Heather Gowans

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HeLEX: Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies

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01865 617936

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Biography

​Dr Heather Gowans is a Researcher in Law at the Centre for Health Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX) at the University of Oxford. Heather qualified as a barrister after obtaining a DPhil at Oxford. She has provided legal support to the ESRC-funded Administrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS) and the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) in relation to UK data protection legislation and the legal powers and implications of sharing data; and is actively involved in a collaborative publications team within HeLEX.

Publications

Recent additions

  • J Bell, S Aidinlis, H Smith and H Gowans, 'Balancing data subjects' rights and public interest research: Examining the interplay between UK Law, EU Human Rights Law and the GDPR' (2019) 5 European Data Protection Law Review 43
  • J Kaye, A Phillips, H Gowans and N Shah, 'International Direct-to-Participant (DTP) Genomic Research: The United Kingdom Responses (Country Reports)' (2019) 47 The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 582

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Journal Article (9)

J Bell, S Aidinlis, H Smith and H Gowans, 'Balancing data subjects' rights and public interest research: Examining the interplay between UK Law, EU Human Rights Law and the GDPR' (2019) 5 European Data Protection Law Review 43
J Kaye, A Phillips, H Gowans and N Shah, 'International Direct-to-Participant (DTP) Genomic Research: The United Kingdom Responses (Country Reports)' (2019) 47 The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 582
M Mourby, E Mackey, M Elliot and H Gowans and others, 'Are 'pseudonymised' data always personal data? Implications of the GDPR for administrative data research in the UK' (2018) 34 Computer Law & Security Review: The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice 222
ISBN: 0267-3649
M Elliot, K O'Hara, C Raab and H Gowans and others, 'Functional anonymisation: Personal data and the data environment' (2018) 34 Computer Law & Security Review: The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice 204
ISBN: 0267-3649
J Bell, S Wallace, M Mourby and H Gowans, 'Lawful disclosure of administrative data for research purposes in the UK' (2018) 2 Journal of Data Protection & Privacy
J Kaye, N Kanellopoulou, N Hawkins and H Gowans, 'Can I access my personal genome? The current legal position in the UK' (2013) 22 Medical Law Review 64
P Boddington, L Curren, J Kaye and H Gowans and others, 'Consent forms in genomics: the difference between law and practice' (2011) 18 European Journal of Health Law 491
L Curren, P Boddington, H Gowans and N Hawkins, 'Identifiability, Genomics and UK Data Protection Law' (2010) 17 European Journal of Health Law 329

Other (2)

H Gowans and J Bell, 'Legal Issues for ADRN Users' (2016) ADRN

Chapter (2)

C Dibben, M Elliot, H Gowans and D Lightfoot, 'The data linkage environment' in K Harron, H Goldstein, C Dibben (ed), Methodical Developments in Data Linkage (Wiley 2016)
ISBN: 978-1-118-74587-8
N Hawkins, N Kanellopoulou, J Kaye and H Gowans, 'Ownership of Biomedical Information in Biobanks' in G Pascuzzi, U Izzo, M Mailotti (ed), Comparative Issues in the Governance of Research Biobanks (Springer 2013)
ISBN: 978-3642331152

Internet Publication (1)

H Gowans, M Elliot, C Dibben and D Lightfoot, 'Accessing and sharing administrative data and the need for data security' (2012) ADLS

Report (1)

J Kaye, P Boddington, J De Vries and H Gowans, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Arising from the Use of GWAS in Medical Research (Wellcome Trust 2009)

Research programmes

Research Interests

Data protection legislation, governance

Research projects

  • ADLS (Administrative Data Liaison Service)

  • ADRN (Administrative Data Research Network)

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