Two researchers from Population Data Science at Swansea University have been appointed as Health and Care Research Wales’ Senior Research Leaders, providing leadership and acting as ambassadors and advocates for health and care research in Wales over the next three years.
Health and Care Research Wales’ Senior Research Leaders are among the most prominent and prestigious health and care researchers in the country. Those selected all have a track record of developing researchers and building Wales’ research capacity and capability, as well as integrating patient and public involvement in research.
Managed and supported by the Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, the Senior Research Leaders will continue dedicating time to participate in a range of Faculty’s activities, including funding panels, boards and committees.
The two Senior Research Leaders from Swansea University are:
Professor Richard Fry
Professor Rhiannon Owen
Gareth Cross, Deputy Director of Science, Research and Evidence at Welsh Government, said: “The panel was very impressed with the upward trajectory of the Welsh research environment; several of the panel members had sat on previous Senior Research Leader award panels and noted that great strides were being made in this respect. The breadth of applications was outstanding.
“The Senior Research Leaders’ expertise and dedication will be instrumental in fostering innovation, collaboration, and excellence within our research community, and we look forward to seeing the valuable contributions they will make over the next three years.”
Rhiannon Owen, Professor of Statistics at Swansea University, said: ‘I am honoured to be appointed as a Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader. I am excited to contribute to continued growth and research excellence in Wales by building on the existing world-leading infrastructure, such as the SAIL Databank, to enable policy-relevant research in a supportive environment that nurtures our future research leaders.’
Rich Fry, Professor of Environment and Health at Swansea University, said:‘I’m delighted to be appointed as a Senior Research Leader with Health and Care Research Wales. It reflects the high-quality research being produced by everyone at Population Data Science and I’m looking forward to working with and learning from, the other Senior Research Leaders across Wales to develop the next generation of researchers.’
Visit the Health and Care Research Wales website to see the full list of Senior Research Leaders.