We are the national institute for health data science.
Our mission is to accelerate trustworthy use of health data to enable discoveries that improve people’s lives.
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Uniting the UK’s Health Data: A Huge Opportunity for Society
Professor Cathie Sudlow's independent review of the UK health data landscape is now published.
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Learn with HDR UK Futures
HDR UK Futures is a free and flexible online learning platform where you can learn health data science skills from subject matter experts.
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Introducing the new Cohort Discovery Service
The new Cohort Discovery Service available on the Health Data Research Gateway helps researchers quickly assess whether relevant patient cohorts exist across multiple datasets, without accessing identifiable data.
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Health Data Science Black Internship Programme
We are helping to transform the prospects of talented Black health data scientists in the UK by providing opportunities to flourish in STEM careers through our Health Data Science Black Internship Programme.
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Our Research Priorities
Five UK-wide Research Driver programmes are focusing on areas where data science has great potential to improve public health, prevent people from becoming unwell, and enhance patient care.
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News Story
Obesity inequalities in England have widened since COVID-19 – with steepest increases in new cases in young adults
Obesity affected nearly a third of adults in England in 2025, new research suggests. The study also revealed the most disadvantaged groups are bearing a disproportionate burden of the obesity...
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Study of 5.8 billion medicines dispensed in England exposes stark health inequalities
Opinion
Strengthening the foundations for respiratory research
Advancing Health Research
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Impact at HDR UK
Our vision is that every patient, clinical trial, biomedical discovery and public health policy benefits from the use of large scale data and advanced analytics.
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Research Driver Programmes
UK-wide Research Driver Programmes harness the power of large-scale data to deliver ground-breaking scientific impacts and infrastructure innovation.
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Case Studies
Case study examples of how we have enabled research across the UK.
Infrastructure and Services
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The Gateway
A platform that streamlines the end-to-end researcher journey.
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UK Health Data Research Alliance
The UK Health Data Research Alliance (the 'Alliance') is an independent alliance of leading healthcare and research organisations united to establish best practice for the ethical use of health...
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Study and Train
Explore a career in health data science, or advance your skills, with our opportunities to study and train.
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