Podcast with Prof Ruth Gilbert: Connecting the dots – how data linkage is transforming research

Written By Milagros Ruiz Nishiki

CLOSER has launched its new CLOSER Connections podcast series with an insightful discussion on how linking different types of data is transforming research.

In this two-part series, a panel of leading experts explores the breakthroughs that occur when datasets “talk” to each other, the challenges researchers face, and the innovative solutions making this wealth of information more accessible and useful.

Hosted by Jennie Blows (CLOSER Digital Communications and Events Manager), the panel brings together:

  • Robin Flaig, Co-Director of the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration and COO for Generation Scotland

  • Professor Ruth Gilbert, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Co-Director NIHR Children and Families Policy Research Unit, and a founding contributor to the ECHILD database

  • Dr Emma Gordon, Director of ADR UK Strategic Hub and ADR England

  • Professor Jennifer Symonds, Director of CLOSER

Episode 1 uncovers insights from linked population survey, administrative, and health data.
Episode 2 delves into challenges from public trust to technical hurdles in data linkage.

🎧Listen now and read transcripts: Visit the CLOSER website for the full CLOSER Connections podcast series

Milagros Ruiz Nishiki
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