Sharing Sensitive and Qualitative Data Openly

Date: 14/10/2026

Sharing Sensitive and Qualitative Data Openly
Training
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09 Nov 10:30 AM
Until 09 Nov, 12:30 PM 2h

Sharing Sensitive and Qualitative Data Openly

Organiser
White Rose DTP
Date & time
Mon 9 Nov 2026, 10:30–12:30
Format
Online
Booking deadline
9am, Tue 3 Nov 2026

Overview

In this 2-hour session for those new to sharing sensitive and qualitative data openly, we will cover a range of topics, including: what we consider ‘data’ to be; the principles and practicalities of openly sharing sensitive data while maintaining ethical and legal compliance; and practical strategies for sharing sensitive data. We will also discuss some real case studies of researchers sharing the sensitive data they have collected.

Outcomes

Participants will:

✓ Understand the pros and cons of open data sharing
✓ Understand the issues related to sharing sensitive and qualitative data
✓ Develop an awareness of techniques and methods for making sensitive and qualitative data open

Contributors

Dr Jim Uttley
Senior Lecturer in Architectural Science, White Rose DTP
Background in Psychology and Behavioural Science. Chair of the Open Research Working Group and Deputy Director of the SPEL (Space, Place, Environment and Liveability) Pathway.
Dr Jenni Adams
Research Associate, University of Sheffield
Works on MORPHSS (Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities and Social Sciences), a collaboration between Cambridge, Coventry, Sheffield and Southampton.

Eligibility & booking

This event is organised and hosted by the White Rose DTP and is open to members of WRDTP partner institutions and other ESRC DTPs, including SCDTP students. It will take place online.

Bookings close at 9:00am on Tuesday 3rd November 2026. Please use your institutional (.ac.uk) email address when booking.

View full details & book on the White Rose DTP site →

         
Other DTP Training UKRI / ESRC DTP Network

This training is organised by another ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership, not SCDTP. It is open to SCDTP students.

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