Our research data community
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We’re building a cancer data science community to support our researchers in tackling common challenges, sharing best practices and driving data culture change.
Communities of special interest
Our communities of special interest help us shape researcher-led data activities and support a connected and collaborative data community.
These six groups of data experts are each led by a key member of the data community and focus on one of the following research data challenge areas:
Health systems data
Spatial biology data
Data and samples reuse
Public involvement and diversity
Data and compute infrastructure
Training and careers
Their support helps us deliver our Research Data Strategy by guiding our delivery of services and solutions that enable researchers to take data-intensive approaches in their work.
Opportunities to feed into data activities
Cancer data collaborative
This new forum brings together expertise from NHS England, researchers, third sector organisations and people affected by cancer to improve access, quality and timeliness of cancer health system data. The collaborative aims to improve patient outcomes by taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by data linkage, pooling of data and sharing of knowledge, in a way that gives the public confidence in their use of data.
Find out more about the work of the collaborative through our newsletter, or share your perspectives by joining our health systems data special interest group.
Community group leads
Data and compute infrastructure
Andrew Blake
Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre
Public involvement and diversity
Harriet Unsworth
Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre
Training and careers
Colin McLean
Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre
Data and samples reuse
Frances Pearl
University of Sussex
Data and samples reuse
Mieke Van Hemelrijck
Kings College London
Spatial biology data
Nigel Jamieson
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute
Health systems data
Iliada Eleftheriou
Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre
Health systems data
Gareth Price
Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre
Health systems data
Yoryos Lyratzopoulos
University College London