Centre Overview
HDR UK Wales Lead: Professor Sinead Brophy
HDR UK Wales Co-Lead: Professor Richard Fry
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is the national institute for health data science, based at 31 locations nationwide. HDR UK Wales is led by Swansea University, and a cross-disciplinary team based in sites across Wales collaborates in using large-scale data for public good.
HDR UK Wales specialises in linking health and non-health data and pioneering new informatics and advanced data modelling methods. It contributes to four of HDR UK’s Research Driver Programmes: Big Data for Complex Disease, Inflammation and Immunity, Medicines in Acute and Chronic Care, and Social and Environmental Determinants of Health.
HDR UK Wales boasts a wealth of regional expertise. Our team leads Maternal and Child Health research, driving positive change for mothers and children. We champion co-production, ensuring the patients and public have a voice in shaping our research. Our contributions to the HDR UK Phenotype Library and expertise in Advanced Data Modelling and Health Informatics Methods position us at the forefront of developing innovative tools and resources for ground-breaking health research.
Infrastructure Programmes embedded within Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) provide coordination and leadership across the UK to accelerate the development of technical solutions and facilitate the trustworthy use of diverse, high-quality, and large-scale data for research and innovation. They are developing the resources and services required to underpin some of the most ambitious and creative research in health data science, guided by the evolving needs of our Research Driver Programmes.
