Dr. Ben Goldacre

Biography

Ben Goldacre is an academic, writer, broadcaster, and Director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford. He trained in medicine at the University of Oxford, completed his psychiatry training at UCL, and obtained an epidemiology degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His work focuses on informatics, epidemiology, and evidence-based medicine, with an emphasis on addressing variations in healthcare. He utilizes routinely collected electronic health data to advocate for evidence-based social policies and improve clinical trial designs. Goldacre is known for leading OpenSAFELY, a secure analytics platform developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which processes vast amounts of NHS data. His contributions to the field are underscored by a range of outputs in leading journals, including Nature and The Lancet. Alongside his academic work, he engages in public discourse about evidence-based medicine and has authored popular books and delivered TED talks that have garnered millions of views. Goldacre has a vested interest in the responsible use of NHS data and has co-authored influential papers advocating for randomized trials in government. His work aims to bridge the gap between complex data science and practical applications in healthcare policy.

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