Meet our MAGENTA Mums and Babies!💗
This week, we’re sharing stories from some of the women taking part in our research, as they reflect on their experiences.
First up: meet Katie Miller, part of our summer 2025 cohort 👋
Read more: magentaresearch.org/meet-the-mum...
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New speaker alert! 📢
Join us on 23 April to hear Jemma Hughes (ABUHB).
A former midwife, she will share her research on preconception health for women in Wales.
Register: ticketsource.com/population-d... #WomensHealth
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Are you a pregnant woman between 18-45? The MAGENTA study wants you!🫵
Take part in our study to help us understand the impact of heatwaves on pregnancy across communities in Swansea and Port Talbot.
Get paid for your time!
🔗For more info and to sign up
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Join HDR UK Wales for their next 'Connecting Expertise' webinar on Preconception Health👶
🔎Explore how routine health data and large-scale datasets are advancing our understanding of preconception health.
📅Thurs 23 April | 12:00pm
🔗 www.ticketsource.com/population-d...
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Meet the CONNECT-AF team!
Using a federated approach, CONNECT-AF will establish & analyse like-for-like AF data assets across regions, demonstrating how federated research can support national learning while maintaining privacy protections.
dareuk.org.uk/how-we-work/...
Are you pregnant and living in Swansea or Port Talbot? The MAGENTA study wants you! 🫵
Take part in our study to help us understand the impact of #heatwaves on pregnancy across communities in Swansea and Port Talbot.
🔎 More info: magentaresearch.org/join-our-res...
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On #WorldHealthDay, we are spotlighting our analysts who work behind the scenes to transform complex data into valuable insights, aiming to improve the health of expectant mothers and babies.
Learn more about our team members and their expertise.
🔎 magentaresearch.org/behind-the-d...
New collaborative research highlights the success of nurse-led programmes in preventing violence and streamlining emergency department care. A vital step forward for healthcare safety and efficiency. 📈🩺
Read more 👉 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/nurse-led-pr... @swanseauni.bsky.social
Ready to make a difference to mental health research?🚀
We have a #jobopportunity for you!
Join a leading suicide prevention, self-harm and mental health research team, led by Prof Ann John, as a Research Assistant / Officer.
Apply by 13th April
🔗 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
Meet the team at UCL who are investigating how London’s urban landscape affects maternal and newborn health.
The team is led by two experts in population health and environmental epidemiology: Prof Pia Hardelid and Dr Amal Rammah.
🔎 magentaresearch.org/meet-the-lon...
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🚀 Two Swansea projects have secured funding via the £3.5m DARE UK initiative to advance secure data research:
❤️ CONNECT-AF
🤰 FRAME
The teams will explore how federated data can improve health outcomes across the UK.
Read👉 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/swansea-proj... #DAREUKResearchExemplars
As #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we'd like to highlight a recent article written by Dr Laura Cowley, and Dr April Rees, published in @uk.theconversation.com, on why endometriosis should be classified as a whole‑body inflammatory disorder.
👉 theconversation.com/why-endometr...
We're excited for the first stage of the #SynthSprint!
Friday saw the UK SDCG in London hosting the pre-sprint workshop.
🔗dataciseopenlearning.org/synthsprint-a-synthetic-...
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🛡️ Join the team as an Information Security & Compliance Manager! 💻
We are looking for a person with experience in secure data environments and policy implementation to lead our regulatory frameworks.
📅 Closing: 7 April 2026
Apply: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
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🚀 Job Opportunity: Research Officer🚀
Great opportunity for a specialist to advance AI and Machine Learning capabilities within DATAMIND UK and the Mental Health Group (MHG) Observatory.
Apply here: www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan... @swanseauni.bsky.social @researchwales.bsky.social
Professor David Ford OBE announces retirement from @adrwales.bsky.social as its Co-Director after transformative career in data linkage research.
David has played an integral role in the development of linked data research across the UK and globally.
👉 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/professor-da...
ADR Wales announces the retirement of its Co-Director, Professor David Ford OBE. David has been a central figure in the development of linked data research across the UK and internationally.
▶️ adrwales.org/professor-da...
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Congrats to Dr Helen Daniels on her Health and Care Research Wales Advancing Researcher Award! ✨
Based at @swanseauni.bsky.social, Helen is 1 of 7 researchers to be given this award. 🚀
👉popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/researcher-secures-prest...
@adrwales.bsky.social publishes its seventh and final Data Insight on Welsh language and graduate earnings.
The publication provides new evidence on how Welsh language skills are developed, passed between generations & linked to education and employment outcomes.
🔗 adrwales.org/wp-content/u...
Say hello to our newest member of the team, Emma Lucas👋
Emma is joining the MAGENTA Bio Sciences team as a Research Assistant.
We are excited to have her on the team!
#welcome #newemployee #meetourteam
To mark #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth, we’re spotlighting the launch of the EMPOWER Network, transforming endometriosis care in Wales.
In this blog, hear from Principal Investigator, Dr Laura Cowley, on key insights and takeaways from the launch day.
🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/new-empower-...
The final Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the last three weeks is “Does it pay to speak Welsh? The impact of language and migration on the early careers of Welsh students.”
▶️ adrwales.org/new-research...
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Drawing on a pilot trial of an intervention for people leaving prison and at risk of homelessness, Ian Thomas explains in a new blog the value of using linked administrative data in randomised control trials.
▶️ adrwales.org/using-linked...
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📢 New Data Insights from the @adrwales.bsky.social Skills and Employability team
Who leaves Wales to study, and who secures a graduate job?
🔗 adrwales.org/new-research...
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🚨Last chance to apply🚨
Applications for our Summer Internship Programme close tomorrow.
If you are looking to expand your skills & knowledge while exploring a career path, apply now!
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#PDSInterns2026
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The sixth Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium education published over the last three weeks is “Who gets a graduate job? The impact of language and migration on the early careers of Welsh students.”
▶️ adrwales.org/new-research...
@wiserd-research.bsky.social
@popdatascisu.bsky.social
The fifth Data Insight in a series on Welsh medium
education published over the last three weeks is “Should I stay or should I go? Exploring the university choices of Welsh students.”
▶️ adrwales.org/new-research...
@wiserd-research.bsky.social
@popdatascisu.bsky.social
⌛️Only 2 days left to apply for our Summer Internship Programme!
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with real-world population data and gain valuable experience in our award-winning multidisciplinary teams.
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🚨 Applications close Thurs 26 Mar!
DPUK is hosting two of the @popdatascisu.bsky.social Summer Internship projects
🧠 Project 8: Neuroimaging & AI www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
🧬 Project 9: Genomics Tool Development www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
#PDSInterns2026 #EarlyCareerResearchers
🚨There's only 3 days left to apply for our Summer Internship Program!
Don't miss your chance to gain practical experience and kick-start your data science career.
🔗Apply now: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/about-us/sum...
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