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SAIL Databank @saildatabank.bsky.social · Jul 23
Welcome to the SAIL Databank Bluesky account! 👋

We're here to share the latest from SAIL:
✍️ Blogs showcasing fantastic research
📰 News and project updates
🤝 Insights from the team
🎫 Event highlights
...and much more!

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saildatabank.bsky.social
We have arrived at the @researchwales.bsky.social Conference 2025! ✨

Great to be involved in such a vibrant event and we are looking forward for many great conversations and inspiring talks 🚀

#ResearchWales25 #YmchwilCymru25

@popdatascisu.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
Fantastic to see how SAIL Databank has been utilised in this new study developing a new methodology to link and clean data from multiple health sources, advancing BMI data coverage across 20 years 🚀

🔗 Read more: saildatabank.com/addressing-i...

#BMI #TRE #PublicHealth #Progress
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
saildatabank.bsky.social
New study published in @thelancet.com Regional Health Europe utilises SAIL Databank to advance understanding of end-of-life care in Wales 🚀

🔗 Read more about these crucial insights here: saildatabank.com/new-study-pu...

@popdatascisu.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social @researchwales.bsky.social
New Study Published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe Utilises SAIL Databank to Advance Understanding of End-of-Life Care in Wales - SAIL Databank
A major new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe provides crucial insights into how people in Wales use health and care services in the last year of life. The research was led by a m...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
Congratulations to Timothy Osborne for receiving a @researchwales.bsky.social Doctoral Fellowship for his work exploring the safety of medicines, which will utilise data from the SAIL Databank - Fantastic! 👏 🌠
October 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
SAFER: Establishing guidelines for secure federated research 🔒

Read more from DARE UK in this recent blog about The SAFER project, and how it's working to enable large-scale, interdisciplinary research across Trusted Research Environments (TREs).

🔗 saildatabank.com/safer-establ...
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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adrwales.bsky.social
ADR Wales Co-Directors David Ford and Stephanie Howarth reflect on #ADRUKConf2025 in a new blog in which they celebrate how far #admindata and the ADR UK
partnership have come and think about where 'we' go next.

▶️ adrwales.org/reflections-...

@adruk2025.bsky.social
@saildatabank.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
Join our team as a Data Scientist and User Support Manager 🌠

💼 Salary: £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
📍 Singleton Campus, Swansea
🕑 Closing Date: 12 October 2025

Apply now: saildatabank.com/apply-now-da...

#DataScience #Hiring #HealthResearch

@ashleyakbari.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social
Apply Now: Data Scientist and User Support Manager - SAIL Databank
About The University Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery and offers the right ba...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Exploring the future of federation 🚀

In a new blog, professor @ashleyakbari.bsky.social shares key insights and next steps from the SAFER project workshop at the ADR UK Conference 2025.

✨Read more: saildatabank.com/exploring-th...

#TRE #ADRUKConf25

@adrwales.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
saildatabank.bsky.social
Join our team as a Data Scientist and User Support Manager🌠

💼 Salary: £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
📍 Singleton Campus, Swansea
🕑 Closing Date: 13 October 2025

Apply now: saildatabank.com/apply-now-da...

#DataScience #Hiring #HealthResearch

@popdatascisu.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
saildatabank.bsky.social
A week on from #ADRUKConf2025, we’re reflecting on the fantastic event and the brilliant research using SAIL Databank that was showcased in Cardiff 🌠

It was great to see so many of the SAIL team sharing their work and collaborating with the research community who attended!

@adruk2025.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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popdatascisu.bsky.social
Day 2 of the #ADRUKConf25 kicks off with the Ministerial opening address from Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS.

@adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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adrwales.bsky.social
Announced today by the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS at the #ADRUKConf2025, ADR Wales has been awarded almost £26million to continue its ground-breaking work using administrative data to inform public policy and improve lives across Wales.

▶️ adrwales.org/adr-wales-se...

@popdatascisu.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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popdatascisu.bsky.social
Fascinating keynote from Helena Benes Matos da Silva from Cidacs Brazil at #ADRUKConf25.

CIDACS experience has shown that using health & admin data for research is a unique tool for improving health in Brazil.

@adruk2025.bsky.social @adrwales.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
Day 1 of #ADRUKConf25 wrapped!

🚀 Inspiring keynotes on admin data (Netherlands & Brazil), trusted research environments & AI, plus buzzing parallel sessions + exhibitors.

Now onto the evening reception 🎉

See you tomorrow for a ministerial address from Rt Hon Mark Drakeford!
September 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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popdatascisu.bsky.social
Prof David Ford OBE, Co-Director @adrwales.bsky.social and @popdatascisu.bsky.social kicks off this afternoon’s keynote and sessions at today’s #ADRUKConf25

@adruk2025.bsky.social @saildatabank.bsky.social @adrcni.bsky.social @scadrdata.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
Just ONE day to go before we see you all in Cardiff for #ADRKUKConf25! 🎉

Visit adrukconference2025.org for everything you need to know in advance - including the programme, sponsors, keynotes, and venue information.
September 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
New Employment Data Available to Researchers 🚀

Thanks to the @adrwales.bsky.social team in the Welsh Government, the SAIL data acquisition team, ONS & HMRC, PAYE income data can now be accessed through the SAIL Databank by accredited researchers.

🔗 Read more: saildatabank.com/new-employme...
New Employment Data Available to Accredited Researchers in SAIL Databank - SAIL Databank
Thanks to the efforts of the ADR Wales team within the Welsh Government, the dedicated SAIL data acquisition team, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), HMRC (His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs...
saildatabank.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay read more about a new research project utilising SAIL data to transform understanding of self-harm and suicide among children and young people.

💬 Dr Amanda Marchant: “We’re not just analysing data, we’re listening to young people”

saildatabank.com/world-suicid...
World Suicide Prevention Day: “We’re not just analysing data, we’re listening to young people” – Young voices at the heart of mental health research - SAIL Databank
First published by Population Data Science A new research project is being highlighted on World Suicide Prevention Day as it aims to transform understanding of self-harm and suicide among children and...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
📝 New blog drop!

Adam Milward, CEO & Co-founder of MetadataWorks, shares why they’re proud to sponsor #ADRUKConf25 and how they’re making admin data FAIRer for researchers 🔎📊

👉 Read here: www.adruk.org/news-publica...
www.adruk.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
⏱️ The countdown begins!

One week to go until #ADRUKConf25 - while you're here, check out the programme to see what's in store: adrukconference2025.org/programme-ov...
September 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
saildatabank.bsky.social
For #WorldCysticFibrosisDay 2025, we’re highlighting research funded by @researchwales.bsky.social that utilises SAIL data to explores whether being a #CysticFibrosis carrier impacts health - aiming to improve support for families.

Read more 🔗 saildatabank.com/world-cystic...
September 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
Hot off the press: the #ADRUKConf25 Conference Proceedings are here!

Link to view: ijpds.org/issue/view/43
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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adruk2025.bsky.social
@clscohorts.bsky.social is supporting #ADRUKConf25 as a Silver Sponsor! 🎉

Learn why linking cohort + admin data is vital for impactful research, and why CLS is backing the conference.

👉 www.adruk.org/news-publica...
Bringing linked data on cohorts to the ADR UK community: Why the Centre for Longitudinal Studies is supporting the ADR UK Conference 2025
This blog, written by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), explores why they’re proud to support the ADR UK Conference 2025 and highlights the unique v...
www.adruk.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
saildatabank.bsky.social
Study using SAIL data finds sleep problems could double risk of dementia in later life 🧠 💤

🔗 Read more here: saildatabank.com/study-using-...

#Dementia #Data #TRE #SDE

@cardiffuni.bsky.social @ukbiobank.bsky.social @finngen.bsky.social @popdatascisu.bsky.social @researchwales.bsky.social
Study Using SAIL Data Finds Sleep Problems Could Double Risk of Dementia in Later Life - SAIL Databank
This piece was first published by Health and Care Research Wales. A study using data from SAIL Databank, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, has found that a diagnosis of a sleep disorder could ...
saildatabank.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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popdatascisu.bsky.social
🚀Since 2019, our Population Data Science Summer Internship Programme has nurtured over 75 interns, shaping futures & driving real world change🌏

🌟From @saildatabank.bsky.social to Broadcom, our interns are making an impact across industries.

🎥Join us to celebrate!👇
#PDSInterns2025
August 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM