## Agenda

• Intros to us

• Intro to the ELEVATE series

• ECR conference in April

• Intro to Naomi

• Naomi's talk

• Question and Answer

` 60 registrations`
` baseline attendance 31`
` 15min attendance 36`
` end attendance 26`

# HDRUK Elevate

In September, HDR UK hosted the inaugural ECR Forum which welcomed a group of multidisciplinary and emerging researchers and technologists – working or studying in health data science – into one space. The forum gave us an opportunity to meet, collaborate and discuss challenges and opportunities unique to early-stage researchers. It also allowed us to learn from one another and a diverse range of speakers and workshop leaders.

[Read our blog post](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/news/showcasing-and-bringing-together-emerging-health-data-researchers-and-technologists/)

Through this series of events our main goal is to address what fuels successful health data research collaborations.

ECR community often face long waits until finding the opportunity to shadow these processes and even then it is often focused on an institutional or team approach. Now aiming to bring experiences together and grow as a community, in these series of events we will bring together a well curated experience talks covering aspects of research which are often untouched.

**This is ECR safe room so feel free to through ideas, brain storm, share stories and talk research!**

[Elevate - ECR seminar series](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/study-and-train/our-phd-students-and-fellows/elevate-ecr-seminar-series/)

# HDR UK ECR Conference 21 April 2026


[Registration link](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/events/hdr-uk-early-career-researcher-conference-2026/)

# Introductions

> Name-Surname | Institution | Fun fact/experience

* Fatemeh Torabi | University of Cambridge & Swansea University | My longest peer review todate have been 18 months | Fun fact: I have been doing karate for over 25 years
* Elliot McClenaghan | LSHTM | Longest peer review has been around 10 months | Fun fact: my brother is a current Olympic champion gymnast
* Pamela Robles Martinez
* Dobgima Mofor
* Daniel Nderitu
* Matthew Taylor
* Chtan Surve
* Katrina Davis
* Kelly Fleetwood
* Sophie Gould
* Ruth Costello
* Michela Takyie
* Kexin Wang
* Holly Tibble
* Sedighe Zabihi
* Sophia Lowes
* Amelia Blow
* Alenora Mameli
* Olubanke Dzahini
* Andrew Hood
* Siddharth Basetti
* Alice Lee
* Rutendo Muzambi
* Sonali Singh
* Beatric Copley
* Victoria Defazio
* Will Brown
* Iona Lyell
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# Biography


# Part 1: My experience of working in public health



# Part 2: Policy engagement

Questions:
How do you make sure your research is aligned with policy:
* Kings funds, policy paper, how the field of public health is moving and building relationships and drawing from those relationships

# Take home messages
* Talk and collaborate and feedback and make connections
*
# Resources
Government report on interacting with policy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/routes-for-academic-engagement-with-government

# Upcoming ECR Elevate talks

Check our website for upcoming events: https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/study-and-train/our-phd-students-and-fellows/elevate-ecr-seminar-series/

# Evaluation survey

[Go to the survey](https://forms.office.com/e/EXhy8BcZsV?origin=lprLink)

# Keep in touch

* MailBox: [e-mail]
* Slack group: https://healthdataresearchuk.slack.com/archives/C07MGSM6VU7