Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)
@HDR_UK
Followers
13,147
Following
2,716
Media
1,722
Statuses
7,762
As the UK's national institute for health data science, our mission is to unite the UK’s health data to enable discoveries that improve people’s lives.
UK
Joined September 2017
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Amethi
• 174270 Tweets
Knicks
• 144074 Tweets
राहुल गांधी
• 135243 Tweets
Sixers
• 73084 Tweets
Brunson
• 71152 Tweets
憲法記念日
• 67081 Tweets
#Raebareli
• 64027 Tweets
Embiid
• 58946 Tweets
स्मृति ईरानी
• 23868 Tweets
Smriti Irani
• 23505 Tweets
Hayırlı Cumalar
• 22826 Tweets
Tobias Harris
• 22082 Tweets
Pachuca
• 21751 Tweets
ゴジラ-1.0
• 21127 Tweets
Josh Hart
• 20654 Tweets
Hield
• 17043 Tweets
KerenTIMNASKU STYdanERICK
• 16521 Tweets
Pumas
• 16100 Tweets
TetapSMANGAT GarudaMUDAKU
• 15800 Tweets
DONBELLE IN SOCCSKSARGEN
• 11392 Tweets
Health Data Research Hubs will enable the responsible use of
#healthdata
for research and innovation – speeding up research for new medicines and treatments, supporting more timely diagnoses, and ultimately helping to save lives.
#HealthDataHubs
2
114
175
🧠 What would you like to know about how health data is used in
#MentalHealth
research?
On
#WorldMentalHealthDay
, our experts will be answering YOUR questions - reply to let us know what you'd like them to answer, then come back on Monday 10 October to see what they say. 👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽
8
27
124
🎉🎉 We are thrilled to today officially launch both intern & host organisation applications for our 2022 Health Data Science
#BlackInternProg
!
🔎 Find out more:
5
89
128
BREAKING NEWS! An alliance of leading health organisations join forces for the very first time to transform the future of health and care for all using data for research.
#HealthDataResearchAlliance
4
98
116
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Christopher Yau
@cwcyau
as Director of the HDRUK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme in Health Data Science, starting 1 April 2021.
Find out more:
3
9
114
What can your smartphone say about your health? How can it help diagnose a heart condition? Join Prof
@TimChico
and
@BHFDataScience
at a free public webinar on 30 June to find out more 👇
#DataSavesLives
Register:
5
38
102
We’re delighted to announce six sites – comprising 22 universities and research organisations – to receive a share of £30m funding to transform health through
#datascience
3
83
102
NEWS: £37.5m investment in Digital Innovation Hubs to tackle Britain’s biggest health challenges
@UKRI_News
@innovateuk
@UK_Life_Science
1
97
90
ANNOUNCEMENT:
We're excited to be launching the Health Data Research UK Sandbox today!
We're seeking applications to participate in a virtual testing environment for innovations or products that benefit the public and require access to large scale data.
0
67
86
ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are thrilled to announce 7 new Health Data Research Hubs, funded by the
#ISCF
.
Watch the live stream of our announcement using the link:
#HealthDataHubs
0
45
84
An immense congrats to our Director,
@profadmorris
, for being awarded -on the authority of Her Majesty The Queen- the
@RoyalSocEd
Royal Medal for his work in
#scientific
#research
! 🏅🎉
9
13
84
📢 Are you a motivated
#datascientist
seeking the opportunity to expand your knowledge & hands-on experience in the
#STEM
sector?
Closing 21 Jan, intern applications for our paid 8-week
#BlackInternProg
are still open ➡️ apply now:
8
61
82
The first UK-wide study of 67 million people reveals gaps in COVID-19 vaccine coverage.
Led by
@HDR_UK
and
@EdinburghUni
, this groundbreaking research highlights the value of whole-population studies in addressing healthcare challenges.
Learn more 👇
6
45
82
Patients and the public will work with researchers and clinicians in the Hubs to explore the safe and ethical use of health data for research into specific diseases including cancer, Crohn's disease and asthma.
#HealthDataHubs
1
42
79
We're excited to announce that we have been awarded over £70 million for the next five years from nine UK government and charity funders, enabling us to continue increasing the speed, scale and quality of health data science.
Read more:
1
37
77
8 leading
#health
organisations, research institutes and
#charities
, including 3 of the UK’s largest NHS trusts are to join the UK Health Data Research Alliance to accelerate progress in medicine & health.
#healthdata
#datascience
#NHS
2
41
62
📣 This is a call to action:
#DataSavesLives
- We all need to be represented!
Throughout June, we will be sharing & celebrating a different 💚 Impact of the day that has occurred as a result of access to health data!
🖱️ Find out how you can get involved:
2
47
67
ANNOUNCEMENT: another news story this week! HDR UK and
@turinginst
have been awarded funding from
@wellcometrust
for a PhD programme in
#HealthDataScience
. Read more about this exciting new partnership below:
#PhD
#Partnership
#DataScienceTraining
Wellcome to fund Health Data Research UK and The Alan Turing Institute PhD Programme
www.hdruk.ac.uk
0
28
65
🏅 Congratulations to
@profadmorris
, Director of
@HDR_UK
, and
@ProfDaveLeigh
at the
@OfficialUoM
, who were presented Royal Medals from the
@RoyalSocEd
by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.
Read more:
2
5
66
We want to help demystify health data research, so as part of British Science Week (
#BSW22
), we are starting the
#AtoZhealthdata
conversation! 🎉
⬇️ Follow this thread to learn more about the importance of health data & how you can get involved!
3
43
64
Our Chief Scientist, Cathie Sudlow, will appraise the use of UK health data in an independent review commissioned by
@CMO_England
, Timothy Ferris
@NHSEngland
and National Statistician, Ian Diamond.
Read about the review and how to submit your opinions ⬇️
2
30
64
Congratulations to all our colleagues working across the health and research community who have received awards in the
#QueensBirthdayHonours
& a big shout out to Cathie Sudlow on receiving an OBE
4
11
63
ANNOUNCEMENT: We are working in partnership with The
#COVID19
Therapeutics Accelerator to establish an International Data Research Alliance and data analysis Workbench to support the development of insights to combat the global effects of COVID19
3
30
57
Alongside
@turinginst
,
@ONS
&
@UKRI_News
, we are delighted to announce 📢📢 9 new studies to use linked
#health
#data
to address priority
#research
questions that will improve understanding of the
#COVID19
#pandemic
& inform the continued
#policy
response:
2
21
54
Our Director of the
@BHFDataScience
, Prof. Cathie Sudlow, spoke to
@Channel4News
on behalf of the medical research community - discussing 🗣️ why health data is important in enabling discoveries that save lives!
#DataSavesLives
💚
🖱️ Watch here:
2
29
48
Congratulations to Scotland HDR UK Site which includes
@EdinburghUni
@aberdeenuni
@DundeeUniv
@UofGlasgow
@univofstandrews
@UniStrathclyde
as partners to receive a share of £30m to transform health through
#datascience
0
41
45
We are off to a great start with our first Data Science for Doctors training course this morning!
Docs from all over the country are taking part in practical sessions on a broad range of
#datascience
skills, from 'R for newbies' to data wrangling & visualisation.
#DataSavesLives
3
10
46
And… we’re off! 🚀
Day 1 of our
#HDRUKConference
is underway in Leeds and we’re delighted to see so many partners, colleagues and members of the public join us.
We have an exciting day ahead of us, including announcing our Annual Prizes and Recognitions winners this afternoon.
0
10
44
ANNOUNCEMENT!
£2M opportunity open for new health data science partnership and projects to improve patient care, including a new opportunity in partnership with
@HealthFdn
#BetterCare
#HealthData
#Partnership
#Project
0
40
44
In recognition of
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021
💙
@The_MRC
and ourselves are delighted to announce the launch of
#DATAMIND
our new Hub for
#MentalHealth
Informatics Research Development!
📣 Find out more:
3
31
44
Congratulations to London HDR UK Site which includes
@uclnews
@imperialcollege
@KingsCollegeLon
@qmul
and
@LSHTMpress
as partners to receive a share of £30m to transform health through
#datascience
0
31
44
ANNOUCEMENT: we are very excited to announce the publication of our One Institute Strategy for 2019/20. This sets out our vision for the next 20 years, our five year ambitions and plans for 2019/20. Follow the link to read in full!
#strategy
#DataScience
0
38
44
In partnership with
@NIHRresearch
, we’re supporting 16 projects that will use health data to understand and tackle ‘winter pressures’ faced by the NHS – compounded this year by
#COVID19
, a record flu season, and the cost-of-living crisis.
🔗
3
26
41
🚨 COMING UP!
Join us at
#HDRSciCon
for an exciting full day virtual event showcasing the latest advancements in
#HealthDataScience
. 💙
Register now:
1
30
41
We're excited to be at our event “Building a Legacy for Health Data Research Infrastructure” to showcase the impact of the
#DigitalInnovationHubProgramme
achieved through the outstanding partnerships across the UK to establish a strong foundation for the future.
#DIHEvent
1
9
41
Can you help us to embed the voice of patients, carers and the public in our work? We’re looking for Public Advisory Board members to advise on our mission to transform health and care.
Here’s how you can get involved:
#DataSavesLives
5
64
41
We're delighted to share the draft agenda for HDR UK's inaugural Summer School, aiming to train participants in core data science skills & how to apply these to different data sets, from genomic to population level.
To download visit:
@univofstandrews
2
38
40
We are delighted to announce that Cathie Sudlow has been appointed as HDR UK's first Chief Scientist and Deputy Director, marking a new chapter in the scientific leadership of the Institute.
Read more:
0
15
39
Huge thanks to our funders who recognise the benefits of health data research for the UK
@TheMRC
@TheBHF
@OfficialNIHR
@ESRC
@EPSRC
@scotgov
@WellcomeTrust
@ResearchWales
@publichealthni
1
15
37
We're going to be running a 2 day 'Data Science for Doctors' course on 30 & 31 Oct in London.
You don't need specialist prior knowledge, you just need to be a clinician keen to learn some invaluable skills with us!
#datasaveslives
0
44
40
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Rhoswyn Walker is our new Chief Strategy Officer at HDR UK. Welcome Rhos
1
14
40
We're very pleased to introduce the Health Data Research UK
#blog
for news about our work and opinions on
#DataScience
in health. First post from our Director
@profadmorris
0
23
40
NEW! £3M competition for projects that demonstrate responsible use of health data for research and innovation
#IndustrialStrategy
#ISCF
@UKRI_News
0
46
39
Fantastic to see our CEO
@CarolineCake3
on
@BBCPolitics
🗣️ discussing the importance of health data access for life-saving research!
#DataSavesLives
💚 - We ALL need to be represented!
“This detail is absolutely essential for all of us and all of our lives” says Health Data Research UK’s Caroline Cake on NHS Digital plans to use GP records
She says access to the data for medical research is “incredibly carefully managed”
#politicslive
20
12
23
6
19
40
Announcement! HDR UK is working with NIHR to deliver the NIHR/HDR UK Incubator in Health Data Science. This programme will support clinical and non-clinical researchers from across UK to develop careers in health data science.
@OfficialNIHR
0
20
40
📢 New funding opportunity: We're working with
@NIHRresearch
to launch a rapid call for 3-month projects that can address key research questions to inform the policy and operational response to health and care compound winter pressures.
Apply by 5 Dec 👇
3
41
38
ANNOUNCEMENT: We are delighted to announce the 6 successful universities who will receive funding to establish
#health
#data
#science
masters programmes. Congratulations to
@BristolUni
@Cambridge_Uni
@QUBelfast
@LSHTM
@UofE_Research
and
@LeedsUniUnion
2
17
38
NEWS: We're delighted to announce our strategic partnership with
@NHSDigital
in the first steps towards creating a UK Health Data Research Alliance
0
15
38
ANNOUNCEMENT!
We’re thrilled to launch the next phase of the Gateway – a portal for health data scientists that has already been helping researchers tackle
#COVID19
.
Find out more:
#datasaveslives
#healthdata
0
26
38
Today we are hosting our first Alliance Symposium - a packed room to consider best practices for the ethical use of UK health data for research at scale
#HDRAlliance
0
10
37
#DataSavesLives
- Impact of the Day 💚
We have brought together 120 individuals within the medical & social research community 👩🏼🔬👨🏿⚕️ in a joint statement, emphasising the vital role of GP data in life saving research.
✍️🏿Sign your name here:
2
27
37
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
!🎉
We are passionate about helping create a world free of bias, stereotypes, & discrimination. We hope that our efforts can help women of all backgrounds thrive in their
#STEM
👩🏻🔬👩🏽💻👩🏿⚕️ careers:
#IWD2022
#BreakTheBias
@womensday
1
16
37
BREAKING NEWS!
We are very excited to announce that our competition for the Digital Innovation Hubs will be launched 7 May! Make sure you get the date in your diary!
@UKRI_News
@innovateuk
See here for more info
0
35
37
Healthcare data could transform clinical trials, but few UK trials are making use of it -
@mattsydes
explores 🔎 the potential & challenges, & the work that is being done to tackle 🥊 these problems:
#DataSavesLives
@NIHRresearch
@MRCCTU
@CPRD
1
13
37
A huge
#WELCOME
to our Health Data Research Hub for
#MentalHealth
Informatics
#Research
Development,
@DatamindUK
🎉, who have recently joined Twitter - be sure to give them a 🖱 follow!
0
22
37
HDR UK will be a key partner in a major national effort announced by the government to help understand and control the new
#coronavirus
infection.
#covid19
#covid19uk
#datasaveslives
0
24
35
Together with our partners,
@adr_uk
@UKRI_News
@GenomicsEngland
@useMYdata
@Patient_Data
@ODIHQ
, we are looking forward to welcoming you to the HDR UK Scientific Conference - Data Insights in a Pandemic today🎉
#HDRSciCon
1
16
36
HDR UK Director
@profadmorris
to chair new expert advisory group in Scotland to study spread of
#coronavirus
#COVID19
to supplement the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
0
19
35
HDR UK Innovation Gateway has 500
#datasets
(and growing). Important milestone in making more data available to ALL of UK's health research community – more datasets available = better research, representation + understanding of disease
#DataSavesLives
1
16
35
Today marks the International Day of Women & Girls in Science
#February11
👩🏿🤝👩🏾
Women and girls play a critical role in the
#COVID19
pandemic, and now more than ever, the world needs science, and science needs women! 👏
@WomenScienceDay
@UN_Women
#WomenInScience
0
22
34
With over 🗣️ 20 well-known speakers + varied programme talks & discussions,
#HDRSciCon
will connect the
#HealthData
community & provide opportunities for future collaboration. 💙
Find out more:
2
17
34
We are delighted that
@profadmorris
, Director of
@HDR_UK
, has been elected as the next President of the Academy of Medical Sciences (
@acmedsci
).
He will succeed Professor Dame Anne Johnson, formally taking up the role from 25 April 2024.
Find out more 👇
6
11
33
We are delighted that Will Whiteley
@edinburghstroke
will join the BHF Data Science Centre to lead the
#Stroke
Data Science Catalyst.
Will is Professor of Neurology
@EdinburghUni
and NHS neurologist specialising in stroke and transient ischaemic attack.
1
5
33
"It is a great honour to be awarded the Sir Charles Alexander Cameron award by the
@RCSI_Irl
, and I look forward to meeting friends and colleagues in Dublin tomorrow – despite the Irish rugby team's victory over Scotland yesterday!" Andrew Morris
@profadmorris
This week, the Sir Charles Alexander Cameron Award for Population Health will be presented to Professor Andrew Morris, inaugural Director of
@HDR_UK
.
The award recognises his life-long commitment to promoting data and informatics in
#PopulationHealth
.
@RCSI_PopHealth
0
3
8
2
8
32
Exciting start to our
#PublicEngagement
meeting focussing on building
#PublicTrust
in
#HealthDataScience
. Members of our
#PublicAdvisoryBoard
providing strategic advice on our
#panel
.
#HealthDataHubs
#Public
#Engagement
0
6
32
ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re delighted to reveal that 10 Sprint Exemplar Innovation Projects have been selected by an independent, expert panel. Meet the winners:
A huge ‘Thank you!’ to all of our competition entries.
@UKRI_News
@The_MRC
#ISCF
#DIH2019
0
27
32
We are incredibly proud that the
#QueensBirthdayHonours
include members of our community, including our Research Director for Clinical Trials, Sir
@MartinLandray
- showing the positive impact that using
#HealthData
can have to enable life-saving research.
0
6
32
📻 In case you missed it!
Cathie Sudlow, HDR UK Chief Scientist, discusses key findings from research into UK COVID-19 vaccine uptake and the process that made this secure whole-population health data study possible.
Available on
@BBCr4today
(1:48:58) 👇
3
8
31
"It’s simple – without robust, representative and diverse data, researchers cannot make discoveries that improve people’s lives"
BLOG: Today's
#blog
is from our Chief Science Strategy Officer
@RhosWalker
who asks "Is it worth the risk?"
Read it in full:
0
21
30
🎉👩🔬It's
#WomeninScienceDay
! 👩🔬🎉To celebrate, we've spoken to three women scientists from our
#HDRUKcommunity
1
11
31
Lastly in our
#LoveDataWeek
series, we're shining the spotlight 💡 on our Health Data Research Hubs!
➡️ Our Hubs are centres of excellence with tools, knowledge & ways of working to maximise the insights developed from health data:
#LoveData22
0
17
31
ANNOUNCEMENT!
9 new members have joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance, including the Children of the 90s study and our first mental health trusts - bringing the total number up to 27.
Read more the full story here:
#datasaveslives
@CO90s
0
16
30
📢 Today, we are delighted to be welcoming our Interns a part of our health data research Black Internship Programme 🎉 - In partnership with
@10000BI
& alongside our 23 host organisations:
#10000BlackInterns
3
11
31
📢 We are pleased to today, publish new principles to improve public confidence in access & use of
#healthdata
for
#research
through Trusted Research Environments (
#TREs
)!
💬
@acpatient
2
21
31
Happy Birthday to us! Today is the day our
#HealthDataHubs
go live! Huge thank you to all involved so far and we can't wait to see the amazing impact the hubs will have on pioneering new treatments and better outcomes for patients!
#DataScience
#DataSavesLives
#ISCF
0
9
31
Today,
@NHSDigital
has published a Data Provision Notice (DPN) to collect primary care data 💙 for use in health & care planning & research!
#DataSavesLives
🔎 Find out more:
1
13
31
We’re celebrating a Twitter follower milestone!
Over 2K of you have joined us on an exciting journey of data science discovery and learning.
So excited to see what the future holds for improvements to patient lives. Who’s with us?
#DataSavesLives
0
8
31
Already, we have confirmed 10 passionate host organisations to join us in our
#BlackInternProg
! 🎉
Including:
@EnvAgency
@Ldn_ICHP
@RosFrankInst
@Gutreaction_Hub
@pioneer_hub
@UonDigiResearch
@TIAwarwick
@ukfuturehealth
+ more!
📽️
@GSTTnhs
@GSTTresearch
4
13
30
Welcome to our
#Christmas
Impact Advent Calendar! 🎉🎄 Each day, in the lead up to Christmas, we will be sharing a 2021 impact from across the Health Data Research UK community!
#ChristmasCountdown
#DataSavesLives
1
7
31
Some silver linings to this pandemic are the "greater understanding of the importance of health data and research, willingness to participate in research and a more open debate on data privacy," Angela Coulter, Chair of the HDR UK Public Advisory Board
@acpatient
#HDRUKcon20
1
14
31
Congrats to the winners of our Annual Awards, announced at
#HDRUKConference
! 🏆
Susannah Boddie Award for Impact of the Year:
@Loic_Lnlg
,
@minouye271
Team of the Year:
@LancsHospitals
PPIE Award:
@Patient_Data
Best Lightning Talk:
@DrCLindner
Read more:
2
6
30
ANNOUNCEMENT! £22M competition for up to 5 new centres - Digital Innovation Hubs - to boost pioneering
#research
and
#innovation
using
#HealthData
to benefit
#patients
.
#DIHLaunch
#IndustrialStrategy
#ISCF
@UKRI_News
@The_MRC
2
27
30
Read the letter in
@TheEconomist
this week from
@CarolineCake3
@profadmorris
@Denniston_Ophth
on the importance of diversity and accuracy in data for health research - a crucial element in our role to unite the UK's health datasets
#DataSavesLives
1
19
30
📢Sign up now for HDR UK's Scientific Conference: Data for Global Health and Society. Join us at this free, hybrid event to:
👉Exchange ideas with leading health data figures
👉Collaborate with patients
👉Win awards for your research
🔗
#HDRUKSciConf
🌍
2
25
28
'We are living through a global public health emergency, but also a health data emergency' -
@profadmorris
, Director of HDR UK, closes the
#HDRsummerschool20
by summarising why the work of our participants is so important, particularly during
#COVID19
.
#datasaveslives
0
11
29
🎉 We look forward to another successful year of our
#BlackInternProg
, & to welcoming both interns & host organisations to the programme!
🖱️ Visit our website for information on how YOU can get involved:
4
11
28
We're working with our partners to increase the
#COVID19
datasets discoverable through the Gateway - a portal through which researchers & innovators can search for & request access to data held by members of the Alliance & Hubs.
Find out more👇
0
11
29
We're delighted to announce our partnership with NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - working together we'll identify and act on opportunities to use health data to improve outcomes for patients
@NICEComms
0
13
29
Good luck to all our outstanding
#classof2022
interns on their first day of their placements with the
#BlackInternProg
!
We look forward to seeing you on Friday for your first training session.
Remember to keep those blogs and vlogs about your
#internship
journey.
0
9
29
Congratulations to Midlands HDR UK Site which includes
@unibirmingham
@uniofleicester
@UniofNottingham
@warwickuni
@uhbcomms
as partners to receive a share of £30m to transform health through
#datascience
0
22
29
HDR UK has appointed Charles Gibbons as CTO from Feb 2021.
Current CTO, Gerry Reilly, takes on the new role of “Technologist in Residence”, providing insight and advice and supporting HDR UK’s international strategy.
Welcome to the team Charles!
1
9
29
📢 Are you a motivated
#datascientist
seeking the opportunity to expand your knowledge & hands-on experience in
#health
#datascience
? 🔜 Applications for our paid 8 week
#BlackInternProg
close on the 21 Jan - apply now:
8
17
28
Congratulations
@Prof_JonMont
on his knighthood for services to bioethics and healthcare law. "We are incredibly fortunate to benefit from his insight and counsel at Health Data Research UK"
@profadmorris
#NewYearsHonours
0
5
28
Congratulations to Wales & Northern Ireland HDR UK Site which includes
@SwanseaUni
and
@QUBelfast
as partners to receive a share of £30m to transform health through
#datascience
0
16
29
Faster, efficient and ethical access to data to accelerate progress in medicine and health. The potential for unlocking discoveries just received a major boost with the formation of a new
#HealthDataResearchAlliance
0
16
28
We're excited to have Prof Emily Jefferson join us today as our new Chief Technology Officer 🎉
Emily will lead on the development and delivery of technology services like
#HealthDataGateway
to enable vital health data research.
4
4
27
Congratulations to all our colleagues
@GenomicsEngland
, the Genomic Medicine Centres around England, staff working across the
#NHS
, patients & their families for this huge achievement! We look forward to working with you as this journey continues!
#Genomes100k
Huge thanks to the participants and staff of
@GenomicsEngland
and
@NHSEngland
who together made 100,000 whole genomes happen
#100KThankYous
. An unprecedented achievement delivering life-changing results for patients
#Genomes100k
. Now we must help more patients and families!
2
73
215
1
7
28