Hi my name's Tim Frayling
and I'm really delighted 
to be the programme lead for
this new MSc in Health Data Research 
here in Exeter.
Importantly, we're looking for students
who don't necessarily have 
a biomedical background at all.
Instead, you'll have a strong
computation or mathematical background.
You might have taken a computer science
degree, or a maths degree recently, or
some time ago even.
Or you might be an NHS analyst 
working in the NHS with data.
Eilis Hannon and I work
here at the University of Exeter as a Bioinformatician.
I would have loved the
opportunity to undertake a masters such
as this in health data science, as it
takes individuals with a strong
quantitative background and exposes them
to a number of research areas in
healthcare and medical research that
their skills will be highly advantageous
for in the future.
I'm Martin Pitts and
I lead a small research group which has
got a lot of experience in building
applications using the research that we
do at the university.
The thing that
excites me about this course is that we
can find projects that the students can
use to take their technical knowledge
that they've learnt from the previous
modules of the course, and bring those
into real practice;
building proper
applications that can make a real effect
and have a real impact in the Health
Service and in commercial domains.
