Our PhD programme has been set up to champion scientific excellence and to address the needs of the health data science sector by ensuring it has highly talented early-stage scientists whose skills span three fundamental areas: statistical, computational and health sciences.

33
students recruited from a wide-range of quantitative subject backgrounds
10
million (£) funding pool

How we are delivering

  • Leveraging specialist knowledge to develop self-directed projects ranging in scope from electronic health records to clinical trails for mental health conditions
  • Trail-blazing training for these graduate leaders to seamlessly traverse academic, health and business sectors
  • Confirmed Subject Matter Experts leading to secured internships with world-leading health organisations
  • Championing novel and inclusive STEM recruitment practices
Queen’s University Belfast
University of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
UCL
University of Manchester
University of Oxford

Our core team

Christopher Yau Director, HDRUK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme in Health Data Science, Co-Lead for the Capacity Building Programme
Dr Ioanna Manolopoulou Associate Director of the HDRUK-Turing Wellcome PhD
Max Little Associate Director of the HDR UK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme in Health Data Science
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Dona Reddiar Doctoral and Internship Programme Manager
Sarah Cadman Programme Director for Capacity Building
Jess Spinner Academic Recruitment Officer
Jane Formston Student and Academic Recruitment Manager

Team members

The team that oversees the PhD programme consists of leading experts in disciplines including theoretical physics, computer science, mathematics and statistics, applied mathematics and biochemistry.

Dr Ioanna Manolopoulou Associate Director of the HDRUK-Turing Wellcome PhD
Professor Angela Wood NIHR Research Professor of Biostatistics and Health Data Science at University of Cambridge; Associate Director/Theme Lead for Structured Data at BHF Data Science Centre; Co-Lead/Programme Director of Big Data for Complex Diseases Driver Programme

Preparing for leadership team

Alastair Denniston Co-Director of HDR UK Midlands and Consultant Ophthalmologist

Fund a PhD or become a Training Partner

If you are interested in funding a PhD student or becoming a training partner, please contact the PhD team

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Alignment with Strategic Priorities

Looking for details on the PhD Programme, or how to apply?

Visit our PhD page, which has details about the programmes currently available.