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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WEBINARS Find out more about some of the ground-breaking and world-leading research currently taking place at the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science and how you can get involved as a research student or collaborator.
Professor Ronan Lyons was appointed OBE in the New Year’s Honours for his services to Research, Innovation and Public Health
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA RESEARCH WALES CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY ON CUTTING-EDGE DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE TO DELIVER ROBUST, SECURE AND INFORMATIVE RESEARCH WITH ALMOST £17 MILLION ADDITIONAL ESRC FUNDING.
Administrative Data Research Wales (ADR Wales) unites research expertise from Swansea University Medical School and the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD) at Cardiff University with analysts from Welsh Government. Working alongside the world-renowned SAIL Databank, its team of specialist researchers, analysts and data scientists tackle key areas identified by Welsh Government, such as education, mental health and housing. ADR Wales played a pivotal role in informing understanding and subsequent decision making at policy level during the pandemic in both Wales and across the UK, with its researchers working to understand the spread of the pandemic in Wales and its impact on people and services. It will continue to assist decision making in Wales by providing timely insights on issues affecting the population, while addressing the secondary impact of the pandemic on people and services. Professor David Ford, ADR Wales Co- Director and Professor of Informatics at Swansea University, explains:
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APRIL REES BSc Biochemistry and PhD Graduate “I completed my Biochemistry BSc in Swansea in 2017, where I was introduced to the world of immunology. I stayed to undertake my PhD, investigating the changes the immune system experiences in pregnancy. As a result of the pandemic, my research has grown to encompass COVID-19 and pregnancy, lipidomics, and obesity as part of a collaborative research project with the University of Aberdeen.”
“This continued partnership will enable us to access a richer evidence base” Rebecca Evans, Minister for Finance and Local Government
Research plays a central role in our success. We are at the forefront of medical, health and life science research, actively supporting staff and students to build working relationships with counterparts overseas. Our world-leading research staff are actively looking for research students to supervise. Studying a research degree at Swansea will give you access to: • State-of-the-art research facilities • International collaborators • Grant-writing expertise • Enhanced career prospects
To date, our programme of work has produced significant outputs which have helped to shape key areas of public policy in Wales. We look forward to the next four years as we continue to pioneer safe data practices and demonstrate the role that de-identified data can play, when used safely, securely and correctly, in helping
to inform decision making both in Wales and throughout the UK. ADR Wales and the SAIL Databank are based at the state-of-the-art Data Science Building, which is also home to our postgraduate programmes in Health Informatics and Health Data Science.
swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/research
Interested in Big Data? Turn to Page 34 to find out more about our Postgraduate courses
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