New Digital Health MSc To Support Life Sciences
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Britain’s life science industry will have scientists with a broader range of skills working for it, after The University of Bristol recently announced its plans to introduce a new Digital Health masters degree.
The Russell Group university revealed the MSc course will begin in September 2020, with funding for the course coming from Health Data Research UK.
It will be among six educational establishments in Britain offering health data science master’s programmes to develop professionals with greater skills in this area.
The Digital Health master’s will include courses on responsible innovation, healthcare systems, statistics, informatics, application of digital technology on major diseases, and a full data science programme.
Professor Peter Diggle, director of training at Health Data Research UK, said: “[This] will enable life sciences or quantitative sciences graduates to be effective members of health data research teams.”
The master’s will interest life sciences graduates and medical students who want to improve their quantitative skills. Equally, it could appeal to those studying maths, physics or statistics who want to expand into the life sciences industry.
Professor Ian Craddock at the University of Bristol added: “This broad disciplinary intake is designed to produce digital health experts who are also strong team players – equipped with the skills to work in multidisciplinary environments.”
The MSc could help boost the life science industry in the UK, which Baroness Blackwood will be pleased about after she emphasised the importance of continually developing the sector.
Speaking at the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) UK Market Conference last month, she said “this is not time to get complacent”.
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