Working with Sensitive Data (QCIF) [webinar]

This a QCIF course and places are highly limited as Graduate School is paying the fee. If you are unable to attend, please de-register (or email graduateschool@uq.edu.au if you are unable to do so). An unexplained absence could result in all your future QCIF registrations becoming Waitlisted. You may only attend the workshop once. Repeat bookings will be removed and placed on the Waitlist.

Recommended Participants

Any researchers intending to work with sensitive or potentially sensitive data. The workshop is particularly relevant for clinical, environmental, and ecological researchers, but is applicable to all fields of research.

Learning Objectives

• Assess a project using the ‘Five Safes’ framework and use the ‘Five Safes’ in different types of projects
• Recognise the role of training and governance when working with sensitive data
• Identify where to store sensitive data and use a risk assessment process within the ‘Five Safes’ framework
• Identify and mitigate disclosure risk within a research project
• Discover where to get further advice and help when working with sensitive data

Syllabus

• Understanding the context of working with sensitive data 
• Understanding researcher legal responsibilities and assessing projects using the ‘Five Safes’ framework and a risk-based approach
• Using the ‘Five Safes’ framework in data sharing decision making
• Identifying the benefits and limitations of the ‘Five Safes’ framework