£1M to study how health-related data collected by people living with HIV can be used to improve clinical outcomes
Recent media reports about the use and exploitation of personal data have increased public awareness of the benefits and drawbacks of the digital age. £11 million has been awarded to 11 projects by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to further the understanding of Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security (TIPS) issues in the Digital Economy.
One of the 11 projects selected is INTUIT, a study that aims to identify and address fundamental TIPS challenges faced by those living with stigmatised long-term conditions such as HIV in managing their health and interacting with care services, peer support networks, and private organisations.
The project, led by researchers at Northumbria University in collaboration with the Universities of Bristol (Dr Jon Bird, Department of Computer Science), Edinburgh, UCL and City, University of London, will develop innovative digital tools to enable people to manage the secure sharing of their self-generated data with others."
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