Datasets

Overview

The Datasets section gives the Infrastructure Administrator a view of all datasets that have been made available on the platform, organised by project. From here you can browse the catalog, inspect the aggregate statistics that researchers see when evaluating a dataset, and drill into the underlying record-level data — the same detailed view that researchers gain access to after receiving approval.

Navigation: Select Datasets from the left-hand navigation pane. The Datasets section opens directly to the Catalog tab.

The Datasets Catalog

The Catalog lists every dataset that has been published to the platform as cards, each showing the dataset name, a short description, its data type tag (e.g., Genomics Data, Clinical Data), and the date it was last updated.

Use the search bar at the top of the Catalog to filter datasets by name or description.

Use the project selector dropdown in the top-right corner to filter the catalog to datasets made available under a specific project — confirming exactly which datasets are visible to researchers in each project.

Screenshot: Datasets Catalog showing published dataset cards with the search bar and project selector dropdown visible

Dataset Summary Dashboard

Click any dataset card to open its Dataset Summary Dashboard. This dashboard presents the aggregate statistics and visualisations of the dataset's population — the same view researchers see when evaluating a dataset before submitting an access request.

Screenshot: Dataset Summary Dashboard showing aggregate demographic charts and statistics for the selected dataset

The summary includes charts and metrics across the following attributes:

Attribute	Description
Year of Birth	Distribution of patient birth years within the dataset.
Gender	Breakdown of patient gender demographics.
Race	Racial composition of the dataset population.
Ethnicity	Ethnic composition of the dataset population.
Conditions	Prevalence of medical conditions represented in the dataset.
Drugs	Distribution of drug prescriptions or exposures across the patient population.

Hover over individual charts to view exact counts and additional detail.

Screenshot: Dataset Summary Dashboard with a chart hovered, showing a tooltip with exact patient counts

Record-Level Data

Scrolling below the Dataset Summary Dashboard reveals the record-level table. This table is not visible to researchers until they have received explicit Data Access Committee approval — the Infrastructure Administrator has access to it at all times.

The table displays either Person-level or Specimen-level records. Use the dropdown in the top-right corner of the table to toggle between the two views.

Screenshot: Record-level table at the bottom of the Dataset Summary Dashboard, with the Person/Specimen toggle dropdown visible in the top-right corner of the table

Person Dashboard

To inspect an individual patient record, type a Person ID into the search field within the Person ID column of the Person table, then click the Person ID in the results.

This opens the Person Dashboard — an anonymised view of that patient's full medical record within the dataset. The Person Dashboard is organised into three sections.

Medical History

The Medical History section displays the patient's anonymised clinical history, including a Sankey chart that visualises the progression of conditions and treatments over time — showing how diagnoses map to drug exposures across the patient's record.

Screenshot: Person Dashboard Medical History section showing the Sankey chart of condition and treatment progression

Drug Exposure

The Drug Exposure section shows the patient's full drug exposure history. Toggle between two views using the controls at the top of the section:

Plot View — A graphical timeline showing drug exposure periods and durations.
Table View — A tabular listing of drug exposure records, including drug name, start date, and end date.

Screenshot: Person Dashboard Drug Exposure section in Plot view, showing a timeline of drug exposure periods

Screenshot: Person Dashboard Drug Exposure section in Table view, showing drug name, start date, and end date columns

Specimen Data

The Specimen Data tab within the Person Dashboard provides a summary of genomic variants found in the patient's associated sample — giving a high-level view of the specimen data linked to this individual record.

Specimen Dashboard

To inspect a specific specimen record in detail, return to the record-level table, toggle the dropdown to Specimen, type a Specimen ID into the search field, and click the Specimen ID in the results.

This opens the Specimen Dashboard, which provides an in-depth view of the genomic variant data associated with that specimen.

Screenshot: Specimen Dashboard showing variant data visualisations and the Variant Occurrence Table

The Specimen Dashboard includes:

Section	Description
Clinical Significance	Classification of the clinical significance of variants identified in the specimen.
Variant Class	Types of variants identified (e.g., SNP, insertion, deletion).
Impact	Predicted functional impact of each variant on gene expression or protein function.
Consequence	The consequence type for each variant (e.g., missense, synonymous).
Variant Occurrence Table	A detailed table listing all variant occurrences within the specimen, including genomic coordinates, allele frequencies, and annotation details.

What's Next

Reference Data — Upload and manage the static datasets and files that are made available through this catalog.
Computes — Confirm that compute configurations are provisioned for the projects whose datasets appear in this catalog.
Workstation Templates — Ensure researchers have the right workstation environments to analyse data from the datasets available to their project.