Professor Sinead Brophy

Professor Sinead Brophy

Senior Research Leader & Director

Sinead is Director of the National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research, Professor in Health Data Research UK (Wales/Northern Ireland) and Lead of Early Years in Administrative Data Research Wales. She is also member of the Medical Research Council’s Population and Systems Medicine Board and member of the Independent Scientific Advisory Committee of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority.

Sinead is training lead in Wales/Northern Ireland for Health Data Research UK. Her areas of expertise include data science, epidemiology especially a life course approach, maternal and child health, chronic conditions especially arthritis and workplace health.


In the news:

Funding boost for a new maternal and infant health research partnership (May 2023)

Share your views on the free school meals in Wales (December 2022)

New Born in Wales survey for parents of children aged 18 months to 2 and a half years (November 2022)

Four-year delay in getting autism diagnosis, but online tools can cut the wait (August 2022)

Senior researchers in Wales contribute to landmark initiative (May 2022)

Health and Care Research Wales invests in leaders across Wales to shape the research of the future (April 2022)

Research in Wales making a difference to the mental health of Welsh children and young people (February 2022)

Study to help improve health, education and wellbeing of children in Wales launched (September 2020)