@BHFDataScience

The heart of data science. Led by @HDR_UK, in partnership with @TheBHF.

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HDR UK Wales@hdrukwalesJan 27
Don’t miss our next 'Connecting Expertise' webinar on Cardiovascular Research🫀 📌26 Feb, 12:00–1:00 pm, Online 🔗Register now: ticketsource.co.uk/populatio… @BHFDataScience @NCRN_Wales @ResearchWales @SAILDatabank

Connecting Expertise Webinar Series: Cardiovascular Research at Online

Tickets are now available for Connecting Expertise Webinar Series: Cardiovascular Research at Online, Online on Thu 26 Feb 2026 at 12:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your...

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Join the next Diabetes Data Science Catalyst event, a partnership between @DiabetesUK @HDR_UK @BHFDataScience📊 Feb 11th 1-2pm. Hear from @VenexiaWalker on OpenSAFELY, COVID-19 & diabetes, & Jacob Francis on iDiabetes: precision care in NHS Scotland. ➡️eventbrite.co.uk/e/diabetes-…

Diabetes Community of Practice

BHF Data Science Centre fifth Diabetes Community of Practice, as part of the Diabetes Data Science Catalyst.

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HDR UK Wales@hdrukwales11 Dec 2025
Join us for our next 'Connecting Expertise' webinar on Cardiovascular Research🫀 Hear the latest innovations and collaboration opportunities from the @BHFDataScience and Dr Libby Ellins, @NCRN_Wales. 🗓️ 26 Feb 2026 🕛12:00–13:00 pm 📍Online 🎫Register: ticketsource.co.uk/populatio…
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Meet Futures trainer Lars Murdock from the @BHFDataScience and find out what sparked his interest in reusability - the subject of his bite-sized videos available for free on the Futures platform. Read the full interview here hubs.li/Q03Y9dg_0

How can your code be reusable for others? | Futures, powered by HDR UK

Learn with Futures, powered by HDR UK. Health data skills, built around your life. Sign up today for free and flexible online training.

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We're excited to announce that the BHF Data Science Centre has secured renewed funding from @TheBHF to continue our vital work over the next five years. Read the story on how this investment will help us build on our successes: bhfdatasciencecentre.org/?po…
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Prof Will Whitely spoke about research into common viral infections and stroke risk, using data from @BHFDataScience. He shared that flu vaccination is associated with about a one-third reduction in all-cause cardiovascular events among people who receive the vaccine. #UKSF25
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⏰Our next Diabetes Community of Practice will be taking place 10th October, 1-2pm! This will include presentations on SGLT2 inhibitors & diabetic ketoacidosis, and the Liverpool Eye Data Platform (diabetic retinopathy). Register to join online here: tinyurl.com/yc5wr529

Diabetes Community of Practice

BHF Data Science Centre fourth Diabetes Community of Practice, as part of the Diabetes Data Science Catalyst.

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📣 Upcoming event! In collaboration with the Royal Society of Medicine & the UK Renal Health Data Research Network, leading experts in health data science explore how data-driven research is transforming kidney disease understanding & treatment Register: tinyurl.com/3r7avwrd
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We foster a culture of collaboration & team science. Our CVD-COVID-UK/COVID-IMPACT Consortium brings together 400+ researchers across 50+ organisations to enable data-led research on the relationship between COVID-19 & cardiovascular disease ➡️ Learn more: hubs.li/Q03zZDzX0
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🗣️ Patients and the Public are at the heart of what we do. We work together to co-produce quality research that aligns with our vision of faster, efficient, effective, and data-driven research that benefits public health. ➡️ Learn more about our PPIE: hubs.li/Q03zZJF80
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HDR UK Wales@hdrukwales5 Aug 2025
🌟 Fully Funded PhD Opportunity! 🌟 Don’t miss this fully funded #PhD studentship with HDR Wales, exploring the link between indoor air in schools and childhood asthma. 🎓💨 Apply now 👉swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s… #PhDOpportunity #HealthResearch @HDR_UK
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HDR UK Midlands@HDRMidlands4 Aug 2025
📊Help shape the future of anonymised health data use 📣HDR UK Midlands is supporting a new study from @pioneer_hub to understand how perceptions of anonymised health data use and awareness of the NHS data opt-out have changed since 2021 📝Take the survey: forms.gle/yzUc9K2VpgpViLVr8
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The BHF Data Science Centre supports cutting-edge cardiovascular research by: - Helping researchers access high-quality health data and curated resources - Encouraging collaboration across the research community. 🔎 Researchers, find out more here: hubs.li/Q03zZJwH0
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📣 Just published! Our latest #NIHRevidence Collection features research on new methods that leverage data and #AI to detect #cardiovascular risk. ♥️ Read it here: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collecti… #DigitalHealth @TheBHF @turinginst @NHSDigital @OxfordBRC @ImperialBRC
An image of a heart model on a stand against a blurred background alongside the text "Cardiovascular disease: new ways to detect risk and improve outcomes. Read the evidence."

ALT An image of a heart model on a stand against a blurred background alongside the text "Cardiovascular disease: new ways to detect risk and improve outcomes. Read the evidence."

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📣It's Diabetes Week! Working with our partners, @DiabetesUK, our Diabetes Data Science Catalyst supports driver projects that speed up use of health data in diabetes research, and looks at links between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03r-Smc0

Diabetes Data Science Catalyst - British Heart Foundation - Data Science Centre

Lead: Professor Ewan Pearson  There are over 4.3 million people living with diabetes in the UK, and cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among this population. Despite advances...

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❤️ #Cardiovascular disease accounts for 1 in 4 deaths in the UK. Identifying someone's risk enables them to take preventative measures, such as lifestyle changes or taking medicines. 💡 Join our webinar to hear NIHR evidence on 3 promising new ways to identify people at risk, which could improve outcomes. 🗓️ Wednesday 9 July, 1pm - 2pm ➡️ Sign up: events.zoom.us/ev/AiZZD6uTER… @BHFpolicy @TheBHF #heart #cardiology
NIHR logo. Cardiovascular disease: new ways to detect risk and improve outcomes. Wednesday 9 July. 1 - 2pm. Image of an ECG connecting to a heart.

ALT NIHR logo. Cardiovascular disease: new ways to detect risk and improve outcomes. Wednesday 9 July. 1 - 2pm. Image of an ECG connecting to a heart.

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We're tackling the hidden heavy-lifting of #DataCuration, making it faster, easier, and more reusable across projects. From templates to tools, #HealthDataScientist Lars Murdock outlines how we’re helping researchers start with their best foot forward. 👇 hubs.li/Q03rjJcP0

Pipelines, notebooks, and functions – more resources from our Health Data Science Team - British...

At the BHF Data Science Centre, we’re tackling the hidden heavy-lifting of data curation, making it faster, easier, and more reusable across projects. From templates to tools, Health Data Scientist...

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🎉 Delighted that the CVD-COVID-UK/COVID-IMPACT Consortium has been honoured with this prestigious award! 📊This research demonstrated the immense potential of large-scale data in shaping public health decisions, impacting millions of lives. Read more 👇 hdruk.ac.uk/wp-content/uploa…
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🏆 Susannah Boddie Award for Impact of the Year: The CVD-COVID-UK/COVID-IMPACT Consortium delivered the UK's first whole-population health data study, directly informing national COVID-19 vaccination policy and laying the foundation for future large-scale health data research. 🧵 (2/3) @BHFDataScience @EdinburghUni @jonathanasterne @BristolUni @BristolBRC @venexia @Cambridge_Uni @ucl @SwanseaUni @UniofOxford @UniStrathclyde @QUBelfast @P_H_S_Official @NHSUK
Steven Kerr at the University of Edinburgh says: "I’m incredibly proud of our team. By delivering the first-ever whole population study across all four UK nations, we’ve shown what’s possible with large-scale health data analysis and hope this paves the way for future joint analyses that fully harness the power of the UK’s extraordinary health data."

ALT Steven Kerr at the University of Edinburgh says: "I’m incredibly proud of our team. By delivering the first-ever whole population study across all four UK nations, we’ve shown what’s possible with large-scale health data analysis and hope this paves the way for future joint analyses that fully harness the power of the UK’s extraordinary health data."

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🎉 Congratulations tothis year's HDR UK Award winners! These awards recognise outstanding research impact and team science across the HDR UK community. Read more in our latest announcement: hdruk.ac.uk/news/award-winne… Check out the thread below to hear what the team have to say 👇 🧵 (1/3)

Award winners recognised for excellence in research impact and team science

We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's HDR UK Susannah Boddie Award for Impact of the Year and our Team of the Year Award.

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🤔Even for seasoned scientists, accessing and understanding complex health datasets can be a major challenge. Lars Murdock explains how we've developed resources to help researchers explore data availability, quality, and key characteristics at a glance 👇 tinyurl.com/9hhcmeuv
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