A practical guide to using Secure Data Environments
About the workshop
Secure Data Environments (SDEs) and Trusted Research Environments (TREs) are increasingly being used to extend and enhance clinical trial data in addition to modelling health data at a population level. In this workshop we will provide information and insights on using these environments, with practical demonstrations including:
· what SDEs/TREs are;
· how to access data in an SDE/TRE;
· how to create projects and dispense data in SDEs/TREs;
· using large scale network databases;
· practical approaches to the use of SDEs;
· using routinely collected NHS data;
· working across multiple SDEs/TREs

Who is it for?
Researchers with statistical training, and an interest in learning about the benefits of using SDEs and TREs; no prior knowledge is assumed.
Date: 16 December 2025, 12:15
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: LG1 Seminar Room, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF
Speakers: Edward Burn (NDORMS, University of Oxford), Bernardo Meza-Torres (CIHORG), Kerry Woods (Thames Valley & Surrey Secure Data Environment), Jim Davies (Thames Valley & Surrey Secure Data Environment), Sophie North (Our Future Health)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Population Health
Organiser contact email address: derrick.bennett@cstu.ox.ac.uk
Host: OXSTAT (University of Oxford)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/oxstat-workshop-a-guide-to-using-secure-data-environments
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Derrick Bennett