Applied data science
The applied data science team uses data to uncover the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions, and how these link to health services, using the best techniques to increase the reliability of their findings.
Theme lead: Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Team members
Dr Caroline Skirrow
Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Applied Health Research
Dr Emily Eyles
Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research
Dr Isobel Ward
Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead
Dr Jessica Watson
GP and Doctoral Research Fellow
Dr Rachel Perry
Senior Research Associate in Evidence Synthesis
Dr Rebecca Wilson
Senior Research Associate in Quantitative Research and Evidence Synthesis
Hannah Edwards
Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research
Jialan Hong
Research Associate in Data and Quantitative Research
Joni Jackson
Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research
Lauren Scott
Senior Research Associate, Quantitative Research/Evidence Synthesis
Professor Frank de Vocht
Applied Data Sciences Team Co-lead
Professor John Macleod
Professor in Clinical Epidemiology and Primary Care
Professor Kate Tilling
Applied data science workstream lead
Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Cross-cutting Methodological Theme LeadProjects
Common Ambition Bristol: Addressing HIV stigma and testing in partnership with African and Caribbean communities
Research themes:
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities: a mixed methods study
Read the paperUnderstanding what affected COVID-19 outcomes in care homes in Bath and North East Somerset
Research themes:
- COVID
- Health informatics
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
Using place-based data to improve health
Research themes:
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Applied data science
Understanding why young people keep coming to A&E for mental health support
Research themes:
- Healthier childhoods
- Mental health
Research teams:
- Applied data science
Supporting younger people with multiple long-term conditions to live well
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Health economics
National PReCePT Programme: a before-and-after evaluation of the implementation of a national quality improvement programme to increase the uptake of magnesium sulfate in preterm deliveries
Read the paper