ADR Scotland

BLOG - Our 12 Days of Christmas

ADR Scotland are pleased to share our '12 Days of Christmas'. We've looked back over 2024 and selected twelve highlights from our year.

NEWS - Welcoming new ambassador Linda Bauld

We are delighted to welcome Professor Linda Bauld OBE as one of our Ambassadors, as part of the ADR UK Ambassador...

Looking ahead - from our ADR Scotland Co-director

Congratulations to Alastair McAlpine, the new Chief Statisician for Scottish Government. Following his recent appointment, we are delighted to hear Ally’s plans and ambitions for the partnership.

NEWS - Updated report on Infants Born into Care in Scotland

Our new report, 'Infants Born into Care in Scotland', provides an updated and extended version of our previous report published in 2020.

Spotlight on Katherine Falconer

We hear from Katherine Falconer about life working as both Head of the Data for Research Unit, Scottish Government and Executive Programme Manager, ADR Scotland.

BLOG - Geospatial Ambitions

Geospatial data is data about locations or place. It includes information about features or attributes of the location.

Community safety, equality and wellbeing

This research strand focuses on improving safety, equality and wellbeing across communities by linking data from law enforcement, justice and health. It examines the challenges to society caused by drug use, alcohol consumption, mental health and violence and seeks to understand how health and...

Work, welfare and housing

In this strand, we aim to explore patterns and factors around employment and social security across the UK, as well as the impacts they may have on health in Scotland.

NEWS - Future-proofing investment into administrative data research announced in Scotland

An initiative that has transformed how administrative data can be used securely to enrich policy to support the people of Scotland, continues to 2026 with £14.6m investment.