2019 was a breath-taking year! As it is invidious to pick out individuals, I would like to highlight a handful of significant developments that have been achieved by working in partnerships across an array of communities:
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Launch of the £10M BHF Data Science Centre, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation
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Award of a ~£9M Wellcome PhD programme in health data science, working in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute
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Development of innovative approaches to attribution, public engagement, new career pathways and national team science approaches working with our outstanding Public Advisory Board and Early Career Researcher Committee.
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Establishment of the Digital Innovation Hub Programme in partnership with UKRI and the Office for Life Sciences – (i) Formation of the UK Health Data Research Alliance, which now has 27 members since its launch in February 2019 with NHS Digital and HDR UK (ii) seven Health Data Research Hubs launched in October 2019 (a ~£40M programme), (iii) the imminent launch of the UK Health Data Research Innovation Gateway, making up to 400 UK-wide datasets discoverable. This rapid progress has been achieved by working with over 110 academic, NHS, industry organisations, charities and members of the public – and has created a terrific environment for shared learning
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HDR UK’s high-quality business operations being awarded ISO 9001 status; one of very few Research Institutes in the UK to achieve this accolade in its very first year.
To read more see the HDRUK website.