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ADR UK funds major new data linkage projects to address vital policy questions

31 August 2022

ADR UK is delighted to announce the first series of projects to receive funding from our research-ready data and access call, an investment of over £3.8 million. Covering a diverse range of topics – from environment and health to growing old – these investments will help to fill gaps in evidence and address pressing policy needs.

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ADR UK-funded Local Data Spaces wins ONS Research Excellence Award

14 October 2021

CDRC researchers have won an ONS Research Excellence Award 2021 for their work on the “Local Data Spaces – supporting local authorities’ response to Covid-19" pilot project.

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Linking education and hospital data in England: new publication demonstrates ECHILD linkage process and quality

22 September 2021

A new publication from the ECHILD research team, ‘Linking education and hospital data in England: linkage process and quality’, has been published in the International Journal of Population Data Science.

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The potential of linked administrative data for understanding the relationships between children’s health and education

10 August 2021

ADR UK has today published a report highlighting key messages from government and third sector stakeholders regarding the potential of the newly linked ECHILD Database. Dr Louise Mc Grath-Lone, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UCL, reflects on the strengths of this research resource.

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Scoping exercise launched to inform design of future UK trusted and secure data research infrastructure

28 July 2021

Health Data Research UK and ADR UK launch a scoping exercise to inform UK-wide proposals for major developments in digital research infrastructure.

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