Become a health data scientist
Health data science is a rapidly emerging sector offering rewarding careers at the forefront of medical and healthcare research.
HDR UK is 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.
That means offering them the chance to develop the right balance of skills across statistical, computational and health sciences.
We offer MSc and PhD programmes and fellowships. 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.
In early 2021 HDR UK will unveil the first of a wide-ranging series of continued professional development (CPD) courses. The first of these will give 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.
The Health Data Research Innovation Gateway also lets you find out about university courses relevant to health data scientists in every part of the country.
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.
Fellowships
Our fellowship projects are helping nurture the next generation of leaders in the field.
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.
Careers and roles in health data science
Health data science attracts people from many backgrounds including life sciences, health, social sciences, mathematics, statistics and computer science.
It’s an interdisciplinary team science that uses large-scale data to generate new ideas, approaches, insights and treatments. It offers excellent and varied career opportunities in industry, academic research and the NHS.
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