The committee is responsible for assessing data strategy/governance within Surgery and Cancer and helping to implement College plans and policies. It will also highlight DSG risks to the Department and engage with College services for solutions. 

Mission statement:

  • To increase GDPR training compliance

  • To assess Research Data Privacy compliance 

  • To increase awareness of Research Data Privacy Impact Assessment requirement, Secure Enclaves for data, and considerations for data sharing with EU and elsewhere post-Brexit

  • To assist in the implementation of best practice in data collection and storage

  • To assist in the implementation of best practice in data sharing and discussion 

  • Develop Departmental Data Strategy & Governance Sharepoint Site


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Committee membership

Committee Members
Members Affiliation
Prof Rakesh Heer Co-Chair
Dr Gwen Murphy                   Co-Chair
Dr Richard Abel Division of Surgery
Dr Philip Badman Division of Cancer
Dr Fernando Bello Division of Surgery
Prof Laki Buluwela Division of Cancer
Ms Dorcas Ishaya                           Department of Surgery & Cancer
Dr Gaby Judah      Division of Surgery
Dr Matthieu Komorowski              Division of APMIC
Prof Daqing Ma Division of APMIC
Dr Mahsa Mazidi Big Data and Analytical Unit (BDAU)
Dr David Pinato Division of Cancer
Ms Karen Pontifex Department of Surgery & Cancer
Miss Safa Salim Division of Surgery
Dr Paul Strutton Division of Surgery
Dr Kirill Veselkov Division of Cancer
Mr Nick Wood Faculty of Medicine Centre

Join the Data Strategy & Governance Committee

Please contact Prof Charlotte Bevan if you wish to join S&C's Data Strategy & Governance Committee.