Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference: 23 October

The Health Research and Innovation Conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, industry members, and the public to discuss changes in the health research and technology landscape. We will be delivering a talk on improving access to public sector data, connecting with attendees at an exhibition stand, and presenting a poster.

The conference will include keynote addresses, abstract presentations and awards, poster presentations, and panel discussions.

Research Data Scotland (RDS) is sponsoring a thematic parallel session on ‘Population Health and Data Science’, co-chaired by our CEO Prof. Roger Halliday. This session will include a presentation by our Service Owner Suhail Iqbal on ‘Researcher Access Service - Enabling faster, simpler access to public sector data for research in the public good.’ Delegates can also find out more about our latest Public Engagement Fund projects at the poster presentation session or visit our exhibition stand to find out more about our work.

Join us to learn how we are helping researchers make public sector data more secure and accessible.

Key themes:

The 2025 conference will focus on:
•    Digital health and AI
•    Population health and data science 
•    Patient-centered research and community engagement 
•    Innovative healthcare delivery
•    UK’s CRDC Network
•    Future health research in Scotland
•    Improving the national health system
•    Treatment advances for liver disease

General information: 

Date: Thursday 23 October 2025

Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE

Find out more or register for the conference