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.