Prepare and use data
Resources and expertise to help you make the most of health data in your research.
The BHF Data Science Centre provides tools, resources and expert support to help researchers discover, understand, prepare and use health data for cardiovascular research.
Drawing on our experience across national, regional and cohort research environments, we offer freely available resources, reusable research assets and specialist expertise to improve the efficiency, quality and impact of data-driven research.
Explore the resources and services below to find the support that best meets your needs.
Data curation and engineering
Access expertise and reusable approaches to transform complex health data into research-ready datasets.
Curated assets
Reuse documented data assets, code, and methodologies to accelerate research and improve consistency.
Computable phenotypes and codelists
Access codelists and phenotyping algorithms, along with tools and guidance on defining phenotypes using health data.
Browse the data
Understand the data before you use it.
Training and guidance
Coming soon
We are working to develop practical resources and training to support effective use of health data for research.
GitHub
Explore our GitHub repositories for documentation, code, and reusable research resources.
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Advisory services, support, signposting, and feasibility. Our experienced team of health data scientists bring deep expertise in working with large-scale health data. We understand the challenges researchers face and are here to help you navigate them – whether you need early guidance, technical input, or more in-depth analytical support. Please fill out the below form to provide information about your needs and arrange a meeting to discuss.
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