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Transforming randomised clinical trials with healthcare data: Experts respond to the Lord O’Shaughnessy review
Following the publication of the Lord O’Shaughnessy review on the UK's commercial clinical trials landscape, Professors Marion Mafham and Matt Sydes discuss the potential of healthcare systems...
Immersion week co-leader Iain Styles on changing disciplines for a health data science career
The new HDR UK and University of Birmingham Immersion Weeks are designed to provide a short, intensive and high-quality introduction to the foundational issues in health data science. We asked...
Black internship paves the way for pre-term birth PhD research
Fewa Laleye is a PhD student carrying out research to help predict which mothers are most at risk of pre-term births - helping ensure they receive the best care. An alumnus of the HDR UK Black...
CV workshop success sets the stage for further Alumni Network events
A well-presented CV is the vital first step towards securing a new job, and is all the more important for those taking the first steps in the careers - our Alumni Network organised a successful...
How well is information on data access processes shared with the public? Introducing standards to inform good practice
Alan Holcroft is a member of the Public Advisory Board, interested in how organisations build the public’s trust and confidence in providing access and consent for their data to be used in...
Patient benefits are always our ‘North Star’
The first HDR UK and University of Birmingham Immersion Week is all about working with real-world data and is being delivered by PIONEER, the Health Data Research Hub for Acute Care. Here we meet...
There’s no one-size-fits-all model for human health
The up-and-coming generation of health data scientists are already helping bring about far-reaching advances in healthcare research - in part thanks to HDR UK training and learning initiatives....
Empowering self-motivated people to find career success
HDR UK's training and learning programmes give self-motivated people the chance to realise their potential. Here we meet Ben Pitter-Fagan, a former maths teacher who strove to develop computing...
Celebrating women in health data research – International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re sharing the career stories of women in health data science and encouraging people on social media to celebrate their role models.