When it comes to data management, many of us make use of systems like The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Research Data Manager. There are a lot of good things about platforms like this; but data (and document) governance and control required for sensitive research data is not one of them. This is where UQ’s Trusted Research Environment (UQ-TRE) initiative comes in. We are going to discuss UQ’s work to deliver a secure, trusted and scalable environment for data governance, control and management services for data custodians and secure remote data analysis environments for research users.
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Professor Jason Ferris is an alcohol and drug (AOD) epidemiologist and biostatistician with over 20 years of public health research experience. He leads the Global Substance Use and Mental Health Unit and is the Director of the Research and Statistics Services in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland.
His extensive research portfolio is at the intersection of Substance Use and Mental Health. As a chief investigator, he has been involved in 60 funded research projects ($65M) funded by national and international agencies and Government tenders. He is the Chief Biostatistician for the Global Drug Survey and has collaborated with over 100 academic leaders from around the world. Since 2019, he has held a Ministerially appointed advisory role to the Queensland Mental Health Commission, is a Technical Advisor on drug and alcohol epidemiology with the World Health Organisation, and is a Fellow of interRAI (a global collaborative network consisting of researchers and practitioners committed to improving care for people with mental health and substance use issues). He also leads the award-winning Research and Statistics Services at UQ, drawing on his unique and broad quantitative skillset and the diverse, specialised areas of his staff. His team provides a broad array of services and support to academics, higher degree students, and external organisations.
Dr Dom Gorse is a seasoned Data Scientist with over 30 years of experience in software development, information management, data mining, and data modeling, particularly in the life sciences and health sectors. As the Director of UQ Data Science Collaborative Research Platform, Dom provides technical, operational, and managerial leadership to support researchers across the full data lifecycle—from collection and management to advanced analysis and visualisation. His work focuses on enabling researchers to harness the full potential of large-scale biological and clinical datasets through collaborative, scalable, and secure data science solutions.
This webinar is facilitated by Frailty Nexus, the AFN’s peer-support network.
