The Gateway Newsletter  

May 2024 

Welcome to the growing community of Gateway users accessing the UK’s unified platform to search, discover and request access to health data sets for research and innovation.

New to the Gateway?

🔎 New datasets now discoverable on the Gateway 

Explore the latest metadata descriptions recently onboarded or updated on the Gateway! 

eLIXIR

• Born in South London: Early Life Data Cross-Linkage in Research 

SAIL 

• Observational Cohort Trial (OCTAVE Study)

😟 Missed the recent federated analytics webinar? 

Don't worry - resources now available so catch up anytime! 

Summary and resources

We were joined by Andre Dekker (Maastricht University) and Stelios Theophanous (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) to discuss the use of the vantage6 infrastructure for federated learning and its application in the atomCAT studies. 

Tim Beck (University of Nottingham) provided an update on the Federated Analytics Programme and the session was chaired by Grazziela Figueredo (University of Nottingham). 

About the federated analytics webinar series

This is a brand new webinar series supporting HDR UK's Federated Analytics and Technology Ecosystem Programmes. Each session offers a deep dive into existing infrastructure and activities supporting federated analytics and learning. Join us as we explore innovative technical solutions shaping the future of data-driven public health research.

The next webinar is taking place in July, details coming soon! 

🌱 Join the Health Data Research Technology Community 

We've created a new online community space to connect technical teams working on shared challenges across the ecosystem to align efforts and collaborate on solutions that better support health data research. 

The Health Data Research Technology Community is a place to share ideas, collaborate on projects, seek feedback, access resources, promote open and interoperable science, and generally foster growth of the technology ecosystem.

HDR UK's response to the Tony Blair Institute data trust report

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has proposed the creation of a ‘National Data Trust’ as a commercial entity, with majority and controlling ownership by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS, as well as investment by industry partners. The Data Trust is intended to be a critical step towards unlocking the transformative potential of the UK’s health data to improve health outcomes, drive scientific discovery and spur economic growth.

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