Learn with HDR UK Futures
Health data learning designed for you. Sign up today for free and flexible online training.
Futures is our free learning platform, featuring courses and events created and taught by experts in health data science. Whether you are just starting out in data science, or looking to learn how to apply your data science skills to a health context, there is something for you on Futures.
Agile in Practice
Explore one of the most challenging aspects of agile software development methodologies. Identify what needs to be built to bring change and realise expected benefits in health data.
Databases for Health Data
Understand more about databases for health data, how they are structured and how to manage their content. Explore the benefits of SQLite, MongoDB and Neo4j database options.
Core Web Tech for Health Data
Learn the core principles of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and how together they can be leveraged to display health data and results via a web-based dashboard.
Health Data Science Learning Pathways
Choose the topics most relevant to your interests or browse to discover something new. Learn at your own pace with curated content delivered by subject matter experts spanning academia, industry, charities and the NHS.
Longevity Medicine
Examine recent advances in biogerontology, geroscience, and precision medicine and to implement this knowledge in clinical practice.
Bringing Software as a Medical Device to Market
Discover what medical devices are and how they are categorised. Learn which markets to bring your device to, along with your responsibilities and how your device will be evaluated.
AI for Clinicians
Artificial Intelligence (AI) help clinicians manage available health data and transform clinical decision-making processes. This pathway will provide an understanding of how AI can be used to improve healthcare and the challenges this poses.
Why learn with Futures?
- Flexible - Learn at your own pace, whenever, wherever.
- Freely Available - Most of the content on Futures is completely free to access.
- Learn from Experts - All of our courses and events are created and taught by experts in health data science.
- Improve your CV - Gain valuable skills for using healthcare data to level-up your career.
- Keep Up-to-Date - With our CPD-accredited courses you can keep your academic and practical qualifications up-to-date.
- Access to Events - Attend events run by thought leaders from the NHS, industry and world‑class universities.