Careers in health data science
As the UK's national institute for health data science, we are committed to ensuring that health data scientists have the education and training they need for a flourishing future.
Our commitment
Health data science is a rapidly emerging sector, offering rewarding careers at the forefront of medical and healthcare research. We are committed to ensuring that health data scientists have the education and training they need for a flourishing future, and is equipping the next generation for the exciting challenges ahead.
What we offer
We offer MSc and PhD programmes and we are soon to pilot degree level apprenticeships. There is also an annual summer school bringing together doctoral students, early and mid-career researchers and specialists from all areas of health data science.
This year we unveiled our new HDR UK Futures training and education platform. This gives existing health data scientists, and those wanting to move into the field, the knowledge they need to deal with critical issues like safe data management, HIE and longevity medicine. Many of the courses are created by HDR UK, and led by experts from across all four nations, while others are provided by our national and international training partners.
Sign up for the free PhD Programme information session
Applications are now open for the next intake of our generously funded HDR UK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme - take part in the free online session to find out if it could be for you.
Annual Summer School
The annual Summer School is open to all of our community provides an opportunity to develop technical and professional health data science skills.
Master's Level Apprenticeships
Our Master’s degree level apprenticeships allow students to learn while they earn.
NHSX PhD Data Science Internship Scheme Launch
HDR UK and NHSX hosted a webinar launching the Data Science Internship Scheme. You can access a recording of the webinar here.
Health Information Engineering Workshop
PhD Programme
The HDRUK-Turing PhD Programme, funded by the Wellcome Trust, is training a new cohort of highly skilled health data scientists.
MSc Programmes
Our MSc programmes allow students to learn the skills they need for a successful future in health data science.
Continued Professional Development
We are committed to helping health data scientists develop their careers and keep up to date with the latest ideas and best-practice. We are creating a whole suite of free expert-led CPD videos to help. Watch this page for updates or sign up for our training and education E-Bulletin for the latest information.
Discover our national and international training partners
We work with expert bodies across the UK and Europe including Cambridge Spark, Health Education England, the NHS Digital Academy, AphA, EHDEN, The GetReal Academy, Deep Longevity and a range of leading universities to jointly provide the latest in health data science training and education.
Training and Education Partnerships
The future of health data research lies in building dynamic partnerships that bring together academia, the health service and industry to co-operate in building a skilled and confident workforce.
A new science community
We are striving to build a community of skilled and motivated health data scientists to position the UK as a leader in the use of data to make lasting improvements to the health of the public.
NEWS - The Impact of our Fellowships
The HDR UK NPIF Fellowship Programme has proved highly successful in generating health data research with a significant impact and in nurturing a new generation of leaders in the field.
Careers in health data science
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