THE podcast: knowledge exchange and data management as drivers of research and innovation

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What underpins effective research, knowledge generation and innovation? 

In this episode of the Campus podcast, a world-leading biomedical scientist discusses what constitutes effective knowledge exchange and supports translational research that can, ultimately, result in innovations that change the world for the better. Plus, a data scientist outlines the opportunities and risks associated with the proliferation in, but also greater regulation of, online data and what this could mean for future research.

Chas Bountra is pro vice-chancellor for innovation of the University of Oxford – we spoke just a week before the University of Oxford was named the world’s leading institution in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, for the ninth year in a row. The university claimed the top spot once more, based on its increased income from industry, the number of patents citing its research and its teaching scores. 

Chas is also professor of translational medicine and head of impact and innovation in the Nuffield department of clinical medicine. He is a director at Oxford University Innovations, has previously worked in industry as vice-president and head of biology at GlaxoSmithKline and was director of the Structural Genomics Consortium Oxford from 2008 to 2020.

Sara de Freitas is an an author, educator and researcher with extensive expertise in data science and digital technologies. She is honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London and a visiting professor at the Open University and the University of South Wales. 

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