Population Data Science at Swansea University

🔁In case you missed it!

📍Synthetic Data, CDMs & Federation – Holy Trinity or Unholy Mess?

📸Snippets from #PPHA25 pre-conference workshop in #KualaLumpur now live!

👇Watch the video for a glimpse of the energy, insights & innovation shared on the day. #SyntheticData #AI
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Feeling confident and in control when they’re active boosts children’s wellbeing Autonomy, confidence and competence were stronger predictors of wellbeing than more traditional measures like deprivation or even total time spent being active.

🆕New study from The Centre for Population Health, published in @uk.theconversation.com, finds that when children feel confident and in control during physical activity, it boosts their wellbeing🤸‍♀️

🖱️Click here to read the article: theconversation.com/feeling-conf...
#children #wellbeing

Do you have skills and experience in routine data analysis in health or social care?

We have a #jobopportunity for you!👀

Research Officer & Data Scientist

📌Salary: £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
📌Closing: 17th August.
👉Apply now: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@swanseauni.bsky.social

🆓Join the UK MS Register team for a free workshop on how to manipulate and analyse synthetic data from the Register using the R statistical programming environment. Ideal for early-career & health researchers. Sign up 👉 redcap.ukmsregister.org/surveys/?s=4... #MSResearch #RStats #HealthData

Staying in school associated with fewer hospital visits in midlife, study suggests - Population Data Science New research suggests that staying in school is associated with fewer hospital appointments in midlife. A study published in the European Journal of Public Health examined the relationship between the...

🤝New collaborative study between @unisouthampton.bsky.social, @swanseauni.bsky.social, and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social finds that staying in school is associated with fewer hospital visits in midlife. Supported by @nihr.bsky.social.

🔗Find out more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/staying-in-s...

Join the Mental Health Mission as a Project Manager in an ambitious, multidisciplinary group delivering digital innovation and data-driven impact in UK mental health research.

🚀If you want to help drive real-world impact in mental health, apply now!

🔗 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

💭 Missed today’s webinar and want to catch up?

All sessions will be available to watch soon on our YouTube channel, and presentation slides will be uploaded to our Confluence page. Follow us to stay updated!

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Experts highlight factors influencing childhood entry into out-of-home care - Population Data Science New research has shed light on the many different factors that lead to children entering out-of-home care in high-income countries. Published in the Children and Youth Services Review Journal, the col...

New #collaborative research funded by @nihr.bsky.social has shed light on the many different factors that lead to children entering out-of-home care in high-income countries.

🔎Find out more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/experts-high...

#childhood #care

We’re proud to offer our interns real-world experiences that connect data science with public & service impact. This Senedd visit continues our mission of preparing interns to be contributors to evidence-led policymaking & show them how they can influence change with their work

Summer interns benefit from policy and government experience👏

Last week, our cohort of 20 interns visited the Senedd, gaining insight into how data and research can directly inform policymaking in Wales📊

🔎Read more as our interns reflect on the day:
popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/population-d...

Find us on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube! 🚀

Follow our other channels to keep up to date with the latest SAIL Databank news 💬

#Data #Research #TRE #SDE

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🎬Today we’re wrapping up our summer intern spotlight series!

Introducing the final 4 of our incredible 20 summer interns.
They reflect on their meaningful work and the next steps in their careers🌍

Part 5⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025 @swanseauni.bsky.social

Welcome back to our blog series spotlighting our 2025 summer interns✨

Meet the next group who are driving change through data📊

From developing skills to career goals, discover how they’re making the most of their internships.

Part 4️⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025

Meet the next group of our summer interns!🚀

💭Get to know 4 more of our talented summer interns at Population Data Science - each contributing to real-world impact and developing invaluable skills along the way.

Part 3⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...

#PDSInterns2025 @swanseauni.bsky.social

Day 2 of showcasing this year’s summer interns✨

🔦Today we are turning a spotlight to the next group of 4 interns, offering a glimpse into their creative and data-driven initiatives and the impact they hope to make.

Part 2⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...
#PDSInterns2025

Introducing our 2025 Summer Interns🌟

Welcome to our 5-part blog series where we will be spotlighting our 2025 cohort of summer interns, sharing insights into their projects and goals for their internships👇

Part 1⃣: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/spotlight-on...

#PDSInterns2025
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The refreshed DATAMIND website is now live!👏

The updated site includes:
🛠️ Tools & platforms
💬 Advice & consultancy
🧬 A new interactive Genetic Data Insights tool
📄 Refreshed content on the team, PPI, partners - and more!

👉 Explore the new site: datamind.org.uk
#MentalHealthData #DataScience

Welcome to our newest member of the team Kenvil Souza👋.

Kenvil is joining the team as our new Research Officer.

We are excited to have her on the team!
#welcome #newemployee #PopulationDataScience #meetourteam

Join our study! Are you aged between 18-70 and living in the Swansea area? The CYNNES team want to hear from you! 💭

We are conducting research to understand how the immune system responds to heat and heatwaves ☀️

Register✍️ forms.office.com/e/d4fn842MxM
Or contact immunology-studies@swansea.ac.uk

Join our study! Are you aged between 18-45 and living in the Swansea area? The POETH team want to hear from you!

We are conducting research to understand the differences between males and females in how they respond to heat and heatwaves☀️

More info and register here👇 forms.office.com/e/JaHkrsWHzh

Are you pregnant & living in Wales? Join The Magenta Project’s friendly online focus group!

💭We want to hear your views on pregnancy, health, and the environment.

🗓 1-hr session in July
💻 Held on Zoom
🎁 £25 voucher

For more info and to apply: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Join HDR UK Wales for their upcoming webinar👇

Diving into Synthetic Control Methods (SCM) - ideal for analysts, researchers, and data scientists.

🗓️ 10 July | 1 PM
🎟️ Register free: ticketsource.co.uk/population-d...
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Would you like to be part of innovative research to help improve the lives of people with neurological conditions?🧠

We have an exciting #jobopportunity for you!
Research Assistant and Data Scientist

💼£34,132 to £38,249
⏰8 July
🔗Apply: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
@saildatabank.bsky.social

England’s free school meals rollout risks losing sight of which children need help most Tracking child poverty will be harder without a clear way to measure it.

💭Insightful article from The Centre for Population Health team, published in the @uk.theconversation.com, discussing England’s free school meals rollout - a move that could make it harder to identify the children who need help the most.

👉Read more: theconversation.com/englands-fre...
#FSM

We have an exciting new #jobopportunity!🌟

Administrator @dementiasplatform.bsky.social

👉Support Swansea University’s role within DPUK and contribute to world-leading dementia research

⭐️Salary: £26,338 to £29,179 per annum
🗓️Closing date: 8th July

🔗 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

New #jobopportunity!🚀

👉Communications and Engagement Coordinator

Join a leading mental health research team led by Prof Ann John that focuses on child and adolescent mental health and suicide and self-harm prevention

🔎For more info and to apply: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

Prescription medication information could help identify cancer earlier - Population Data Science SAIL Databank News. Published 23/06/2025 A new study, funded by Cancer Research UK, aims to find a way to identify patients with early signs of cancer through medications they are prescribed before th...

A new study, funded by @cancerresearchuk.org, aims to identify early signs of cancer by analysing the medications patients are prescribed before they receive a diagnosis, using data from @saildatabank.bsky.social

👉 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/prescription...
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📣New job opportunity!

We are looking for a Research Analyst - GIS to join our team who will work closely with various stakeholders, organisations, and groups.

⭐️Fixed term until December 2026 working full-time.
⭐️Salary: £39,355 to £45,413
📅Closing: 6th July

🔎 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

Join @magentaproject.bsky.social as their new Research Analyst 📊

👉 Work closely with various stakeholders, organisations, and groups.
📌Fixed term until December 2026 working full-time.
💼 Salary: £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
⏰ Closing: 6th July

🔗Apply here: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

Welcome to our newest member of the team Eniola Folarin👋

Eniola has joined MAGENTA from the @popdatascisu.bsky.social Summer Intern Programme. She will be helping us to understand what the literature says about what variables confound the relationship between heat and pregnancy outcomes.