Today, we conclude our blog series on the 2025 cohort of Population Data Science summer interns. We are excited to introduce the final 4 of our 20 bright interns making their mark on Population Data Science at Swansea University. As they reflect on their internship journey so far, they share insights into their work, the…
SERP News. Published 17/06/2025 The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal stands as a beacon of innovation in health data science, offering a secure, scalable, and collaborative environment for dementia research. Located at Swansea University and built upon the UK Secure eResearch Platform (UKSeRP), it exemplifies how advanced infrastructure can accelerate scientific discovery while upholding the highest standards of…
In this blog post Samantha Turner, Senior Research Officer and Data Scientist, Population Data Science at Swansea University, shares with us her inspirational journey into research. What did you do before joining Population Data Science at Swansea University? I have always been passionate about the environment and ocean, which led me to pursue a BSc…
Sam Turner, Co-Investigator and Senior Research Officer at MAGENTA was recently invited to speak at the Health and Care Research Wales Annual Conference 2024. Sam participated in the parallel session “Climate change impacts on health and social care: What are the implications for researchers and research funders?” This session introduced the topic of climate change…
In this blog post, Dr Jim Rafferty, Senior Statistician for the MAGENTA project, shares with us his inspirational journey into research. What did you do before joining Population Data Science at Swansea University? PhD in theoretical physics from 2007 – 2011. I worked for a medical physics research company for four years before returning to…
