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+title: Federated Data Science (FEDS) UK
+path: feds-uk.html
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+description: Federated Data Science (FEDS) UK is a national consortium of leaders advancing the next generation of federated analytics solutions to revolutionise how health data is accessed and analysed across the UK. 
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+website: https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/3-7m-investment-in-serp-to-scale-up-data-federation-for-uk-research/
+start_date: 2025-10-01
+#expired: true
+duration: 60 months
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+Federated Data Science (FEDS) UK is a national consortium of leaders advancing the next generation of federated analytics solutions to revolutionise how health data is accessed and analysed across the UK. Building on the foundations of the [DARE UK initiative (2023)](https://dareuk.org.uk/how-we-work/previous-activities/dare-uk-phase-1-driver-projects/teleport-connecting-researchers-to-big-data-at-light-speed/) and in partnership with [Health Data Research UK (HDR UK)](https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/) and key data partners, FEDS UK will unify and extend pioneering technologies to create a federated architecture for secure, efficient, and scalable analytical delivery across the UK’s health data ecosystem.
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+## Objectives
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+This initiative aims to break down the long-standing silos in UK data infrastructure by enabling analytics to be deployed across interconnected Trusted Research Environments (TREs) and Secure Data Environments (SDEs). The result will be a system that enhances the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) of health data, empowering researchers and institutions to collaborate more effectively while maintaining data security and governance standards.
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+FEDS UK will operate in alignment with major national and international initiatives, including:
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+-   **GA4GH** – adopting global interoperability standards for TREs and SDEs.
+-   **ELIXIR** – connecting UK infrastructure to the European Open Science Cloud.
+-   **HDR UK** – linking into national federated analytics and research programmes.
+-   **ADR Wales** – enabling cross-domain research that integrates traditional and non-traditional health data.
+-   **ADDI** – supporting dementia research through international federated collaboration.
+-   **BioFAIR** – embedding FAIR data principles across biological research.
+-   **NHS SDE Programme** – aligning with NHS data modernisation and access frameworks.
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