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TRUST Platform

Getting Started As A Researcher

Be a TRUST Member to enable your research

Member Registration Form
Last updated 10 July 2026

All researchers who wish to access TRUST data must be a TRUST member, and you can do so by completing the registration form below. We welcome bona-fide researchers from the public sector and publicly funded research institutions to register with us.

Members should not share the information from the members’ area with others who are not TRUST members.

Only bona fide researchers from organisations that have signed the Data Request Agreement with TRUST are eligible to submit applications for TRUST Membership.

If you are interested in using TRUST but do not fulfill this requirement, please contact us.

Getting started with TRUST

Apply to be a TRUST member. Please check that your organisation has a Data Request Agreement with TRUST.

Access the TRUST Data Catalogue.

Submit a request for the data from the data catalogue in the members area.

The request will be reviewed by the TRUST Data Access Committee (DAC). Requestors must have the relevant IRB approval (or waiver) before submitting a request for data.

Receive a separate TRUST portal user account.

This account will allow access and analysis on the data requested upon approval by TRUST Data Access Committee (DAC).

To extract analytical outputs, the TRUST Data Concierge will vet the output according to what DAC had approved.

All analytical output must be aggregated (e.g., visualisation, charts, etc). Note that any analysis involving <5 subjects will not be exported to maintain individual privacy.

Notify TRUST before any manuscript submission (including news, articles, publications, speeches).

Data Science Competencies to use TRUST

To perform data analysis on TRUST, users will need to have a base level of competency in the following tools. Besides our suite of self-guided reference materials and training videos, our TRUST Support team is also on hand to guide you through specific aspects of the TRUST platform.

Competencies recommended / required to use TRUST


Recommended Competency

Required For

Required

Some familiarity with Python and / or R syntax

For TRUST data research

Some experience with handling Data Science notebook interface

For TRUST data research

Some knowledge of how to work with Linux command line

For data discovery and transferring files from S3 bucket to notebook instance

Some knowledge of using Cloud storage

For provisioning resources and understanding the cost

Optional

Some knowledge of using Cloud storage

For big data research analysis

Some familiarity with Pyspark and / or SparkR syntax

For big data research analysis

What will I need to be a TRUST member?

Please ensure that you have prepared the following before proceeding with registration.

Proof that you are a bona-fide researcher

(e.g. PubMed reference number, ORCID ID or Institution profile link).

A research institute email account

Your institute must have a Data Request Agreement with TRUST

Institute Data Request Agreement reference no. is required for registration. Please obtain the DRA Reference No. from your Institution's research / contracts office.

TRUST Member Registration

Please use this form to submit your application to become a TRUST Member.

Member Registration Form