Data-Driven Innovation for Health and Social Care Courses
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 18th March 2022
There are a number of fully funded places on upcoming courses run by the University of Edinburgh.
Three courses are starting in April:
- Health Data Science (10 weeks):
- This course offered by the Usher Institute aims to equip healthcare professionals with the key foundations and data skills that are needed for data-driven innovation. More (this link will take you away from our website).
- Data Security and Protection in Health and Social Care (5 weeks):
- The course will introduce students to the ways of working with data and digital systems in a manner that minimises the risks. More (this link will take you away from our website).
- Managing and Leading Data-Driven Innovation (5 weeks):
- This course introduces the main theories and methods from the management and organisational sciences relevant to health, social and care services. More (this link will take you away from our website).
The application deadline is the 27th of March.
These courses are postgraduate-level, so you need to have a university degree to apply. Scottish Funding Council funding is available for students who are resident in Scotland.
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