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Fergus McDonald

Fergus has been Deputy Director of DARE UK, part of HDR UK, since 2021 where he has been responsible for the strategic development and delivery of the programme since its inception. Fergus’s background is in automotive, where he held several roles that straddled the boundaries between business and technology, encompassing product management, digital marketing, strategic project management, and regional service hubs. He has worked in several international business geographies, including South Korea, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

A short history of nearly every-TRE-ing

An overview of the journey from data distribution to data access for sensitive data research within Trusted Research Environments (TREs) in the UK, and the direction of travel for the future.

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  Fergus McDonald DARE UK

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