ADR Wales News. Published 29/10/2025 New research from the ADR Wales Health and Well-being team has looked at aspects of how rural communities access primary care services in Wales. The pilot study, which was carried out in collaboration with Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW), investigated inequalities in rural primary healthcare accessibility using linked administrative data. The study... The post New research focuses on accessibility of primary care in rural Wales appeared first on Popu...| Population Data Science
SeRP News. Published 29/10/2025 UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) is a UK based research infrastructure designed to facilitate largescale, linked population data analyses. It links data from multiple Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) with routine administrative, health, place-based, and socio‐economic records. By doing so, UK LLC aims to support research into long-term determinants of health,...| Population Data Science
ADR Wales News. Published 23/10/2025 A new ADR Wales Data Insight has looked at the differing rates of acts of violence against groups of people in Wales. The work carried out by the ADR Wales Social Justice team measured incidences of recorded violence across sociodemographic groups in Wales using routinely collected administrative and health data. This included records of...| Population Data Science
Findings from ADR Wales latest Data Insight are to be used to help develop the Welsh Government’s Migrant Integration Framework. Carried out by the ADR Wales Social Justice team, the work has looked at GP registrations of migrants in Wales. The Migrant Integration Framework for Wales was published in December 2023 and plays a key part in the Welsh Government’s...| Population Data Science
ADR Wales News. Published 15/10/2025 Distance, gender and family affluence have been found to be the main factors influencing whether a child walks or cycles to school, according to new research carried out by the ADR Wales Climate Change team. The findings, which are found in the team’s most recent Data Insight, highlight distance as a critical... The post Exploring active travel to school among secondary-aged children in Wales appeared first on Population Data Science.| Population Data Science
The UK MS Register team at Swansea University are offering the chance to learn how to manipulate and analyse synthetic data from the MS Register using the R statistical programming environment. This free one-day workshop aims to provide you with the skills needed to use R in your own research and guidance on how to...| Population Data Science
Body Mass Index (BMI) remains a widely used indicator in public health for monitoring population-level weight trends and assessing risk factors associated with chronic disease. However, BMI data recorded in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is often fragmented and incomplete. Up to 74% of potential adult records can be missing, creating significant blind spots that limit...| Population Data Science
SAIL Databank News. Published 13/10/2025 A major new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe provides crucial insights into how people in Wales use health and care services in the last year of life. The research was led by a multidisciplinary team from Population Data Science, Swansea University, in collaboration with Cardiff University, Bristol University, and the Welsh National... The post New Study Published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe Utilises SAIL Data...| Population Data Science
Piece first published by DARE UK. The SAFER project is working to enable large-scale, interdisciplinary research across Trusted Research Environments (TREs). TREs, also known as Secure Data Environments (SDEs), provide safe access to sensitive data for research in the public interest. However, because each TRE operates under different legal, ethical, and governance frameworks, it can... The post SAFER: Establishing Guidelines for Secure Federated Research appeared first on Population Data Sci...| Population Data Science
A Swansea University researcher has received a Health and Care Research Wales Doctoral Fellowship award for his work to explore the safety of medicines. Research officer and data scientist Timothy Osborne, based at Population Data Science, Swansea University, will study patterns in how medicines are prescribed, exploring which groups of people are most at risk... The post University data scientist wins doctoral fellowship award appeared first on Population Data Science.| Population Data Science
A new study, published in Nature Communications, has revealed that many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience significant problems with thinking and memory despite having little physical disability. The study was a collaboration between the UK MS Register based at Swansea University, King’s College London, Imperial College London, and the University of Cagliari, Italy. Cognitive...| Population Data Science
Population Data Science is a growing multi-disciplinary field, which focuses on collections of individuals, and the biological, economic, social, and environmental experiences that shape their lives, their health and their wellbeing.| Population Data Science
We live in an increasingly digital world where the ability to discover, connect and share data is becoming ever more essential. Today, we have the potential for four-nation NHS analysis, cross-EU health data spaces, and cross-cohort longitudinal research. But to unlock these opportunities, we must first understand how best to harmonise the data. Harmonising data...| Population Data Science
