From 346ef11f5774b75f7d8289588708c4fbb7f29ae6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Cole Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:17:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] small edits and adding funding info --- README.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b60f528f..d775e1fb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ Open Original Science Exploration ## What is TREEHOOSE -Trusted Research Environments(TREs) are used by many organisations to securely -manage sensitive data for research. +Trusted Research Environments (TREs) are secure computing environments providing +secure access to sensitive data for research purposes. HDR UK has a set of +[resources and guides](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/access-to-health-data/trusted-research-environments/) +explaining TREs in more detail in terms of health data research, although TREs +are not exclusive to health data. TREEHOOSE is an open-source platform for deploying TREs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It will include open-source tooling to streamline building and operating @@ -50,9 +53,10 @@ and discuss future enhancements. ## Use cases -TREEHOOSE is originally developed for use with confidential healthcare data such -as patient medical records, but is designed to be used and customised for all -research and analysis disciplines. +TREEHOOSE was originally developed for use with confidential healthcare data +such as patient electronic health records, but is designed to be used and +customised for all research and analysis disciplines which require access to +sensitive data. --- @@ -92,3 +96,12 @@ repository. ## License This project is licensed under the [Apache-2.0 License](./LICENSE). + +--- + +## Funding + +This work was funded by UK Research & Innovation Grant Number MC_PC_21032 as +part of Phase 1 of the DARE UK (Data and Analytics Research Environments UK) +programme, delivered in partnership with HDR UK and ADRUK. +