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If you’ve ever looked at a dataset and wondered, “Who’s missing?” you already understand why the DSxHE Data Diversity Theme exists . This is an 18-month partnership between Data Science for Health Equity (DSxHE) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK), focused on helping the health research ecosystem make progress on diversity in data, research design, and reporting. Why this matters When datasets are not representative, research can be less accurate, less useful, and less fair. Two st

by Tanjina Islam Health inequities are often described through statistics: life expectancy gaps, service use differences and outcome variations. But behind those numbers are people whose lives rarely fit neatly into datasets. My journey from qualitative research to applied data science and PPIE has shaped how I think about what it means to use data for health equity and create sustainable, continuous change.   During my Master’s research, I explored how sociocultural context

Recently, we hosted a virtual Drop-in session for our new DSxHE Theme - Data Diversity . The purpose of the session was both to introduce...

by Brieuc Lehmann “Building a world where data improves everyone’s health” Those are the words you read every time you visit DSxHE’s...

2023 has been a big year for DSxHE. A period of reflection, consideration, and forward-planning, following the recent launch of our...

Please enter your details below to sign our open letter raising concerns regarding the UK government's AI Safety Summit. Data Science for...

2023 has been a big year for DSxHE - one filled with reflection, consideration, and forward-planning. Following the recent launch of our...

Our current Community Manager Anna is bidding us a fond adieu, so we are recruiting a new Freelance Community Manager/Administrator for...

TLDR: 2 job descriptions and how to apply to join the link23 team between now and the spring can be found here Our Genomics theme is...

DSxHE does many wonderful and delicious things, but some of its greatest things will happen through the DSxHE Themes. Themes come in all...

We are recruiting a Freelance Community Manager/Administrator for the the Data Science for Health Equity (DSxHE pronounced “dishy”)...

We're looking to growing the DSxHE volunteer organising team and we want you to get involved! We have 6 roles available (more details...

The inaugural DSxHE organisers' and supporters' meeting took place this week, bringing together an awesome collection of people from all...

It was a summery evening in London on the 23rd September, and some of the best and brightest minds in AI and Health Equity were gathered...