ADR UK partnership Archives

ADR UK Annual Report 2025 – 2026 shares this year’s developments, research impact and ambitious future plans

30 September 2026

The ADR UK Annual Report for 2025 – 2026 is now live. Six months into our new five-year investment period, the report shares how work across the partnership is gathering…

ADR Wales awarded at partnership awards

20 May 2026

ADR Wales has been recognised across multiple categories at this year’s ADR UK Partnership Awards, highlighting the team in Wales’ growing impact and leadership in collaborative research, policy engagement and…

New leadership at Datacise programme

20 May 2026

Datacise announces that Dr Stephanie Lee has retired from her role as Co-Director for ADR Wales’ Training and Capacity Building (Datacise). Stephanie made a substantial contribution to the design and…

ADR Wales teams and individuals recognised in UK-wide awards

13 May 2026

We are incredibly proud to see ADR Wales teams and colleagues recognised across the ADR UK Partnership Awards this year. These nominations are a powerful endorsement of the quality, impact…

Professor David Ford OBE announces retirement after transformative career in data linkage research

30 March 2026

Left to right: Professor Simon Thompson, Professor Lucy Griffiths, Professor David Ford OBE and Stephanie Howarth ADR Wales announces the retirement of its Co‑Director, Professor David Ford OBE. David has…

Celebrating exceptional women: Spotlight on Dora Pouliou

9 March 2026

For International Women’s Day, ADR UK has chosen to highlight some of the inspirational women across the partnership, asking them to comment on their careers working in data science. From ADR…

Watch now: ADR UK Conference 2025 videos

17 December 2025

Footage from the ADR UK Conference 2025 is now available to watch. Held in Cardiff and hosted by ADR Wales, the conference brought together researchers, policymakers, data owners and practitioners…

Comfortable being uncomfortable and the rewards that come with it: A personal reflection on the ADR UK Datathon 2025

27 October 2025

Written by Ioana Filipas If you’d asked me a year ago what ADR was, I would’ve shrugged and moved on. Fast-forward twelve months, and not only I feel immensely inspired…

A week on: reflecting on the ADR UK Conference 2025

25 September 2025

Written by Emma Gordon This year’s ADR UK Conference 2025 felt like a milestone. From the packed pre-conference programme through to the final keynote, there was a real sense of…

ADR Wales secures major funding to continue vital data research through to 2031

18 September 2025

ADR Wales has been awarded almost £26million to continue its ground-breaking work using administrative data to inform public policy and improve lives across Wales. The funding will run from 2026-2031…