A Swansea University public health expert has been honoured by the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences. Professor Ronan Lyons, Clinical Professor of Public Health at Swansea University Medical School and one of the two Directors at Population Data Science, is one of 60 outstanding biomedical and health scientists admitted to the Academy’s influential Fellowship. The new Fellows have…
COVID-19 has led to substantial changes in community pharmacy drug dispensing patterns. Measures for keeping the spread of the COVID-19 virus under control resulted in many face-to-face activities moving to online and telephone consultations unless necessary. Many individuals experienced this change in their routine interaction with clinical services such as blood tests, repeated medication, GP…
SeRP – the Secure eResearch Platform – is a data solutions technology housed within Population Data Science at Swansea University Medical School. SeRP has been recognised as a model for future Trusted Research Environment (TRE) development in the health data landscape in an independent report published by the UK Government’s Department of Health and Social Care….
Health and Care Research Wales has selected two researchers from Population Data Science at Swansea University in their next cohort of Senior Research Leaders. The researchers will act as ambassadors for research into diseases, treatments and services that can change people’s lives and drive improvements in patient care. Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research…
A pioneering report published today by a collaborative team based in Population Data Science at Swansea University explores the barriers of linking police data with health data and sets out recommendations for future work. Why is linking this data important? Government legislation (the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act) requires Police, local government, and the NHS…
The MS Society has announced £100,000 funding for projects to use make use of MS Register Data to aim to increase understanding of MS risk factors. It is hoped the Data Discovery Awards will move research towards a more integrated approach to assessing someone’s risk of developing MS and ultimately inform new prevention strategies. The…
Dates: 5-6th July 2022 Location: Swansea Bay Campus Cost: The event, accommodation and food are free, however, there is a £50 administration fee More and more, research requires skills in analysing large data sets. Exciting discoveries have been made using electronic health care data but working with big data can be challenging. To get the best…
Research increasingly requires skills in analysing large data sets. Exciting discoveries have been made using electronic health care data but working with big data can be challenging. To get the best out of data you need to make sure you are using the latest and greatest tools and techniques in data analysis and manipulation. The…
School-based COVID-19 mitigation strategies such as wearing face coverings, two-metre distancing and minimising pupil mixing greatly impacted the primary school day. Researchers in Population Data Science at Swansea University explored how these mitigation measures were associated with COVID-19 infection, respiratory infection, and school staff wellbeing. The study, supported by ADR Wales and Health Data Research…
A new app has just been launched that puts the power to rate and help improve communities in the hands of young people. Now, thanks to the new RPlace app, it only takes youngsters a few clicks to share what they like – and hate – about where they live, play and go with their…
