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🎉Health Research from Home is holding a Grant Writing Retreat at the University of Manchester. It's a great opportunity for researchers in digital health to shape strong, fundable studies - with hands-on support and collaboration. Find out more here:

What if you lost ALL your health data? In the Digital Health Hubcast, Dr Itzelle Medina-Perea shared that: Some say, ‘I would be lost – this is years of tracking.’ Others say, ‘If I lose it, I’ll just carry on doing what I do.’ Which type are you? 🔗 https://t.co/IZrlSDkjpc

Who’s Missing From the Data? 🔎 As we embrace wearable tech, health apps, & AI, it's critical to ask: who's most underrepresented in digital health? Is it: Older adults, Ethnic minority groups, Neurodiverse / disabled people, or low-income communities? Vote and comment below👇

We know the question on the tip of everyone's tongue - how did SYDHH Director, @TimChico, end up obsessed with #digitalhealth? Here's a clue: 🏊🏼🚵🏼🏃🏼 Still not figured it out? Well let's hear from Tim himself: https://t.co/wqHbzCqa2x

We think all who work in health / health innovation need to know about the work of Sir Michael Marmot dedicated to understanding and addressing health inequalities and the social determinants of health. Here's an excellent podcast interviewing Sir Michael:

Early-career researchers are invited to our 3-day hackathon, tackling challenges of tracked daily symptoms for people with long-term conditions. You'll develop simuls/predictive models with support of instructors. Apply: https://t.co/mKQ2yXR6xt Learn more: https://t.co/68qQB8HZiK

🚀 What really drives digital health innovation? Hint: It’s not just the tech In this sharp piece, SYDHH Innovation Lead Nick Hamilton calls for co-creation over top-down design - and a people-first approach to digital health. https://t.co/yNwfg4nJB2 #DigitalHealth #Innovation

We're seal-iously committed to care! 🦭🌊 Shout out to our Sarah who found and helped rescue this lovely but lonely Grey Seal while on holiday on the East Coast. Big thanks to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue Team - we think they've got another member inbound soon 🤿👱‍♀️

🎧 Big news! All episodes of the Digital Health Hubcast, plus full transcripts, are now in one place! From digital inclusion to wearable tech, it dives into the real stories, research, and people shaping the future of health innovation➡️ Explore here:

We believe that smart device data will transform health research, but is it really inclusive? Some studies -- such as the PMC article below -- have shown that skin tone may affect the accuracy of heart rate data. What other considerations should be taken? https://t.co/ImarHqNM83

What makes an ocean sunset even better? 🐶🐕‍🦺🐩 of course! Rachel Cliffe, the Hub's Research Computing Engineer, took her pup Roxy out for a well-timed walk along the beach, partly for the views and partly to get some extra steps in for a challenge on her Garmin!

What background do you need to change the future of healthcare?🤔 Engineering? The Hub's Innovation Lead, Nick Hamilton, used his decades of Sports Engineering experience and focused it on fostering innovation in the healthcare landscape. Read more here:

Hub team members Dr Marjory da Costa Abreu and Hannah Clemmens are loving it at the #AdvanceHE EDI conference. It's all about thinking outside the box of formal education, especially when it comes to innovation! 🧠💡⚡

Have you heard about THE app? The Hormone Effect is just one project funded by us - Dr Becky Mawson wants to create the world's first global database of real-life experiences with contraception to empower researchers. Find out more 👉

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺? Ethics in AI, in healthcare, revolves around the responsible & equitable development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence technologies to support care. But how do we ensure equity and prevent against bias?

Working with @NortHFuturesUK, @EPSRC Digital Health Hubs are refining the way we share our practices, thinking outside the box of education, sharing initiatives with universities, colleges, educators, teachers. Join us: @AdvanceHE EDI conference 2 Apr

Learn more about how understanding our bodies has evolved technologically and politically over time at the free ‘Anatomy at Sheffield’ exhibit, on now until 15 June at the @sheffielduni Western Bank Library:

The release of the Pebble ⌚ source code by @Google offers an example of how creative control of wearables might evolve when championed by passionate users. If you could customise a wearable for your health/wellbeing, what would you add, remove, or change?

Big data sets offer big opportunities, but talking about using & accessing data for research is overwhelming. The 5 Safes Framework by UK Data Service is great for how research can help protect privacy. What are your resources on use of data in research?