Register and health data

The Swedish Research Council is working to improve access to and facilitate the use of register data and health data for purposes such as research.

Our role in register data and health data for research

The Swedish Research Council has been tasked to improve accessibility to and facilitate the use of register data for research purposes, and to assist researchers with information about registers and the relevant legislation. The Swedish Research Council has also been tasked to set up an advisory function for better utilisation of health data for research and innovation.

Using register and health data

The Swedish Research Council operates the website dataguide.se. It provides information on how register and health data can be used in research.

To the website dataguide.se External link.

Publications

The Swedish Research Council’s publications and positions on register-based research and health data. The publications are written in Swedish, but there is a English summary attached.

Publikation
19 May 2025
Klinisk behandlingsforskning 10 år
Under tio år har Vetenskapsrådets kommitté för klinisk behandlingsforskning (KKBF) stöttat 136 studier med över två miljarder kronor. Denna skrift ger en kort översikt av satsningens bakgrund, mål och resultat...
Publikation
28 April 2025
Klinisk behandlingsforskning till nytta för patienter och samhället
Analys av finansiering av kliniska studier i behandlingsforskning under 10 år Under 10 år har kommittén för klinisk behandlingsforskning finansierat klinisk behandlingsforskning i samverkan med Sveriges regioner...
Publikation
2 October 2024
God forskningssed 2024
Detta är en ny omarbetad utgåva av skriften God forskningssed från 2017. Den ger en orientering över vilka etiska principer och regler som är viktiga för forskningen och klargör vilket ansvar olika aktörer har...
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News

News
9 May 2025
Collaboration is crucial in clinical therapy research
Collaboration, early involvement of collaboration partners, and simplified contract management are important factors when it comes to clinical therap...
News
13 February 2025
Four new calls
In April, we will open four calls for proposals, in addition to those previously announced for 2025.
News
30 December 2024
How the 2024 funding year turned out
This year, the Swedish Research Council received around 5 800 applications for research grants. 860 of these were awarded funding. In total, 4...
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Register-based research

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