →

Search DataSHIELD publications

Use our interactive tool to search and visualise DataSHIELD publications. You can search by MESHH headings, keywords, by tags of consortia or data node name and free text.

Search DataSHIELD publications →

Join the community

The DataSHIELD community is open to all – whether you are a student, a new user, a developer, a data custodian or if you just have an interest in protecting patient privacy in health research. We run a weekly drop-in session for informal chat and signposting help, plus each theme (infrastructure, operational management, statistical development, governance, communications and education) runs its own regular meetings that are open to those wanting to contribute to the them.

Subscribe to the DataSHIELD community calendar to see what is happening→