Roles#

Both organisational and user roles are important to the operation of a Data Safe Haven. You will encounter references to these roles at several points in the rest of this documentation.

Organisational roles#

The different organisational roles are detailed alphabetically below. In some cases, one organisation fulfills multiple roles, in other cases multiple organisations share a single role.

Data Provider

The organisation providing the dataset(s) that are being analysed.

Data Safe Haven Host

The organisation responsible for deploying, hosting and running the Data Safe Haven.

Research Institution

The organisation responsible for deploying, hosting and running the Data Safe Haven.

User roles#

The different user roles are detailed alphabetically below.

Dataset Provider Representative

a representative of the data provider.

Investigator

the lead researcher at a research institution with overall responsibility for the research project.

Programme Manager

a designated staff member at the Data Safe Haven host with overall responsibility for creating and monitoring projects.

Project Manager

a designated staff member at the Data Safe Haven host who is responsibile for running a particular project.

Researcher

a member of a research institution who works on a particular project, analysing data to produce results.

System Manager

a designated staff member at the Data Safe Haven host who is responsible for administering the Data Safe Haven.