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A secure eResearch platform for researchers to share and store their data in a secure, scalable and sensitive approach

This project aims to deliver a secure, trusted and scalable environment for data governance, control and management services for data custodians and secure remote data analysis environments for research users.

Data Custodians require a robust, accredited, regulated and functional environment for the governance, control and management of sensitive data, and Research Users seek simple and secure access to sensitive data and associated tools.

This initiative addresses the requirements of both ‘Data Custodians’ who are responsible for collecting and managing sensitive research data, and ‘Research Users’ who access sensitive data to address research questions.

News and Events

News and Events

Sensitive Data with Secure Platforms

Research projects that involve sharing sensitive data between researchers are challenging. Yet for collaborative projects, sharing sensitive data in a trusted and governable way is essential to answer complex questions across institutions and countries.

To tackle this considerable challenge, Monash University and partners established the Secure eResearch (SeRP) Platform Project, a national collaboration to deliver a secure, trusted and scalable environment for data governance and secure remote data analysis environments. Read more.

Success Stories

Exemplar Projects

  • PRAISE Project

    “The PRAISE project demands high computing power and internet-based pre-training data and programming packages to run the AI models.

    The SeRP team at Moonash have tailored a high-powered Linux machine for our AI team to use within the SeRP environment to run the models, safe from the vagrancy of the outside internet.”

    Prof. Belinda Gabbe, Monash University.

  • DPAU Project

    “SeRP is a trusted environment and an optimal solution for DPAU data-sharing platform.

    Dementia Platform Australia (DPAU), has benefited from the existing SeRP instance at Monash University, which is supported by a highly professional team.”

    Dr. Vibeke Catts, UNSW Sydney


  • RISE Project

    “SeRP platform plays a pivotal role in supporting RISE’s commitment to FAIR data principles. Its secure environment, combined with access to computational power and analytical tools, enables researchers to access sensitive data while adhering to ethical requirements.”

    Dr Fiona Barker, Monash University.

  • Global Drug Surveyist Item

    “ARDC’s investment in Secure eResearch Platforms like Monash SeRP and QCIF KeyPoint has provided a go-to solution to collaborate with academic and research partners from the four corners of the planet.

    These Trusted Research Environments (TREs) provide the required scalable data governance and secure data analysis environment to meet GDS’s needs; now the researchers ‘come to me’ rather than the ‘data going to them’. “

    Prof. Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland.