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New appointment in Health Informatics in LIDA

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Professor Chris Gale has been appointed as Interim Co-Director of Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA). Since LIDA’s inception five years ago, the technology and data landscape has evolved very rapidly. Professor Gale will lead the development of a new vision for biomedical informatics and the supporting infrastructure. Chris will initially take up the post...

A day in the life of a data scientist intern – Kevin Minors

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Day in the Life – Kevin Minors Over the last decade, I’ve lived in Bermuda, Oxford, Bath, and now Leeds. My daily schedule has never known consistency. Secondary school in Bermuda meant rigid routine, undergraduate studies in Maths at Oxford meant late nights and early mornings, PhD research in mathematical population modelling at Bath meant...

Northern Data Forum

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Yesterday, Tuesday 19 March 2019, LIDA had the pleasure of hosting the Northern Data Forum. The event brought together senior data professionals from around the north to share experiences, challenges and ideas and is part of a regular series. The event aims to build a community of data leaders to discuss the latest trends, learn...

The Hiscox University Challenge

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The Hiscox University Challenge is a national competition for students to develop creative solutions for tackling the challenges the insurance industry faces every day. The team from the University of Leeds is made up of five students Keiran Suchak, Grace Eardley, Lu Liu, Nichipa Dejhomchuen and Leon Lok. Meet the team  – Why did you enter? There...

Stillbirths more likely if diabetes in pregnancy not diagnosed

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Pregnant women who develop the symptoms of diabetes in pregnancy (‘gestational diabetes’) but are not diagnosed are much more likely to experience stillbirth than women without the condition, according to a study published today in BJOG. The study, led by researchers at the University of Leeds and University of Manchester, found that the risk of...

New Centre for Doctoral Training launched to transform healthcare through AI

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The University has announced 50 fully-funded PhD researcher places to unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical diagnosis and care. A new centre for doctoral training (CDT) will be hosted in Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, with a focus on the early detection, diagnosis, treatment and care of cancer. It follows new government...

Life as a Data Scientist Intern at LIDA – Alex Coleman

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In September 2016, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics launched the Data Scientist Internship Programme as part of our commitment to developing data science capability and driving multidisciplinary data analytics research. Alex Coleman is one of 11 interns currently part-way through his internship, we’ve asked him to write about his experience so far as a LIDA...

Meeting of the first ‘Digital Health’ network, Sydney, December 2018

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In December 2018, Rachel Oldroyd, Teaching Fellow and PhD Researcher from the School of Geography and Leeds Institute of Data Analytics attended the first meeting of the Digital Health Network at the University of Sydney. __________ The network is funded through the World Universities Network (WUN) Research Development Fund (RDF) and the broad aim is...

Estimated 8000 women die due to unequal heart attack care

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More than 8,200 women in England and Wales could have survived their heart attacks had they been given the same quality of treatment as men, according to new research. The study did not include all hospital admissions which occurred over the 10-year study period so researchers say that the actual number of lives lost to...

New funding for CDRC

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The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has awarded the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) generous funding to continue its work until 2024. Matched contributions from ESRC and the University of Leeds will provide £5 million in financial support over the five year extension period.  The national multi-million pound Centre which was established in 2014 and which is based...