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Discovery: The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow

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29/01/2024 GMT

The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow

BBC World Service - Discovery, The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow

Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Cathie Sudlow about population-wide health research, and whether bigger always means better when it comes to healthcare datasets.

“Big data” and “data science” are terms we hear more and more these days. The idea that we can use these vast amounts of information to understand and analyse phenomena, and find solutions to problems, is gaining prominence, both in business and academia. Cathie Sudlow, Professor of Neurology and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, has been at the forefront of enabling health-related research using ever-increasing datasets. She tells presenter Jim Al-Khalili why this type of research matters and how the COVID-19 pandemic changed attitudes towards data in healthcare. Over the course of her career, Cathie has held a variety of roles at different organisations, and she is currently Chief Scientist and Deputy Director at Health Data Research UK. She believes that there is no room for prima donnas in science, and wants her field to be open and collaborative, to have the most impact on patients’ lives.

Presenter: Jim Al-Khalili
Producer: Florian Bohr
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris

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