Our programme received its core funding from Health Data Research (HDR UK). Core funding Image Inflammation and Immunity core funding was awarded by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK). Our programme is co-led by Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust, Swansea University and Queen's University Belfast. These are our founding partners who each received a portion of this grant.Find out more about our founding partners More about this fundingThis work was supported by Health Data Research UK (HDRUK2023.0027) which is funded by the Medical Research Council (UKRI), the National Institute for Health Research, the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, the Economic and Social Research Council (UKRI), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UKRI), Health and Care Research Wales, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates, and Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland).We are one of five 'driver programmes' funded by HDR UK, each focusing on an area where data science has great potential to improve public health, prevent people from becoming unwell, and enhance patient care. Our combined mission is to harness the power of large-scale data to:Deliver round-breaking scientific discoveries that will benefit the lives of the general publicDevelop, test and improve trustworthy data infrastructures that will support the research community in making these discoveriesThis is an integral part of HDR UK's ambitious five year (2023-28) strategy that focuses on empowering researchers, promoting partnerships and accelerating trustworthy data use.HDR UK itself was awarded a total of £72.3 million for the next five years by a by nine of the largest government and charity research funders in the UK:The Medical Research Council (MRC)The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR);The British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK;The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC);The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC);The Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health Directorates; Health and Care Research Wales; and Health & Social Care R&D in Northern IrelandRelevant linksUnlocking the potential of whole population health data through research driver programmes - HDR UK website£70 million award to transform potential of UK health data - HDR UK websiteFind out more about HDR UK's strategy for 2023-28Find out more about the HDR UK driver programmesPage publication date: 9/11/2023Last updated: 9/11/2023 This article was published on 2024-09-24
