Date: Tuesday 29th April
Time: 12:30-14:00pm
Venue: Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN*
*NOTE this is a different venue from normal
Register at: https://eci-seminar-emma-gordon.eventbrite.co.uk
The ECI seminar series aims to highlight early cancer related research across a range of disciplines, promote discussion and inspire new ideas and connections. Join fellow researchers for lunch and an opportunity to network.
On Tuesday 29th April we are joined by Dr Emma Gordon, Director of Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK). ADR UK is a partnership transforming the way researchers access the UK’s wealth of public sector data, to enable better informed policy decisions that improve people’s lives.
Emma will speak on: What can linked administrative data tell us about the demographics and risk factors of cancer diagnoses?
PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place in a different location from usual
Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge CB1 8RN
A buffet lunch will be served from 12.30pm and the talk will begin at 1.00pm followed by a Q&A. Please ensure you arrive promptly.
Due to the capacity of the seminar room we will be taking a register of attendees. Those who have registered for the event will be admitted first.
We will also be offering a hybrid option. Please select either the in-person or online ticket option when you register. Online attendees will be sent the joining details close to the event.
Speaker biography
Dr Emma Gordon is the Director of the Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK) programme at the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), which is opening up secure access to linked government administrative and health data across the UK, to support research and inform policy decisions. Emma joined ADR UK from HM Treasury, managing the Government Economic Service and Government Social Research profession, and prior to this was Head of Health Analysis at the Office for National Statistics (ONS). At the start of her career, Emma was a post-doctoral researcher on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), studying the prevalence of mental and physical impairments within that cohort and routes to diagnosis. Emma sits on the Executive Committee of the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN), and is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS).