Governance and Strategy

Big Data for Health: The Vision of the UCL Institute of Health Informatics is to conduct high quality research that leverages big data and health informatics approaches to improve health at local, national and international levels. We will continue to develop cutting edge programmes of research in the areas of Discovery Science, Precision Medicine, Learning Health Systems, Public Health and Citizen Driven Health. These programmes of research will be underpinned by: excellent secure data infrastructure; adding value to key linked data resources to make data research-ready; development of multidisciplinary methodological expertise; engagement with patients, the public and health services; strong local, national and international academic partnerships and excellent multidisciplinary training programmes.

The Research Strategy of the Faculty of Population Health Sciences (FPHS) seeks to deliver significant impact for population health on a global scale - utilising our health informatics, clinical and community cohort studies; and create pathways to ensure that transformative gene and stem cell treatments translate into population health gains, taking lessons learned from rare to common diseases, and using our expertise in clinical trials.

Membership consists of the Institute Director, Institute Manager and all senior academic staff at Senior Lecturer level and above. Meetings are fortnightly.

The aims of the Senior Leadership Team are to:

• Develop and implement academic strategy across the Institute, ensure that the environment fosters and enables excellence
• Review all aspects of the Institute’s performance and recommendations to improve performance

Terms of Reference

1. To develop, review and implement academic strategy at IHI, in alignment with the strategies of the Faculty for Population Health Sciences and School of Life and Medical Sciences. This will promote and foster excellence in research and teaching across IHI.
2. To ensure that the education strategy of IHI delivers excellent and relevant teaching programmes and to review the development, delivery and quality assurance of teaching and learning within the IHI, in accordance with UCL policy, procedures and regulations.
3. To consider and implement academic planning, in support of the IHI strategy, ensuring that all resources, including space, funding and staffing, are deployed to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.
4. To have oversight of the operational aspects of the delivery of IHI strategy, including Human Resources, Finance, Estates and Infrastructure, Health and Safety, in compliance with the appropriate UCL policies and statutory requirements.

The Institute holds an education committee each term. Membership consists of:

The Research Degree Supervisors' Committee meets once per term. Membership consists of: