Big Data Institute

{{Short description|Research institute at the University of Oxford}}

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The Big Data Institute (BDI), part of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford. The institute brings together researchers from both the Nuffield Department of Population Health and the Nuffield Department of Medicine.{{cite web| url=https://www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/research/big-data | title=Big Data Institute (BDI) | work=Nuffield Department of Population Health | publisher=University of Oxford | accessdate=16 April 2020 }} The BDI building is on the Old Road Campus in Headington, east Oxford, England.{{cite web| url=https://www.makearchitects.com/projects/the-big-data-institute/ | title=Traditional meets technical – The Big Data Institute | website=www.makearchitects.com | publisher=Make Ltd | accessdate=16 April 2020 }}

Academics from the BDI are advising the British government about a mobile phone app to track the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52294896 | title=Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app to target 80% of smartphone users | first=Leo | last=Kelion | work=BBC News | publisher=BBC | location=UK | date=16 April 2020 | accessdate=16 April 2020 }}