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Health Data Research UK’s annual conference will be a free two-day, hybrid event to celebrate progress and bring people together to accelerate the trustworthy use of health data for public benefit.  The conference is now SOLD OUT on 5 March, SOLD OUT on 6 March. 

What to expect

The UK is in a unique position to realise the potential of health data, thanks to the NHS and its cradle-to-grave records for a population of over 65 million people. The last few years have demonstrated the enormous power of data to advance medical knowledge and deliver radical improvements to people’s lives. But there is much more that can be done through large-scale data, advanced analytics and innovative developments in data governance.  

Health Data Research UK’s annual conference will be a free two-day, hybrid event to celebrate this progress and allow us to come together and continue to build momentum in the health data research revolution.

The conference will:

  • Day 1 tackles the grand challenges in health data. Talks and panel discussions will cover everything from molecules to AI, GP data to wearables, maintaining public confidence to gaining an international perspective. The sessions are designed to inspire, enthuse and bring together members of the scientific community, industry, patients and the public. 
  • Day 2 aims to promote the technology ecosystem and the contributions of colleagues across the sector addressing the grand challenges in health data research. This means bringing together the community to develop technical solutions, encouraging the adoption of standards for interoperability and pushing the science of data infrastructure, capacity building and training. Join scientists, research software engineers and technologists from across the UK and around the world in sessions to share learning and technical solutions and build new networks.  

How to attend

The conference will be hosted in person in Leeds, UK, or join online and access all the sessions as live-streams. 

Access the links below to register on Eventbrite for day 1, or day 2, or register for both to get the full conference experience.

Register for Day 1 – Sold Out

Register for Day 2 – Sold Out

 

AGENDA

Speakers

Andrew Morris Director, HDR UK
Cathie Sudlow Director of the Adolescent Health Study
Sara Khalid Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Biomedical Data Science and Health Informatics
Professor Michael Inouye Professor of Systems Genomics and Population Health, Director of Data Sciences (Clinical), Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Theme Lead.
Professor Katie Harron Professor of Statistics and Health Data Science
Professor Simon Thompson Professor of Health Informatics
Professor Pearse Keane Consultant Ophthalmologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Artificial Medical Intelligence, University College London
Harry Hemingway
Harry Hemingway Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Director of HDR UK London
Patrick Bidulka Research Fellow
Dr Claudia Lindner Senior Research Fellow and Sir Henry Dale Fellow in Translational Medical Imaging, The University of Manchester
Matthew Watson Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hayley Lowther-Payne PhD Student
Georgina Ireland Research Fellow at University College London (UCL)
Erum Masood Data Engineer
Elliot McClenaghan Research Fellow in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Merran Smith Chief Executive, Population Health Research Network, Australia
Mingshi Koh Director, TRUST Office, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation (MOH)
Rhoswyn Walker
Rhoswyn Walker Director of Strategy, HDR UK
Dr Nicola Byrne National Data Guardian
Colin Godbold Chair of Public Advisory Board
Dr Gavin Francis General Practitioner and Writer
Dame Julie Moore Chair of Board, Health Data Research UK
Emily Jefferson Chief Technology Officer at HDR UK, Interim Director at DARE UK and Chair of Health Data Science
Carole Goble Professor of Computer Science
Hari Sood Research Application Manager
Professor Caroline Jay Research Director, Software Sustainability Institute
Matt Williams President, Society of Research Software Engineering
Professor Daniel Prieto-Alhambra Professor of Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology, Section Lead, Health Data Sciences, Botnar Research Centre
Peter Goodhand Chief Executive Officer, Global Alliance for Genomics in health (GA4GH) & President, GA4GH Inc.
Clara Fennessy
Clara Fennessy Senior Technical Programme Manager
Paola Quattroni Head of Alliance Strategy and Engagement, HDR UK
Raymond Hounon Head of Healthcare, Life Sciences and Scientific Research
Dr Rujuta Sanap Customer Engineer, Healthcare and Research
Dr Christian Cole Director Alleviate Pain Data Hub and Senior Lecturer in Health Informatics
Dr James Robinson Senior Research Software Engineer, The Alan Turing Institute
Philip Quinlan Director of Health Informatics
Dr Rebecca Wilson PI DataSHIELD, Tenure-Track Fellow, Public Health, Policy & Systems, University of Liverpool
Dr Blaise Thomson CEO, Bitfount
Seb Bacon Chief Technical Officers, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Professor Ben Goldacre Director, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Kate Evans Executive Director of Researcher Data and Product, Our Future Health
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar Rutherford Fellow
Dr Guy Tsafnat Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Evidentli
Professor James Smith Professor of Interactive Artificial Intelligence
Dr Loic Lannelongue Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Jonny Hancox Senior Data Scientist, Solution Architect Team, Health & Life Sciences EMEA, NVIDIA

Code of Conduct

Lightning Talks from Early Career Researchers

We’re keen to showcase the work of Early Career Researchers from the HDR UK community.

Shortlisted speakers will present a 4-minute lightning talk on their work at the conference, with a prize available for the best presentation, as voted for by attendees of the event. Lightning Talk winners are to be announced shortly.

For further information on Lightning Talks.

HDR UK Annual Prizes

Each year four annual prizes are awarded at HDR UK’s Conference:

 

*Susannah Boddie Award for Impact of the year

*Team of the year award

*Patient and public involvement and engagement award

*HDR UK recognitions

 

To find out more visit the HDR UK Annual Prizes.

Exhibitions & Sponsors

Several partners and HDR UK stands will be showcasing their work at our in-person and virtual marketplace.

Meet our Exhibitors and Sponsors here.

For more information contact events@hdruk.ac.uk.

Delivered in partnership and exhibition stands

ADR UK
Bitfount
Dexter Software
EDGE
Evidentli
Google Cloud
Human Data Sciences (HDS)
Research Data Scotland
The Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research & Innovation
The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC)
use MY data
WhereScape Data Automation

Travel

Venue: New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT 

The venue is located at Leeds Dock and can be accessed by water taxi from Leeds Train Station as well as by bus and train:

  • The venue is approximately 20 to 25 minutes’ walk from Leeds railway station.
  • The venue is approximately 15 to 20 minutes’ walk from Leeds bus station. Yorkshire Buses Line 29 runs from Woodhouse (University of Leeds) through to Hunslet Shopping Centre, calling at Hyde Park, Leeds City Centre and Leeds Dock – alight here for the Royal Armouries Museum.
  • Leeds dock water taxis run every 15 minutes from Granary Wharf (just by the new South entrance of Leeds train station). Journeys take approximately 10 minutes and cost £2 per person. Return journeys to Granary Wharf (Leeds railway station south entrance) run from Leeds Dock until 6 pm.
  • 10 minutes taxi ride

The nearest car park is operated by CitiPark on Armouries Drive, next to the Museum. Visit CitiPark’s website for more information.

Travel via public transport. 

Travel via car and bike.

Thank you

This event has been organised by a committee from the Health Data Research UK community involving patients, the public, researchers and staff.

And AV will be delivered by London Filmed.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact events@hdruk.ac.uk.